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Airbus developing hydrogen fuel cell engine

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Airbus is developing a hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine. The propulsion system is being considered as one of the potential solutions to equip its zero-emission aircraft that will enter service by 2035. Airbus will start ground and flight testing this fuel cell engine architecture onboard its ZEROe demonstrator aircraft towards the middle of the decade.

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Caterpillar shows how to scale up EVs with mammoth mining truck

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As automakers aim to produce more electric cars and trucks, Caterpillar has shown that battery-electric powertrains can scale up to something much larger. The company recently demonstrated a mammoth electric mining truck at its Green Valley, Arizona, proving ground to representatives of mining companies that are looking to reduce greenhouse gas.

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Why The Tesla Semi Exists, + Key Features (Video]

CleanTechnica EVs

Elon Musk glanced up to a slide during the Tesla Semi reveal last night and announced, “It’s a beast.” He explained, “If you’re a truck driver and you want the most bad-ass rig on the road, this is it.” During the presentation, Musk also teased an especially cool feature that appears to be available for Cybertruck. […].

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Tesla confirms Cybertruck is going to get 1 MW ultra-fast charging tech

Electrek

With the unveiling of the Tesla Semi, the automaker confirmed that Tesla Cybertruck will also take advantage of the company’s 1 MW ultra-fast charging technology. more…. The post Tesla confirms Cybertruck is going to get 1 MW ultra-fast charging tech appeared first on Electrek.

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

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NuScale, Shell and partners to assess hydrogen production using SMR

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NuScale Power, along with Shell Global Solutions (Shell) and industry participants will develop and assess a concept for an economically optimized Integrated Energy System (IES) for hydrogen production using electricity and process heat from a NuScale VOYGR small modular reactor (SMR) power plant. The project entitled, “Development and Demonstration of a Concept for an Economically Optimized IES,” will be completed in two phases.

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See the most formative Tesla vehicles together in LA exhibit

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Tesla introduced the long-range electric vehicle, created a fast-charging network that enabled it to replace gasoline vehicles for many Americans, then ramped up EV mass-production to levels never before seen. Less than 20 years into the company’s existence there’s no official Tesla museum that fans of the brand can flock to. But for.

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Tesla Semi: delivering a disruptive electric truck

Electrek

Tesla delivered its first Tesla Semi electric trucks to customers and revealed details of its production version of the vehicle – delivering on a 5-year-old promise. more…. The post Tesla Semi: delivering a disruptive electric truck appeared first on Electrek.

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Ford builds 150,000th Mustang Mach-E; on sale in 37 countries

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Ford has produced its 150,000 th Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle since starting production nearly two years ago, a significant milestone as the company scales EV production to a rate of 600,000 annually by late 2023 and more than 2 million annually by 2026. Almost all of Mustang Mach-E’s growth to date is coming from customers replacing an internal combustion vehicle with electric—more than 8 in 10 US customers and 9 in 10 European customers—proving that Ford is creating electric veh

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Ford has made 150,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs

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Ford on Wednesday confirmed that it’s already produced 150,000 Mustang Mach-E electric crossovers. The milestone highlights how much Ford has already accelerated production of the popular electric vehicle. Ford executives originally suggested the Mustang Mach-E was bound for 25,000 to 30,000 U.S. sales annually, with a total achievable.

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Tesla Bot & Tesla’s Entire EV Lineup On Display At Petersen Museum (Pics, Videos)

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla has taken its entire lineup of vehicles from the past, present, and future to be showcased at the coveted Petersen Museum in Los Angeles, California. Putting together this visual history in front of the world at a museum speaks volumes of Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk’s efforts in putting electric vehicles into the […].

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

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Tesla (TSLA) gives $3,750 discount for Model 3/Y in the US this month

Electrek

Tesla (TSLA) is giving a $3,750 discount, which it is calling a “price adjustment,” for every Model 3 and Model Y vehicle delivered in the US in December. The move appears to be to encourage people to take delivery right now rather than wait for the tax credit to take effect in 2023. more…. The post Tesla (TSLA) gives $3,750 discount for Model 3/Y in the US this month appeared first on Electrek.

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Researchers develop shape-memorized current collector to brake battery thermal runaway

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Researchers from Renmin University and Tsinghua University in China have developed a novel shape-memorized current collector (SMCC), which can successfully brake battery thermal runaway at the battery internal overheating status. Unlike traditional current collectors made of commercial copper foils, SMCC is made of a micropatterned shape memory micron-sized film with copper deposition.

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Aptera confirms Tesla charge port for its solar EV

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Aptera this week confirmed that its solar-supplemented three-wheel production EV will offer a Tesla connector and corresponding charging equipment, both produced by the charging-hardware maker Lectron. The California startup's adoption of the Tesla standard, now called NACS, was already all but a given. The company had made earlier assertions it.

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China NEV insurance registrations in 4th week of Nov: BYD 38,480, Tesla 16,121, NIO 3,759

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NIO vehicles registered 3,759 insurance units in the fourth week of November, compared to 2,852, 3,124 and 3,325 units in the previous three weeks. The post China NEV insurance registrations in 4th week of Nov: BYD 38,480, Tesla 16,121, NIO 3,759 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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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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Can You Charge A Tesla Model 3 With A Petrol Generator?

CleanTechnica EVs

I have just spent the morning with the technical staff at Glenco Air & Power, experimenting with their Westinghouse portable generators and my Tesla Model 3. No one got hurt. The car didn’t blow up. Curiosity was satisfied. We now know why my Tesla Model 3 would not accept an emergency top-up charge from a […].

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Nissan introducing Serena with 2nd-generation e-POWER system in Japan

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Nissan launched the fully-revamped Serena in Japan. Sales of gasoline-powered models will start this winter, and e-POWER models are to start in spring. The Serena features the second-generation e-POWER system, now equipped with an all-new, specially developed 1.4 L engine. The system delivers more powerful and smooth acceleration with less engine noise.

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Chevy FNR-XE electric sedan concept takes Ultium to cars

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GM’s Ultium has reached China, with the Chevrolet FNR-XE Concept EV revealed last week. The concept, which was developed in Shanghai, was shown as part of GM’s Tech Day for China. It’s the first concept for China that wraps in GM’s battery and propulsion architecture for scaling up EVs with local SAIC-GM resources. On a.

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NIO's 1st swap station in Netherlands goes live

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NIO has previously put battery swap stations into operation in Norway, Germany and Sweden. The post NIO's 1st swap station in Netherlands goes live appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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The Ultimate Transistor Timeline

Cars That Think

Even as the initial sales receipts for the first transistors to hit the market were being tallied up in 1948, the next generation of transistors had already been invented (see “ The First Transistor and How it Worked.”) Since then, engineers have reinvented the transistor over and over again, raiding condensed-matter physics for anything that might offer even the possibility of turning a small signal into a larger one.

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Rolls-Royce and EasyJet mark first run of modern aero engine on hydrogen

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Rolls-Royce and easyJet report the world’s first run of a modern aero engine on hydrogen. The ground test was conducted on an early concept demonstrator using green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power. It marks a major step towards proving that hydrogen could be a zero carbon aviation fuel of the future and is a key proof point in the decarbonization strategies of both Rolls-Royce and easyJet.

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Report: Return of VW e-Golf possible after EV flagship delay

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A delay for Volkswagen's Project Trinity EV flagship could mean a return of the VW e-Golf, according to a recent from German newspaper Handelsblatt (Automotive News Europe). Production of the e-Golf, which shared a platform with gasoline and diesel versions of the compact hatchback, ended in December 2020 to make room for ID-family models based on.

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Sweden’s BEVs Hit New High Before Incentive Cut

CleanTechnica EVs

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle share hit record highs in November, gaining 64.6% of the auto market, from 54.3% a year ago. Full electrics saw dramatic growth in share, gaining 42.5% in November, from 26.0% year on year, influenced by policy changes. Overall auto volumes were 25,588 units, up 21.5% YoY from a weak 2021, though […].

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NIO partners with Tencent to expedite smart driving R&D

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Tencent will provide support for the large-scale data storage, computing and model training needed to take NIO's autonomous driving technology from development to operation. The post NIO partners with Tencent to expedite smart driving R&D appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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DOE: Light-Duty PEVs in US traveled 19B miles on electricity in 2021; less than 1% of total VMT

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All-electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) traveled a combined 19.1 billion miles on electricity in 2021, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). This includes all miles traveled in EVs and the electric portion of miles traveled in PHEVs. Total electric miles were still less than 1% of the 2.9 trillion vehicle miles driven in 2021, however.

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Lightyear 0 made in Finland, claims to be the first solar car

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The Lightyear 0 solar-assisted EV has started production at contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive's facility in Finland, Lightyear confirmed Wednesday in a press release. The Dutch startup said Valmet will initially produce just one car per week, gradually scaling up production in the first quarter of 2023. The Lightyear 0 will never be a.

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Caterpillar Demonstrates First Battery Electric Large Mining Truck

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Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar announced a successful demonstration of its first battery electric 793 large mining truck and a significant investment to transform its Arizona-based proving ground into a sustainable testing and validation hub of the future. Caterpillar completed development of its first battery electric 793 prototype with support from key mining customers participating in […] The post Caterpillar Demonstrates First Battery Electric Large Mining Truck appear

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The Tesla Semi Is Going To Change The World

CleanTechnica EVs

At the beginning of October, I published a story on the beginning of Tesla Semi deliveries. The first Tesla Semi for a commercial customer is set to be delivered on December 1, to PepsiCo. There are plenty of financial analyses and specs we could highlight to examine the cost-competitiveness of the Tesla Semi compared to […].

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BMW Group to invest more than €2B in Hungarian plant Debrecen by 2025; new high-voltage battery assembly

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The BMW Group is building a high-voltage battery assembly for the vehicles of the NEUE KLASSE at its site in Hungary. The battery assembly will be located on the site of the Debrecen vehicle plant, which started construction about six months ago. The BMW iFACTORY is also about ensuring short distances for logistics. The close link between battery assembly and vehicle production is part of our strategy.

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Mercedes electric vans may raise the efficiency bar, test suggests

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Mercedes-Benz has revealed some very encouraging efficiency news for its upcoming eSprinter electric vans, set to be built in South Carolina later in 2023—and for the carbon footprint of the companies they’ll be serving. The automaker recently conducted a real-life cargo-delivery-van range and efficiency run with the eSprinter, and it.

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The Transistor at 75

Cars That Think

Seventy-five years is a long time. It’s so long that most of us don’t remember a time before the transistor, and long enough for many engineers to have devoted entire careers to its use and development. In honor of this most important of technological achievements, this issue’s package of articles explores the transistor’s historical journey and potential future.

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Electric Trucks Take the Load on the Road in New Zealand

CleanTechnica EVs

Reliance Transport, with the help of the Low Emission Transport Fund administered by Australia’s Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA), has commissioned two battery-powered Scania electric trucks to take the road in New Zealand. Reliance Transport is a last-mile cartage specialist based in South Auckland. The first-generation 29 tonne (GCW) battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are […].

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Neste and CIM collaborate to supply sustainable aviation fuel to France to support SAF blending obligations

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Neste and CIM, part of NOVEN Group in France, the leading independent French group of companies providing oil storage and supply services, are collaborating to enable the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel into France. The collaboration enables fuel marketing companies to comply with the French mandate for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which has set a requirement to include a minimum of 1% SAF in jet fuel for all commercial flights from French airports in 2022.

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Study: Toyota and Honda owners are defecting to Tesla

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Tesla is siphoning customers away from Honda and Toyota, according to a new study released this week by S&P Global Mobility. Among EV makers, Tesla remains in another league when it comes to attracting and keeping new customers. The Tesla Model Y has a 60.5% brand loyalty rate in the U.S., and nearly 74% of buyers are coveted conquest sales.

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Internal speech: William Li on NIO's new businesses, and why it's on right side of trend

CN EV Post

People who originally drove BMWs won't go back to buying BMWs after buying NIO vehicles. That is the trend, Li said, adding that NIO is on the right side of the trend. The post Internal speech: William Li on NIO's new businesses, and why it's on right side of trend appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.