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Survey suggests lack of experience with EVs is slowing adoption

Green Car Reports

Car shoppers' lack of experience with EVs is still holding back adoption, a new Consumer Reports survey suggests. The nationally representative survey of 9,030 American consumers—80% of whom said they owned a non-hybrid gasoline vehicle—was conducted in late June and July 2023. Seven in 10 respondents expressed some level of interest.

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January 2024 Breaks Global EV Sales Record: Take That, Haters

CleanTechnica EVs

Despite some recent doom and gloom headlines, EV sales continue to break records and the railway electrification code is beginning to crack. The post January 2024 Breaks Global EV Sales Record: Take That, Haters appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Solar + battery storage will make up 81% of new US electric generating capacity in 2024

Electrek

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports today that 62.8 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity is coming online in 2024 – here’s how it breaks down.

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100 Years Ago, IBM Was Born

Cars That Think

Happy birthday, IBM! You’re 100 years old! Or are you? It’s true that the businesses that formed IBM began in the late 1800s. But it’s also true that a birth occurred in February 1924, with the renaming of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. as the International Business Machines Corp. And a hundred years after that event, it serves as an important reminder that the world of computing and IT that IBM played a pivotal role in building has a longer history than we are likely to think.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Study: EV drivers want gas-station perks at charging stops

Green Car Reports

When it comes to charging stations, EV drivers want the same amenities drivers currently get at gas station, a new AutoPacific study found. The AutoPacific EV Consumer Insights Study asked over 7,200 "future EV acceptors," defined by the consulting and market-research firm as "those who either intend to purchase or will consider purchasing an EV.

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Tesla 4680 battery production by LG starting later this year

Teslarati

LG Energy Solution (LGES) CEO Kim Dong-myeong announced that the company will start Tesla 4680 battery production as early as August. “We will do it soon. I think it will be that much, but [the timing] will come and go for a month or two,” CEO Kim told reporters at the event for the Korea Battery Industry Association’s Board of Directors. LGES plans to start 4680 mass production at its Ochang factory in North Chungcheong Province.

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What It’s Like to Eat a Robot

Cars That Think

Odorigui is a type of Japanese cuisine in which people consume live seafood while it’s still moving, making movement part of the experience. You may have some feelings about this (I definitely do), but from a research perspective, getting into what those feelings are and what they mean isn’t really practical. To do so in a controlled way would be both morally and technically complicated, which is why Japanese researchers have started developing robots that can be eaten as they move , wriggling a

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VW’s Scout EV brand bows, around $2B US plant and truck nostalgia

Green Car Reports

Scout Motors on Thursday announced it has broken ground on a $2 billion plant in South Carolina that could eventually produce up to 200,000 EVs per year. The facility in Blythewood, “near major cities and talent hubs,” is also near the ports of Charleston and Savannah, and it’s possible that a portion of the plant’s output.

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Ford begins deliveries of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup in Europe

Teslarati

Ford has begun deliveries of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck in Europe, with the first of the units going to a couple located in Norway. As reposted with photos by Ford CEO Jim Farley on X on Saturday, the first F-150 Lightning in Europe has been delivered to Dag and Angela, who are originally from Texas and now live in Norway. The delivery kicks off the F-150 Lightning’s entrance into the European market, beginning in Norway as expected. “Exciting to see our Ford customers

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Elon Musk claims fatal crash was not on ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ after Tesla said the logs were lost

Electrek

Elon Musk has claimed that a fatal crash reported by The Washington Post yesterday was not on ‘Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta’ after Tesla told the police that they couldn’t confirm it because the logs were lost. Now, he goes as far as claiming that FSD Beta would have saved the Tesla employee.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Shell Shuts Down Its US Hydrogen Filling Stations

CleanTechnica EVs

Shell has decided to close all its hydrogen refueling stations for light duty vehicles in California, a blow to fuel cell car drivers. The post Shell Shuts Down Its US Hydrogen Filling Stations appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Safety experts: EVs are too heavy for US guardrails

Green Car Reports

EVs tend to weigh more than comparable internal-combustion models, which may require a rethink of highway guardrail designs, according to a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) study. For it, researchers conducted what they claim are the first-ever crash tests specifically looking at EVs and guardrails. The tests showed that guardrails.

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Tesla and Elon Musk to appeal $56B pay package decision

Teslarati

Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have said they will appeal the decision to rescind his $56 billion pay package, as a Delaware Judge ruled last month that the payday was too lucrative and not in the best interest of investors after a shareholder opposed it. Tesla and Musk will ask Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen McCormick to pause her ruling, which eliminated the CEO’s possibility of collecting a $56 billion pay package that rewarded him for reaching various tranches that pushed for com

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BYD Yangwang U9 electric supercar launching next week with 0-60 mph sprint in 2 secs

Electrek

A new electric supercar will hit the market next week. BYD will officially launch its new Yangwang U9 electric supercar on February 25. The new EV supercar can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 2 seconds.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Latin America EV Sales Report, Part 3: Leaders on the Podium (Colombia, Uruguay, Costa Rica)

CleanTechnica EVs

And so we get to the last part of our report, regarding the three countries leading the region in EV. [continued] The post Latin America EV Sales Report, Part 3: Leaders on the Podium (Colombia, Uruguay, Costa Rica) appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Kia dealers are already gouging away on EV9 electric SUV prices

Green Car Reports

Price gouging has already hit one of the most anticipated new EVs of the year—the 2024 Kia EV9. CarsDirect reports that national dealer inventory data currently shows EV9 markups of up to $7,000 over MSRP. One dealership confirmed to the website that every EV9 on its lot had a $7,000 markup, in fact. Another advertised what was effectively a.

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‘Stop looking FSD and Tesla,’ says Ford CEO

Teslarati

Ford CEO Jim Farley threw the gauntlet at Tesla and its Full Self-Driving autonomous driving system. Farley is confident that Ford Pro is the future. “If you’re looking for the future of the automotive industry, stop looking at FSD and Tesla. Look at Ford Pro. It’s got half a million subscribers with 50% gross margin,” said Farley on Thursday during the Wolfe Research conference.

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BYD secures license deal with Ford and GM supplier to use its LFP battery packs for EVs

Electrek

Leading global EV maker BYD is making big moves to stay on top of the market. Its latest deal gives Ford and GM supplier BorgWarner rights to its BYD Blade battery packs.

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US EV Sales Up 385% Since 2019, Normal “ICE” Vehicle Sales Down 14%

CleanTechnica EVs

We recently produced several exclusive reports on US electric vehicle sales and overall US auto industry sales trends. Via those. [continued] The post US EV Sales Up 385% Since 2019, Normal “ICE” Vehicle Sales Down 14% appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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5G networks, IoT and the ever-evolving role of AI

Innovation News Network

Discover how combining evolving technologies such as 5G networks, IoT, and AI impacts business operations. The post 5G networks, IoT and the ever-evolving role of AI appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Tesla owners poke fun at NHTSA for sending letters telling them their cars are already fixed through OTA update

Teslarati

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently maintained that it is not convinced that Tesla’s safety-focused over-the-air (OTA) software updates need a new terminology. In a comment to Teslarati , the NHTSA stated that any defect, regardless of whether a remedy to an issue is fixed through an OTA update or a visit to a dealership, fits the bill of a recall.

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Ford ‘better get going on EVs,’ or it will lose out to cheaper Chinese electric cars

Electrek

Are cheaper Chinese EVs a “colossal strategic threat” poised to enter the US market? Marin Gjaja, chief operating officer for Ford’s EV unit, believes they could put them out of business.

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US EV Sales — Strong Increases Year Over Year Every Month of the Year

CleanTechnica EVs

A new chart on US EV sales has me revisiting a topic Steve Hanley and I have both covered recently, [continued] The post US EV Sales — Strong Increases Year Over Year Every Month of the Year appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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A stack of lies you could drive a Toyota HiLux through | Opinion

EV Central

It’s been a big couple of weeks for liars and lying, with Anthony Albanese distracting people from his “my word is my bond” whopper by waving free money in their faces, and then Peter Dutton proving that, when it comes to lying, he’s right up there with the world’s worst. Desperately opposing a sensible policy shift towards fuel efficiency standards that’s been begged for by right-minded non-lunatics for years – and doing so based on a richly mined history of Australian voter behaviour tha

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Neuralink switches incorporation from Delaware to Nevada: Bloomberg

Teslarati

Following Elon Musk’s recent statements opposing incorporating companies in Delaware, a report has now said that his brain implant company Neuralink has switched its incorporation to Nevada. After a Delaware judge ruled against Musk’s compensation plan as part of a 2018 lawsuit , the Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink leader has been outspoken about the fact that he thinks other companies should exit the state.

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Tesla opens Powerwall 3 orders, Elon reveals 30 kW peak power

Electrek

Tesla has started to take orders for the new Powerwall 3 in the US and Elon Musk revealed that the new home energy storage system has an insane peak power output of 30 kW.

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Will US Automakers Build Affordable Electric Cars Before China Does?

CleanTechnica EVs

The push to make less expensive electric cars for American drivers is spurring intense competition to lower manufacturing costs. The post Will US Automakers Build Affordable Electric Cars Before China Does? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Open-Source Security Chip Released

Cars That Think

The first commercial silicon chip that includes open-source, built-in hardware security was announced today by the OpenTitan coalition. This milestone represents another step in the growth of the open hardware movement. Open hardware has been gaining steam since the development of the popular open-source processor architecture RISC-V RISC-V gives an openly available prescription for a how a computer can operate efficiently at the most basic level.

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Shell closing its California hydrogen refueling stations

Teslarati

Oil giant Shell announced plans to close its California hydrogen refueling stations this week, as much of the automotive industry is continuing to develop hydrogen fuel cell solutions alongside the popularization of electric vehicles (EVs). Shell will permanently close seven hydrogen stations in California this year, leaving just three remaining stations from the company in the state, according to a report from Hydrogen Insight.

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Tesla worker died in horrible crash on Full Self-Driving beta, but he was also drunk

Electrek

The horrible fatal crash of a Tesla employee using Full Self-Driving Beta has been reported in detail for the first time to highlight responsibility in those accidents.

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Toyota Installs Chargers as the EV Penetration Rate Goes Over the Cliff in Australia

CleanTechnica EVs

Now that’s two pieces of almost contradictory news. Toyota’s installing chargers, but there are fewer EVs being sold. Added to. [continued] The post Toyota Installs Chargers as the EV Penetration Rate Goes Over the Cliff in Australia appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Innovative applications for vanadium flow battery technology

Innovation News Network

Learn about StorEn Tech's vanadium redox flow batteries and their many advantages for telecom applications. The post Innovative applications for vanadium flow battery technology appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to switch state of incorporation

Teslarati

The Boring Company (TBC) will switch its state of incorporation to Nevada by March 2023. The tunnel boring company is the second Elon Musk-led company to announce a switch in its state of incorporation this past week. Like most Elon Musk-led companies, including Tesla, the Boring Company was previously incorporated in Delaware. Over the weekend, Neuralink switched its state of incorporation from Delaware to Nevada.

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Ford officially hands over the first F-150 Lightning outside of North America

Electrek

The all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning has made its way overseas. Ford announced that the first F-150 Lightning pickup had been delivered in Norway, its first market outside North America.

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