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Toyota supersizes battery in fuel-cell semi, teases formula for pickups

Green Car Reports

In its latest production-bound version of hydrogen fuel-cell semis, Toyota is adding much more of something that will help it go the distance consistently: batteries. Hydrogen fuel cell power is often seen as an alternative to batteries, but here the latter makes the former better. Toyota has opted to fit 200 kwh of lithium-ion NCA (nickel cobalt.

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A customized version of Canoo’s electric delivery van for the USPS has been spotted in the wild

Electrek

Commercial EV startup Canoo looks to have delivered at least one electric delivery van to one of its newest customers, the United States Postal Service (USPS). The recently posted images show a customized Canoo LDV 190 donning USPS badging and a design slightly different from the original renderings.

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‘City of Superchargers’: Shenzhen’s Charging Network Surpasses Gas Stations

InsideEVs

The milestone for BYD’s hometown coincides with Tesla firing 80% of its China Supercharging team.

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World’s largest solar-powered truck charging depot, with 1.2MW chargers, opens in US

The Driven EV News

American trucking electrification experts WattEV have opened the world’s largest solar-powered truck charging depot, boasting 50 chargers including three 1.2MW megawatt rapid charging (MCS) chargers. The new depot in Bakersfield… The post World’s largest solar-powered truck charging depot, with 1.2MW chargers, opens in US appeared first on The Driven.

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

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Electrify America EV charging network set to grow by 25% in 2024

Green Car Reports

Electrify America confirmed Thursday, on the sixth anniversary of its first fast-charger installation, that it’s planning a big expansion of its fast-charging network in 2024. EA aims to reach 5,000 chargers by the end of the year, including larger charging stations and broader support for Plug & Charge payment tech. In 2023 it expanded.

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Vermont just passed a 100% renewable electricity mandate

Electrek

Vermont today passed a bill that requires 100% renewable electricity across all the state's utilities by 2035, and it's expected to become law.

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What Falling Sales? Global EV Sales Grow 19% in March!

CleanTechnica EVs

EVs Now 19% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 19% in March 2024 compared to March 2023. There were 1.3 million registrations. BEVs were up by 7% YoY, while plugin hybrids jumped 50% YoY, with March being its second best month ever. In the end, plugins. [continued] The post What Falling Sales? Global EV Sales Grow 19% in March!

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Report: EVs are slowing the pace of growth in gasoline demand

Green Car Reports

Growing EV sales in both the U.S. and China could contribute to a halving in gasoline demand in 2024, says the consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Demand is likely to rise 340,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 26.5 million bpd for the year, but that's the slowest growth since 2020, and down from a growth rate of 700,000 bpd last year, according to the report.

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Tesla Semi is getting into the hands of two more big customers

Electrek

Tesla Semi is getting into the hands of two more big customers as the program finally appears to be ramping up.

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China has won the EV war, and US car makers are changing their electric plans

The Driven EV News

China, as it has done with solar panels, wind turbines, and even battery storage, not to mention battery metals, has already been declared the winner of the electric vehicle manufacturing wars. The post China has won the EV war, and US car makers are changing their electric plans appeared first on The Driven.

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

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Brain-Inspired Computer Approaches Brain-Like Size

Cars That Think

Today Dresden, Germany-based startup SpiNNcloud Systems announced that their hybrid supercomputing platform, the SpiNNcloud Platform, is available for sale. The machine combines traditional AI accelerators with neuromorphic computing capabilities, using system design strategies that draw inspiration from the human brain. Systems for purchase vary in size, but the largest commercially available machine can simulate ten billion neurons , about one tenth the number in the human brain.

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Test drive: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 overshadows Model 3

Green Car Reports

With more range, better functionality, actual style thanks to a better design, and competitive price, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 just makes better sense than the Tesla Model 3. But that style does come at a price for taller passengers; Tesla has upped its interior-material game; and the car that’s so forward-thinking still lacks some tech polish.

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Tesla (TSLA) launches another round of layoffs

Electrek

Tesla (TSLA) launched another round of layoffs this weekend, with employees in wide-ranging roles getting their pink slip amid broader layoffs over the last 3 weeks.

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EVs Take 91.0% Share In Norway — Volvo EX30 Grabs Top Spot

CleanTechnica EVs

The auto market saw plugin EVs take 91.0% share in Norway in April, roughly flat from 91.1% year on year. BEVs alone took 89.4% share, up from 83.3% YoY. Overall auto volume was 11,241 units, up 25% YoY, a recovery over recent months. April’s best selling BEV was the Volvo EX30. . [continued] The post EVs Take 91.0% Share In Norway — Volvo EX30 Grabs Top Spot appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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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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What Can AI Researchers Learn From Alien Hunters?

Cars That Think

The emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI)—systems that can perform any task a human can—could be the most important event in human history, one that radically impacts all aspects of our collective lives. Yet AGI, which could emerge soon , remains an elusive and controversial concept. We lack a clear definition of what it is, we don’t know how we will detect it, and we don’t know how to deal with it if it finally emerges.

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Car flame retardants might make us sick—and be unnecessary in EVs

Green Car Reports

Outdated federal standards for the flammability of vehicle interior materials—put in place before the rise of EVs—pose an unnecessary health hazard, argues Consumer Reports. In response to a study from the Green Science Policy Institute at Duke University, which found harmful chemicals from flame retardants can be present in the air of.

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Report: Apple mulling potential partnership with Rivian

Electrek

Earlier this year, Apple canceled its decade-long Project Titan electric car initiative, but a new report from DigiTimes says that Apple’s electric vehicle ambitions might not be over. According to the story, Apple is “assessing the possibility of teaming up with a certain US EV startup, and Rivian is a very likely candidate.

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Dried fruit grower saves $10,000 with electric four wheel drives, solar and battery

The Driven EV News

Dried fruits grower has gone electric with its off-road farm vehicles, saving more than $10,000 in fuel costs, and making logistics a lot easier. The post Dried fruit grower saves $10,000 with electric four wheel drives, solar and battery appeared first on The Driven.

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Major Tesla shareholder criticizes Elon Musk amidst pay vote

Teslarati

One of Tesla’s largest individual shareholders has spoken out against CEO Elon Musk and his stake in the company, as investors vote on the CEO’s recently rejected 2018 pay package. After a Delaware judge ruled in favor of a shareholder in a lawsuit in January, officially voiding Musk’s 2018 compensation package worth $55.8 billion , Tesla is now holding an investor vote over whether to approve or deny the pay plan as part of its upcoming Annual Shareholder’s Meeting.

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Tiny Eli Zero urban EV priced at $11,990, goes up to 90 miles—slowly

Green Car Reports

Eli Electric Vehicles on Tuesday opened U.S. reservations for its Eli Zero, a tiny urban EV with a starting price of $11,900. Launched with help from crowdfunding, the Zero was first shown in 2017 and began shipping to European dealers in 2021. At the time, Eli said it was targeting a 2022 launch for the U.S. That date has slipped significantly.

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Elon Musk’s no.2 at Tesla goes back to China as the CEO isolates himself at the top

Electrek

Elon Musk’s no.2 at Tesla, Tom Zhu, is going back to his responsibilities as VP of China as the CEO isolates himself at the top.

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One quarter of German car exports in 2023 were fully electric, earning $62 billion

The Driven EV News

One quarter of cars exported from Germany in 2023 were fully electric, pulling in total revenue of $62 billion. The post One quarter of German car exports in 2023 were fully electric, earning $62 billion appeared first on The Driven.

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Tesla Model 3 ‘Highland’ brings EV charging closer to gas station stops than ever before

Teslarati

The Tesla Model 3 “Highland” is bringing electric vehicle drivers closer than ever to gas station stops in terms of duration, according to recent analysts from independent automotive research firm AMCI. AMCI Testing has been preparing an analysis of electric vehicles with fast-charging capabilities and attempting to determine which models charge the quickest.

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BP seeks stranded Tesla Supercharger sites in $1B EV charging buildout

Green Car Reports

BP is eying Tesla Supercharger sites as part of a planned expansion of the oil giant's U.S. charging network, Bloomberg reports. The company said it "is aggressively looking to acquire real estate to scale our network, which is a heightened focus following the recent Tesla announcement." Tesla CEO Elon Musk earlier this month fired most of the.

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Amazon puts first electric semi trucks into ocean freight operation

Electrek

Southern California truck spotters will have plenty of electric semi trucks to watch out for as Amazon adds fifty Class 8 EVs to its commercial fleet.

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EVs Take 24.7% Share In The UK — BMW Leading Battery-Electric Brand

CleanTechnica EVs

April’s auto market saw plugin EVs take a 24.7% share in the UK, up from 21.9%, year on year. Volume growth was modest for battery-electric vehicles, and decent for plugin hybrid EVs. Overall auto volume was 134,274 units, up just 1% YoY, and remaining far below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s. [continued] The post EVs Take 24.7% Share In The UK — BMW Leading Battery-Electric Brand appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Sandy Munro sounds off on Tesla layoffs and Elon Musk hate

Teslarati

Manufacturing industry expert and Tesla supporter Sandy Munro has shared his thoughts on the recent layoffs at the company, along with sharing a few spicy takes on mainstream media and hate for Elon Musk. In a video shared on his YouTube channel Munro Live on Monday, Sandy shared a number of his thoughts on the recent Tesla layoffs. He points out that his opinions on the matter will differ from most people and are generally better informed, especially given his vast amount of experience working

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Rivian aims for 155,000 of its $45,000 R2 electric SUVs in Illinois

Green Car Reports

Just after the reveal of its more affordable R2, R3, and R3X models in March, Rivian announced plans to rejigger its production capacity at its existing plant in Illinois, to accommodate the R2 electric SUV at that plant instead of an even larger one in Georgia that remains on the drawing board. Recognizing that the R2 is critical to the.

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Tesla loses another manager to layoffs – but this one quit due to morale

Electrek

The Tesla layoff saga continues, with a manager leaving the company after 7 years. But this time, the manager wasn’t laid off, but rather left on his own volition due to the effect that layoffs had on morale.

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2024 Tesla Model 3 Gets Outstanding 3.9 Miles/kWh EPA Energy Consumption

InsideEVs

The EPA driving range of the model exceeds 340 miles, but one configuration gets less than 250 miles.

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Femtosecond Lasers Solve Solar Panels' Recycling Issue

Cars That Think

Solar panels are built to last 25 years or more in all kinds of weather. Key to this longevity is a tight seal of the photovoltaic materials. Manufacturers achieve the seal by laminating a panel’s silicon cells with polymer sheets between glass panes. But the sticky polymer is hard to separate from the silicon cells at the end of a solar panel’s life, making recycling the materials more difficult.

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EV charger reliability gains will take more than a Tesla connector

Green Car Reports

Nearly every EV brand in North America is adopting Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector and gaining access to the automaker's Supercharger network. But despite that network's fairly good reputation for reliability, the NACS connector alone may not guarantee an overall improvement in charger reliability, says one expert. Joerg.

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EV-maker Eli launches its $11,900 electric micro ‘car’ in the US

Electrek

Eli Electric, the manufacturer of the popular Eli ZERO electric microcar, announced this morning the opening of reservations in the US.

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Volvo EX30 Shines — Europe EV Sales Report

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla is the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen Group is the #1 OEM Some 296,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March in Europe — which is down 3% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, plugins were down even more, by 8%, but there is a simple explanation for this: [continued] The post Volvo EX30 Shines — Europe EV Sales Report appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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