Green Car Reports
MAY 11, 2024
Despite recent layoffs, the Tesla Supercharger network is due for an expansion, CEO Elon Musk claims. Tesla will spend "well over" $500 million on the Supercharger network this year, Musk said Friday on X (formerly Twitter), the social media network he owns, adding that this investment will fund "thousands" of new chargers and is separate from any.
Electrek
MAY 17, 2024
China’s first major sodium-ion battery energy storage station is now online, according to state-owned utility China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage.
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InsideEVs
MAY 17, 2024
The new Chevy Equinox EV is now the cheapest way to get more than 300 miles of range in a new car. Thank Ultium's scale for that.
The Driven EV News
MAY 13, 2024
Damning new report finds nearly all major car companies are actively sabotaging world's efforts to avoid catastrophic global warming, and Japan companies are the worst. The post Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds appeared first on The Driven.
Green Car Reports
MAY 17, 2024
The tire maker Michelin provides original-equipment tires for seven out of 10 EVs sold in the U.S. And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are. It’s a technology challenge on multiple fronts. EVs wear through tires quicker, as they weigh more and their torque-rich motor systems tear away more.
Electrek
MAY 15, 2024
The US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations, a significant landmark in its shift toward clean energy, according to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.
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Cars That Think
MAY 12, 2024
It’s hard to think of a more dramatic way to make an entrance than falling from the sky. While it certainly happens often enough on the silver screen, whether or not it can be done in real life is a tantalizing challenge for our entertainment robotics team at Disney Research. Falling is tricky for two reasons. The first and most obvious is what Douglas Adams referred to as “the sudden stop at the end.
Green Car Reports
MAY 13, 2024
Volkswagen has confirmed feature, trim, and color combinations for the upcoming 2025 ID.Buzz in its long-awaited U.S. specification. The ID.Buzz will initially arrive for the U.S. in a launch-only 1st Edition version, VW confirmed, plus two other trims: Pro S and Pro S Plus. Pricing of the U.S. version won’t be announced until close to its.
Electrek
MAY 15, 2024
An Oakland, California, school district is the first in the US to transition to a 100% electric school bus system with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 17, 2024
Global EV sales reached 1.1 million units in April 2024, according to EV research-house, Rho Motion, bringing year-to-date (YTD) sales to 4.3 million, 22% greater than the same period in 2023. Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) represent 64% of units sold so far in 2024, with the remaining 36% Plug-in Hybrid. [continued] The post Over 4 Million Plugin Vehicles Sold Globally in 2024 appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Cars That Think
MAY 15, 2024
Scientists have predicted that by 2040, almost 50 percent of the world’s electric power will be used in computing. What’s more, this projection was made before the sudden explosion of generative AI. The amount of computing resources used to train the largest AI models has been doubling roughly every 6 months for more than the past decade. At this rate, by 2030 training a single artificial-intelligence model would take one hundred times as much computing resources as the combined annual resources
Green Car Reports
MAY 13, 2024
It has four motors, 579 hp, and an off-road heritage that goes back further than the Rivian R1S, GMC Hummer EV, and Tesla Cybertruck. With the electric version of its military-grade G-Class, Mercedes-Benz promises even more freedom from pavement than all those American-built flagwavers, and it does it all with batteries. And it’s a sort of.
Electrek
MAY 14, 2024
Toyota has the worst climate lobbying score of any automaker, and the third-worst 2030 EV production plans, according to InfluenceMap’s annual report on climate lobbying.
Teslarati
MAY 11, 2024
Tesla Megapacks are getting ready to arrive on-site at a massive upcoming energy storage site in Australia, according to one official. The Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH) is currently under construction near Melton, Victoria, and it will soon receive 444 Megapacks, according to a post on X on Thursday from Victoria Minister Lily D’Ambrosio.
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 17, 2024
In 2010, I was consulting to Canadian National Railroad, at the time with the legendary Hunter Harrison as CEO. It was one of many times my decarbonization proposals bounced off of organizations, something that’s been inordinately useful in helping me understand how hardcore businesses view the space. At the time, [continued] The post Electric Trucks Are Already Lower Carbon Than Rail In Much Of North America appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Green Car Reports
MAY 16, 2024
Aptera late Wednesday announced the end date for its crowdfunding stage, as it seeks private capital on its way “towards high-volume production” of its high-efficiency, three-wheel solar EV. The company’s Regulation A crowdfunding, which bypasses traditional investors and the stock market and emphasizes smaller amounts, will end.
Electrek
MAY 14, 2024
Tesla has lost a top AI engineer in charge of “planning, imitation learning & RL team for Tesla AI” amid a broader talent exodus.
Teslarati
MAY 15, 2024
Although the Tesla Cybertruck has only been available for about six months, it is already making a major splash in the electric pickup scene. According to data from S&P Global Mobility , Tesla’s first all-electric pickup had more registrations in March than one of its most notable foes, the Rivian R1T. March was the fourth month the Tesla Cybertruck was available for purchase.
The Driven EV News
MAY 15, 2024
Advertising spending on gas-guzzling SUVs is growing rapidly, while ad spending for EVs and small cars is being cut, putting transport emissions targets at risk. The post Surge in Australian fossil car advertising undermining efforts to clean up transport appeared first on The Driven.
Green Car Reports
MAY 16, 2024
BMW still aims for about 50% global EV sales by the end of the decade, in line with a plan the automaker rolled out in 2021, but still isn't ready to declare an end date for internal combustion. "By 2030, all-electric vehicles should account for about half of our deliveries," CEO Oliver Zipse said Wednesday in a speech to shareholders. But the.
Electrek
MAY 13, 2024
Tesla has now disclosed that it is spending money to promote its shareholders vote to approve of Elon Musk’s $55 billion compensation package.
Teslarati
MAY 15, 2024
Tesla is pulling out all the stops to get Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package approved, hiring outside personnel and even readying Board members for a “tour” of sorts that will entice shareholders to vote in one direction. After Musk’s pay package was denied by a Delaware judge earlier this year, Tesla is taking no chances at getting its CEO rewarded for his influence on the company.
The Driven EV News
MAY 11, 2024
A 100% tariff on Chinese made electric vehicles sold in the US may be the last line of defence for America's dinosaur fossil car makers and will likely result in more affordable models coming to Australia. The post Huge US trade barrier on Chinese EVs means more could more destined for Australia appeared first on The Driven.
Green Car Reports
MAY 14, 2024
Those holding out for a cheap $20,000 EV from China might best look for a third-party Presidential candidate who’s on board with free trade. The Biden administration on Tuesday took a serious protectionist stance, revealing sweeping tariff hikes affecting $18 billion of Chinese imports, with electric vehicles and their supply chain at the.
Electrek
MAY 13, 2024
Tesla’s head of Cybertruck manufacturing has left the company. It’s unclear if he was involved in yet another round of layoffs or if he left on his own accord.
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 17, 2024
Volkswagen announced this week that it has two new PHEV versions of the Golf and has ended its collaboration with Renault. The post Volkswagen Pulls Back On Electric Car Plans appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Cars That Think
MAY 13, 2024
A recent Bluetooth connection between a device on Earth and a satellite in orbit signals a potential new space race—this time, for global location-tracking networks. Seattle-based startup Hubble Network announced today that it had a letter of understanding with San Francisco-based startup Life360 to develop a global, satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) tracking system.
Green Car Reports
MAY 15, 2024
U.S. EV and hybrid sales fell in the first quarter of the year, according to a Tuesday update from the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). Sales of battery electric vehicles (full EVs) dropped to 7.0% of overall light vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2024 from 8.1% in the previous quarter. Nationally, sales.
Electrek
MAY 14, 2024
According to credit card data, only about 2% of the Tesla owners who used Full Self-Driving in the free month trial ended up buying it after.
The Driven EV News
MAY 14, 2024
Labor commits $6.7 billion to an unproven green hydrogen industry, but neglects help to electrify Australia's transport sector which is projected to be the biggest source of emissions by 2030. The post Nothing in budget for electrifying transport, which will be highest emitting sector by 2030 appeared first on The Driven.
InsideEVs
MAY 16, 2024
"EVs are the most effective solution," Honda says in a major strategy shift. Can the Japanese automaker deliver?
Green Car Reports
MAY 16, 2024
Aptera is done with crowdfunding. Ford recalls Maverick Hybrid and Escape Hybrid models for a software issue. And BMW holds to its EV targets as other automakers waver. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BMW is sticking to the EV targets it announced several years ago—50% fully electric sales by 2030, not including hybrids or plug-in.
Electrek
MAY 13, 2024
BYD officially launched its new Sea Lion 07, a mid-size smart electric SUV poised to rival Tesla’s top-selling Model Y. Starting at 189,800 yuan ($26,250), the BYD Sea Lion 07 is the first EV based on its new e-Platform 3.0 Evo.
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