Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2023

In a new report , Deloitte forecasts that the clean hydrogen market will top the value of the liquid natural gas trade by 2030 and grow further to US$1.4 trillion per year by 2050. In the report, Deloitte uses clean hydrogen to encompass both green hydrogen— produced from renewable electricity via electrolysis—and blue hydrogen—produced via natural gas coupled with carbon capture and storage.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2023

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reopened an investigation into alleged Tesla unintended acceleration in response to a petition. The investigation covers nearly every Tesla Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y built, encompassing around 1.8 million vehicles in the U.S. It's a reversal of an earlier decision by the.

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Electrek

JULY 7, 2023

Mercedes-Benz announced the adoption of Tesla’s NACS connector in its electric vehicles in North America starting in 2025. It is the first German automaker to jump on board. more… The post Mercedes-Benz adopts Tesla’s NACS, first German automaker to do so appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2023

Go-Ahead London is going for a further 141 battery-electric buses, taking the total number of electric buses to be delivered to the operator during 2023 to 299 vehicles. The buses will be provided by Alexander Dennis in collaboration with BYD UK.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2023

At the end of 2023 and early 2024, PEUGEOT Cycles will expand its range of electric bikes with several new innovative models benefiting from the best connected technologies. These, through a new dedicated smartphone application, offer users at launch, among other things, adaptive electrical assistance, an anti-theft system, an alarm, bike geolocation, real-time navigation, destination weather forecasts, and route statistics.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2023

Rivian built 13,992 vehicles and delivered 12,640 vehicles in the second quarter of 2023, the automaker reported Monday. These new Q2 numbers are up significantly versus the 9,395 vehicles made and 7,946 delivered in the first quarter. And they show that Rivian isn't falling much farther behind on deliveries. A Rivian press release said these.

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Teslarati

JULY 7, 2023

It appears that the Tesla Cybertruck would be quite a beast in the snow. This was hinted at in recent videos of the all-electric pickup truck taken at the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds (SHPG) in New Zealand. Last month, Tesla brought over the Cybertruck to New Zealand for winter tests. Images shared online suggested that two units of the all-electric pickup truck were at the site — one covered with a camouflage wrap and another in stainless steel.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2023

Sparc Technologies announced that Sparc Hydrogen, a JV between the University of Adelaide, Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Sparc Technologies, has executed a Kick-Start agreement with the CSIRO to undertake on-sun testing of Sparc Hydrogen’s photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) reactor at the CSIRO Energy Centre in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2023

General Motors on Wednesday said it would have trouble complying with proposed emissions rules that would require vastly greater EV sales over the next decade. As reported by Reuters, GM said in comments to the EPA that there are six state and federal regulations that "could require each automaker to exceed 50% EVs in at least a dozen vehicle.

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Electrek

JULY 6, 2023

Tesla is planning to use its Optimus robot, also known as Tesla Bot, in its stores in an attempt to help sales, but not necessarily how you think. more… The post Tesla to use Optimus robot in stores to help sales appeared first on Electrek.

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JULY 7, 2023

SpaceX will launch 48 version 1.5 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, July 7th at 12:29 p.m. PT (19:29 UTC). The 48 Starlink satellites will launch on a 43-degree orbital inclination and are a part of Group 5-13. This will be the 43rd Falcom 9 launch so far this year and the 45th mission overall of 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2023

Iveco Group N.V. announced that, following the finalization of the definitive agreements with Nikola Corporation as per the terms sheet described on 9 May 2023, its subsidiary Iveco S.p.A. has acquired the full and sole ownership of the German company resulting from the former joint venture Nikola Iveco Europe, now to be renamed as EVCO (Electric Vehicles COmpany).

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2023

The 37-mpg hybrid version of the 2024 Ford Maverick is no longer the cheapest version in the lineup. The turbo-4 non-hybrid is now the base engine. According to Ford, the 2024 Maverick XL starts at $24,995, including the $1,595 destination charge, while the Maverick Hybrid XL starts at $26,495. That's effectively a $1,500 surcharge for the.

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Electrek

JULY 6, 2023

Elon Musk has again decided to share a timeline about Tesla’s self-driving effort – again claiming it will achieve “full self-driving” by the end of the year. But this time, the CEO has mentioned “level 4 or 5” self-driving. However, it’s not clear if he knows what that means. more… The post Elon Musk believes Tesla will have ‘level 4 or 5’ self-driving this year – what does that mean?

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JULY 4, 2023

Tesla’s efforts to market its vehicles more assertively to consumers appear to be paying off. As per data recently released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), Tesla China sold a record 93,680 Giga Shanghai-made vehicles in June. The figures surpassed the previous record of 88,869 vehicles in March. With 93,680 vehicles sold last month , Tesla China effectively saw an 18.72% rise from the 78,906 vehicles that were sold in the same period last year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2023

Every year tens of thousands of containers of production material destined for Volvo Cars factories are carried across the world’s oceans on container ships. From now on, most of these seafaring journeys are made with renewable fuel instead of traditional fossil fuel. The first global car maker to announce such a switch, Volvo calculates it will achieve an immediate reduction in fossil CO 2 emissions from intercontinental ocean freight by 55,000 tonnes over a year.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 4, 2023

Hyperbole alert: The following news will evoke all the hackneyed words and phrases that so often are used to talk about new battery technology. Prepare for a flurry of “game changer,” “holy grail,” and “This changes everything” statements.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 4, 2023

Amazon announced the arrival of its new custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian in Europe, with the first vans rolling out in Germany. More than 300 electric delivery vans are hitting the road in Munich, Berlin, and Dusseldorf in the coming weeks, joining a fleet of thousands of electric vans already in operation in Europe, […] The post First Amazon Electric Delivery Vans Arrive in Europe appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Teslarati

JULY 2, 2023

A Tesla Model S Plaid racecar with Unplugged Performance parts was able to set a new record at the 101st running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The vehicle, aptly called “Dark Helmet” as an homage to the film Spaceballs , successfully completed the hill climb with a sub-10 minute run time of 9:54.901. What is quite remarkable about Unplugged Performance’s Tesla Model S Pikes Peak racer is the fact that behind its radical aero and high-performance parts like brakes

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2023

The Volkswagen brand aims to make significant gains in South America with a major product offensive. By 2027, the company plans to grow by 40% in Brazil, the region’s largest market. For example, 15 new electric and flex-fuel vehicle models are being launched by 2025 alone. Hybrid vehicles will also follow in the medium-term. Before the end of 2023, the company is bringing its first fully electric models to Brazil: the Volkswagen ID.4. and the ID.

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Electrek

JULY 5, 2023

Tesla Electric customers in Texas are reporting making as much as $150 a day during the heat waves as Tesla’s virtual power plant is coming together with over 6MW of power. more… The post Tesla Electric customers report making as much as $150 a day appeared first on Electrek.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 4, 2023

Learn about the steps that Europe must take to ensure that the rising demand for lithium is met, and the transition to clean energy can occur. The post A perspective on Europe’s rising lithium demand appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Teslarati

JULY 2, 2023

Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) has released its delivery and production figures for the second quarter of 2023. As per the electric vehicle maker, it was able to produce almost 480,000 cars and deliver more than 466,000 vehicles in Q2 2023. The results were released early Sunday morning, July 2, 2023. A look at Tesla’s Q2 results shows that the company produced 19,489 Model S and Model X in the second quarter.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2023

Imerys, a global leader in mineral-based specialty solutions, and British Lithium, a private company having developed a processing route to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate from mica in Cornish granite, ( earlier post ) have formed a joint venture with the objective of creating the United Kingdom’s first integrated producer of battery-grade lithium carbonate.

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Electrek

JULY 2, 2023

Tesla (TSLA) announced its production and delivery numbers for the second quarter of 2023, and the automaker has crushed expectations with deliveries of over 466,000 electric vehicles. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) crushes expectations with deliveries of 466,000 EVs appeared first on Electrek.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 7, 2023

Last week we examined the curvaceous organic exterior styling the new Mark VIII wore for its 1993 debut. As one of the early offerings from the Super Smooth Soap Bar School of Design that arrived in the Nineties (think Chrysler LHS, Lexus SC 400, Toyota Celica), the Mark VIII looked much different from the more conservative Mark VII. And it had an interior design aesthetic to match.

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Teslarati

JULY 3, 2023

Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) seems to be gaining more traction, with recent reports suggesting that Kentucky recently implemented a policy that mandates EV charging companies to include a NACS plug if they wish to participate in a state program aimed at electrifying highways using federal funds. Tesla’s NACS has been seeing a lot of momentum as of late, with carmakers like Ford, General Motors , Volvo, Polestar, and Rivian announcing that they would be adopting the

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Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2023

During heat waves in Phoenix, Arizona, while some people fry eggs on sidewalks , Matt Heath, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) service manager at AC by J , is on the front line, helping maintain air conditioners in people’s homes. Heath has great job security: half of Phoenix residents are at risk of an emergency room visit or worse if their electricity fails during a future heat wave, according to a recent study.

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Electrek

JULY 4, 2023

Tesla is going on a hiring spree for drivers this summer with the goal of “capturing high-quality data that will contribute to the improvement of vehicle performance.” more… The post Tesla wants to pay you to drive its cars this summer appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 1, 2023

For those of us following the cleantech industry closely, we already know this: the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is have a huge impact on cleantech production and adoption in the US. It is finally making the United States a genuine competitor in this arena again. Now, we’ve got some science to back us up.

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Teslarati

JULY 7, 2023

Ford reported that its F-150 Lightning sales were up over 100% in the second quarter. The legacy automaker stated EV sales have improved compared to Q2 2022. Ford reported that F-150 Lightning sales were up 119% in the second quarter compared to Q2 2022. Ford Lightning sales increased 4.1% compared to Q1 2023. The American carmaker noted that F-150 Lighting sales continue to attract new customers to the brand, 50% of which were new to Ford.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 6, 2023

Swedish electric performance car brand Polestar reported its global deliveries for the second quarter of 2023. Following strong deliveries in the month of June, up 73% year-on-year, Polestar achieved its best ever second quarter, delivering approximately 15,800 vehicles, a growth of 36% compared to last year. With record global deliveries of around 27,900 for the […] The post Polestar Achieves Record Deliveries in the Second Quarter, Growing 36% Year-on-Year appeared first on Electric Cars

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Electrek

JULY 6, 2023

Nissan is retooling its Canton, Mississippi, assembly plant to become “North America’s electrification hub” over the next several years. The automaker plans to begin building EVs in the US, starting with a pair of electric sedans in 2026. more… The post Nissan plans to build two electric sedans, crossovers to follow at US assembly plant appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 4, 2023

Sweden’s June auto market saw plugin EVs take 59.2% share, up from 55.1% year on year. Full electrics grew share at a decent rate, while plugin hybrids retreated slightly. Overall auto volume was 28,283 units, up some 9% YoY, though still below pre-2020 norms. The Tesla Model Y was June’s bestselling vehicle.

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