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Aptera claims enough crowdfunding to make solar EV

Green Car Reports

Aptera claims to have raised enough money in a recent crowdfunding campaign to start production of its solar-assisted three-wheeled EV, but the company is still far from assured of success. The company on Friday announced the completion of its Accelerator Program, which allowed those investors contributing $10,000 or more to secure one of the.

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Hyundai says its first EV plant will open this year to gain the $7,500 tax credit

Electrek

The first Hyundai plant dedicated to building EVs and batteries in the US will be open as soon as this October. According to Hyundai Motor America CEO Jose Munoz, the brand is “pulling ahead” to gain eligibility for the $7,500 EV tax credit.

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Over 5.8k Tesla investors representing $4.1 billion are speaking out in support of Elon Musk

Teslarati

Thousands of retail Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) investors have banded together to express their support of CEO Elon Musk’s and his 2018 compensation plan, which was rescinded by a Delaware judge last week. The judge’s decision, which concluded a legal complaint started by a thrash metal drummer with nine Tesla shares , was met with polarizing reactions. The Tesla investors’ goal was simple.

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EVs At 93.9% Share In Norway – Record High

CleanTechnica EVs

January saw plugin EVs at 93.9% share in Norway, a new record high. All non-BEV powertrains faced higher taxes from. [continued] The post EVs At 93.9% Share In Norway – Record High appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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

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Ford seeks smaller, lower-cost EVs to rival $25,000 Tesla, China

Green Car Reports

Is Ford shifting its electric vehicle efforts away from large EVs like the F-150 Lightning, and focusing on translating the ethos of the Model T into the EV era? Taken at face value, remarks from Ford CEO Jim Farley made Tuesday suggest that may be the case. During the company’s Q4 2023 earnings, Farley and top executives summed that the.

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Tesla adopts UWB connectivity on iPhone to improve Phone Key performance

Electrek

Tesla now supports the iPhone’s Ultra Wideband chip for improved Phone Key performance, at least on some cars. Apple started including the Ultra Wideband chip with the iPhone 11, allowing for better nearby interaction between an iPhone and other devices equipped with UWB technology.

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Hydrogen Refueling Station Closures In Multiple Countries More Painful News For Hydrogen Proponents

CleanTechnica EVs

The past year has been a year of creative destruction in hydrogen for energy efforts. That is to say, destruction. [continued] The post Hydrogen Refueling Station Closures In Multiple Countries More Painful News For Hydrogen Proponents appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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More than a third of US EVs are sold in California

Green Car Reports

EV sales are still booming in California—and they continued to capture an even larger piece of the market in 2023. Although there was a slight downturn in the market share of EVs toward the end of 2023, EVs finished the year up 5% in market share in the Golden State versus 2022. Looking at all of 2023, BEVs added up to 21.4% of the market in.

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Idiots are already driving on Tesla Autopilot with Apple Vision Pro on their faces

Electrek

Idiots have always had a great capacity to find new ways to abuse Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta. Their latest innovation is using the new Apple Vision Pro headset.

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Tesla re-launches lifetime Supercharging transfers for a limited time

Teslarati

Tesla has once again made transfers available for its free lifetime Supercharging offer, as long as owners with the incentive take delivery of a new vehicle within the next couple of months. Those with unlimited lifetime Supercharging can now transfer the perk to a new Model S, X, or Y when taking delivery by March 31, 2024, as spotted by Sawyer Merritt on Saturday morning.

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

Brief

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Momentary Fusion Breakthroughs Face Hard Reality

Cars That Think

The dream of fusion power inched closer to reality in December 2022, when researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) revealed that a fusion reaction had produced more energy than what was required to kick-start it. According to new research, the momentary fusion feat required exquisite choreography and extensive preparations, whose high degree of difficulty reveals a long road ahead before anyone dares hope a practicable power source could be at hand.

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Ionna EV charging network rivals Tesla, first US stations in 2024

Green Car Reports

EV road trips might soon be getting a little bit easier, thanks to thousands of highway fast-chargers starting this year from a network called Ionna. Ionna, as it’s called, is an EV charging network jointly backed by seven automakers, including an undisclosed amount from BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and.

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Electrify America set to open its first indoor EV charging station to the public this week

Electrek

EV charging network Electrify America will soon offer the public an EV charging experience safe from the elements, where drivers can pull in, plug in, and chill out while their vehicle replenishes. This flagship indoor charging station kicks off a potential future in which you don’t have to wait in your car or outside while you charge… It also has complimentary Wi-Fi.

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Tesla Cybertruck could be headed to Germany in the coming months

Teslarati

The Tesla Cybertruck could be set to head to Germany to be put on display this spring, following the automaker’s ongoing tour with the electric pickup around China. Tesla began its Cybertruck tour around China last week , and X user Andre Fink said on Sunday that the unique electric vehicle (EV) is slated to come to the Stuttgart Holzgerlingen delivery center , the automaker’s largest in Europe.

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

Oil

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BYD becomes best selling EV brand in Australia as Tesla sales plunge in January

The Driven EV News

After a stellar year in 2023, EV sales stall in January as Tesla suffers delivery problems that allow BYD to steal its mantle as the top selling EV brand for the month. The post BYD becomes best selling EV brand in Australia as Tesla sales plunge in January appeared first on The Driven.

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GM taps ex-Tesla battery chief to deliver cheaper EVs sooner

Green Car Reports

General Motors has hired former Tesla battery-development boss Kurt Kelty as its new vice president of batteries. In this newly-created position, Kelty will be tasked with bringing together GM's development resources "to more quickly deliver profitable, lower-cost, higher performing electric vehicles to customers at scale," and will report.

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BYD’s Yangwang U7 ultra-luxury EV leaked with nearly 1,300 hp and 500 miles range

Electrek

BYD is preparing to launch its first ultra-luxury electric sedan as part of its high-end Yangwang brand. Ahead of its official launch, the BYD Yangwang U7 specs were leaked with almost 1,300 horsepower and 500 miles (800 km) CLTC range.

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Tesla loses another fleet customer due to price cuts and value fluctuation

Teslarati

Tesla is losing yet another fleet customer due to price cuts and value fluctuation, as SAP said today that the changes are too much of a risk due to wiping out resale values. Tesla has lost some of its large fleets, including Hertz , which announced it would be eliminating a large number of EVs from its rental inventory and selling them off, and SIXT, a German rental company.

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Electric Vehicle Sales Growing Fast!

CleanTechnica EVs

The electric vehicle market continues to rise year after year. We recently published three reports on the global EV sales. [continued] The post Electric Vehicle Sales Growing Fast! appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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US Choice Hotels will soon add thousands of Tesla chargers

Green Car Reports

The Choice Hotels chain plans to add Tesla EV chargers at locations across the U.S. The company, which runs Radisson, Cambria, Comfort, Country Inn & Suites, and Quality Inn hotels, said in a press release Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with Tesla to add four or more of the automaker's Universal Wall Connector Level 2 chargers at.

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Hitachi, ABB complete fully electric 244 ton electric prototype

Electrek

A collaboration between Hitachi Construction Machinery and ABB Traction to build a massive, fully electric dump truck for extreme duty operations has reached a key stage with the completion of their first prototype.

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Tesla Optimus project opens 61 new jobs

Teslarati

Tesla’s Optimus project is gearing up for another year of progress with 61 new job openings. All of the new jobs are located in Palo Alto, California. Among the 61 new jobs opened for the Tesla bot, 5 are categorized under manufacturing. The manufacturing positions for Tesla’s Optimus project include: Systems Engineer, Staff Systems Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer for Tesla Bot Functional Test, Photo Production Supervisor for Humanoid Actuators, and Mechatronics Engineering Technici

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World EV Sales Report — Tesla Model Y is the Best Selling Model in the World!

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla’s crossover dethrones the Toyota RAV4 in the overall global market in another record year for EVs. The last months. [continued] The post World EV Sales Report — Tesla Model Y is the Best Selling Model in the World! appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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2025 Porsche Taycan: More range, 18-minute charging, 2.3-second 0-60

Green Car Reports

Porsche appears to be keeping all that’s great about its leading-edge Taycan electric sports car, while teasing out more of the numbers that matter: range, efficiency, and acceleration. The 2025 Porsche Taycan starts with a larger battery pack. Versions with the Performance Battery Plus now have a gross capacity of 105 kwh—up from 93.

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Daimler releases ‘open source’ hydrogen fueling standard for heavy trucks

Electrek

This week, Daimler Truck and Linde Engineering presented sLH2, a jointly developed refueling technology for sub-cooled liquid hydrogen – and they’ve made the technology openly available to anyone who wants it.

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Tesla Cybertruck to be featured at 2024 Chicago Auto Show

Teslarati

The Tesla Cybertruck, together with its stablemates, will be displayed at the 2024 Chicago Auto Show, one of the United States’ most prolific automotive events. Updates from the organizers of the 2024 Chicago Auto Show indicate that the Cybertruck has arrived at the event’s venue, and it is ready for some visitors. The Chicago Auto Show is held every February at the McCormick Place convention center, and it is generally regarded as the largest auto show in North America.

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Ford's Developing A Cheap EV Platform To Fend Off Tesla And Chinese EVs

InsideEVs

A small "skunkworks" team within Ford has been working on a low-cost EV platform for two years, Ford CEO Jim Farley said on Tuesday.

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Rivian R2 bows March 7: Will it be EV maker's Model 3 moment?

Green Car Reports

The Rivian R2 lineup is due to debut March 7, the California-based electric truck maker revealed Monday. Rivian has revealed very little about the R2 as of yet, other than that it will be smaller and lower-priced than the existing R1 lineup. While the R1T pickup and R1S SUV are full-size trucks—or within a few inches of full-size, by any.

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Starship nabs another $90M in funding to expand autonomous delivery robot service globally

Electrek

Veteran autonomous delivery robot developer Starship Technologies announced it had raised an additional $90 million in funding to help expand its micro-logistics service to additional territories around the globe.

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Tesla Cybertruck gets a crazy snow track mod

Teslarati

The Tesla Cybertruck got a crazy snow track mod from a notable content creator, and we can only imagine what is coming next. Dave Sparks, known as HeavyDSparks on YouTube and Instagram, has fitted a Tesla Cybertruck with snowmobile tracks in what is one of the craziest mods we will probably ever see with the electric pickup: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dave Sparks (@heavydsparks) “When the vehicle is the exact same shape as the tracks.

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Ethiopia Banning Non-Electric Car Imports

CleanTechnica EVs

Historically, less economically rich countries have been the “dumping ground” of older, “out of date” vehicles from Europe, the US, [continued] The post Ethiopia Banning Non-Electric Car Imports appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Video Friday: Monocycle Robot With Legs

Cars That Think

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Cybathlon Challenges : 02 February 2024, ZURICH HRI 2024 : 11–15 March 2024, BOULDER, COLO. Eurobot Open 2024 : 8–11 May 2024, LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FRANCE ICRA 2024 : 13–17 May 2024, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Enjoy today’s videos!

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Rivian R1T makes its way overseas in neon green to charge up MEVCO’s fleet

Electrek

Rivian’s all-electric R1T pickup looks even better in neon green. The R1T is more than an electric truck. It’s an adventure vehicle built for “whatever you call a road.” Its latest venture will go where most wouldn’t dare, as the Rivian R1T will be used to charge up the mining industry.

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Tesla re-launches FSD beta transfers, adds Model 3 to Supercharging perk

Teslarati

After reports have gone back and forth over the weekend about whether the Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta could be transferred to new vehicle purchases for a limited period of time, Tesla has officially re-launched the incentive. The automaker has also added the Model 3 to its limited-time transfers of lifetime Supercharging, after it was excluded from the perk when announced on Saturday.

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