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Which American-made EVs qualify for full $7,500 tax credit?

Green Car Reports

The revised Clean Vehicle Credit that was enacted last August as part of the Inflation Reduction Act immediately shifted to apply solely to American-made electric vehicles. That may have been easy enough to understand, but the law also introduced new critical mineral and battery component requirements, and it’s going to require paying.

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Tesla Model 3 Facelift Confirmed By Trusted Source

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The Project Highland Model 3 is expected to arrive later this year.

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Scientists in Italy invented the first edible rechargeable battery

Electrek

Scientists at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) in Genoa have successfully created a completely edible, rechargeable battery. more… The post Scientists in Italy invented the first edible rechargeable battery appeared first on Electrek.

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HYVIA introduces its first electrolyzer in its plant in Flins, France

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HYVIA, the joint venture between Renault Group and Plug dedicated to hydrogen mobility ( earlier post ), has just installed its first electrolyzer in its Flins plant, in the Île-de-France region. This 1 MW electrolyzer has a capacity of 400 kg/day of green hydrogen production—the equivalent of 20,000 km of commercial hydrogen mobility. It will initially supply the plant in order to test the fuel cells of the Renault Master H2-TECH vehicles marketed by HYVIA as well as the hydrogen refuelin

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EV models outnumber PHEV choices for the first time since 2014

Green Car Reports

Plug-in hybrid tech continues to be something that neither automakers nor regulators can completely agree on. Some, like Toyota, Volvo, BMW, and others see them as a smart, effective bridge technology to EVs while others, including GM and Honda see them, at least for now in the U.S., as an unnecessary complication in the shift to EVs. In light of.

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Tesla Just Passed 4 Million Cumulative Sales (Charts)

CleanTechnica EVs

Below are 9 charts showing Tesla's rapid quarterly sales charts and graphs as well as its cumulative sales growth from quarter to quarter. Tesla's sales growth continues to be phenomenal.

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EPFL solar hydrogen system co-generates heat and oxygen

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EPFL researchers have built a pilot-scale solar reactor that produces usable heat and oxygen, in addition to generating hydrogen with unprecedented efficiency for its size. This is the first system-level demonstration of solar hydrogen generation. Unlike typical lab-scale demonstrations, it includes all auxiliary devices and components, so it gives us a better idea of the energy efficiency you can expect once you consider the complete system, and not just the device itself.

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GMC Hummer EV Pickup climbs to 355-mile estimate, SUV at 314 miles

Green Car Reports

GM on Friday released range estimations for its 2023 GMC Hummer EV Pickup and 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV, including for both body styles of the loaded 3X trim. The company is now suggesting that one of the models of its so-called supertruck might go 355 miles on a charge. If anything, that's a testament to how much impact tires can have on EV range.

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With AI Watermarking, Creators Strike Back

Cars That Think

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. AI models rely on immense data sets to train their complex algorithms, but sometimes the use of those data sets for training purposes can infringe on the rights of the data owners. Yet actually proving that a model used a data set without authorization has been notoriously difficult.

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BYD Seagull EV Priced From $11,400, Gets 10,000 Orders On First Day

InsideEVs

The small hatchback with up to 251 miles of CLTC range has the potential to become China's best-selling EV in six months, analysts say.

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

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Volta Trucks starts series production of the all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive

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Volta Trucks has started series production of the 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive, the company’s partner in contract manufacturing, in Steyr, Austria. Following the Design Verification and Production Validation prototypes started in 2022, the first series production customer-specification vehicles have now entered the production line.

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Tesla Model Y cost now dips below average new vehicle, EV or not

Green Car Reports

After multiple price cuts this year, the Tesla Model Y now costs less than the average new vehicle in the U.S.—EV or not. That's the conclusion of a recent Bloomberg article that compared Tesla Model Y price cuts to average new vehicle prices in 2023. The base price of the Model Y has decreased 24% since January, the steepest price cut of.

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World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthrough in energy density

The Driven EV News

"A new era of universal electrification of sea, land and air transportation." CATL announces new battery that doubles energy intensity. The post World’s largest battery maker announces major breakthrough in energy density appeared first on The Driven.

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NIO launches new ET7, unveils new ES6 at Shanghai auto show

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The 2023 ET7 is already taking order lock-ins, with deliveries to start in mid-May. The new ES6 is now available for pre-order, but the official launch and delivery will be in late May. | NIO US | NIO HK | NIO SG NIO (NYSE: NIO) today officially launched the 2023 model year ET7 sedan and gave the debut of the revamped ES6 SUV as planned. The 2023 ET7 is now available for pre-order and order lock-ins, with deliveries to begin in mid-May, William Li, founder, chairman and CEO of NIO, announced t

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

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IDTechEx: EV battery management system (BMS) drives a third of silicon demand in EVs

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IDTechEx’s new report “ Semiconductors for Autonomous and Electric Vehicles 2023-2033 ” finds that the coming mass adoption of electric vehicles will drive a 10-year CAGR of 20.9% in semiconductors used for electric powertrains. Along with the rise of more autonomous vehicles, this will drive the overall automotive semiconductor market to a CAGR of 9.4% over the next decade.

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CATL announces very energy-dense battery for passenger aircraft

Green Car Reports

China's CATL, the world's largest battery supplier by cell capacity made, is pushing for greater energy density in order to make electric passenger aircraft feasible. The company on Wednesday unveiled a "condensed battery" with a claimed energy density of 500 watt-hours per kilogram that is due to enter mass production soon. That energy.

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Triple Electric Road Train Trial

CleanTechnica EVs

Janus Electric has partnered with Oz Minerals and Qube to trial a triple road train powered by a converted electric semi. For the initiated, that’s a prime mover pulling three trailers, and they will be doing this in the harshest conditions in South Australia’s outback.

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NIO App sees major changes to vehicle configurator, here are latest model wait times

CN EV Post

NIO App's vehicle configurator now available for only 5 models, and the ET7 wait time is back on display. (Screenshot on April 21.) The vehicle configurator on NIO's (NYSE: NIO) Chinese mobile app sees significant changes, following the company's launch of the new ES6 and the 2023 ET7 at the Shanghai auto show. NIO's website currently showcases seven models -- the new ES8, ES7, new ES6, EC7, EC6, ET7, and ET5.

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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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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

Green Car Congress

Chevron USA kicked off a road trip across the US Gulf Coast to showcase an innovative new gasoline blend with more than 50% renewable content. People from Chevron and Toyota will be driving Toyota’s Tundra, RAV4 and Camry on this road trip with the objective of demonstrating the fuel, which is more than 40% less carbon intensive than traditional gasoline on a lifecycle basis, according to Chevron.

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Polestar 4 will rival Model Y with $60,000 start, 300-mile range

Green Car Reports

Polestar on Tuesday revealed the sporty Polestar 4 electric “SUV coupe” at the Shanghai auto show, including mention that it sees over 300 miles of range by EPA standards. With a 0-60 mph time of just 3.8 seconds and a maximum power of 544 hp and 506 lb-ft of torque in it top-performance dual-motor version, Polestar notes that.

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First Toyota electric sedan powered by BYD earns 5,000 orders on first sales day

Electrek

Toyota’s first electric sedan, the bZ3, powered by BYD technology, received a warm welcome on its first day on the market. The bZ3 secured 5,000 orders on April 16, according to FAW-Toyota, the automaker’s joint venture in China. more… The post First Toyota electric sedan powered by BYD earns 5,000 orders on first sales day appeared first on Electrek.

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NIO's 1st 15 ultra-fast 500 kW charging stations go into operation

CN EV Post

The 500 kW chargers can charge an EV from 10 percent to 80 percent in as little as 20 minutes for a 400V model and 12 minutes for an 800V model. (Image credit: CnEVPost) NIO's first 500 kW ultra-fast chargers are now in operation after its first third-generation battery swap stations went live last week. The electric vehicle (EV) maker announced the development today, saying the first 500 kW ultra-fast charging stations are put into operation in 12 cities including Haikou, Shenzhen, Shanghai and

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USNC, Hyundai Engineering, SK E&C to partner on nuclear hydrogen production; MMR and SOEC

Green Car Congress

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC), a US-based vertical integrator of nuclear technologies and services, Hyundai Engineering and SK E&C are teaming up to conduct research and development for carbon-free hydrogen production. The three companies signed an MOU for the construction of a “Hydrogen Micro Hub” at the SK E&C headquarters in Seoul’s Jongno district.

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Toyota is looking at plug-in hybrids powered by low-carbon fuels

Green Car Reports

Toyota is partnering with ExxonMobil to research plug-in hybrids powered by low-carbon fuels. A short video recently released by the two companies discusses collaborative efforts to reduce emissions, including low-carbon fuels being developed by ExxonMobil that the company claims have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 75%.

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Your Robotic Avatar Is Almost Ready

Cars That Think

Robots are not ready for the real world. It’s still an achievement for autonomous robots to merely survive in the real world, which is a long way from any kind of useful generalized autonomy. Under some fairly specific constraints, autonomous robots are starting to find a few valuable niches in semistructured environments, like offices and hospitals and warehouses.

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NIO keeps goal of doubling sales this year despite price war causing greater challenges

CN EV Post

NIO maintains its previously mentioned goal of doubling sales, despite greater challenges to meet the goal, said William Li. (William Li (left), founder, chairman and CEO of NIO, and Qin Lihong, co-founder and president of the company, participate in a media group interview. Photo taken by CnEVPost.) NIO (NYSE: NIO) is confident it will see sales double this year, despite a rare price war that disrupted the Chinese auto industry in the first quarter.

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Hyundai Motor Group starts building lunar exploration rover development model

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Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has started building an initial development model of a lunar exploration mobility rover in tandem with aerospace partners. In July 2022, the Group signed a joint multilateral research agreement with six Korean research institutes in the aerospace sector to run and support a consultative body to develop a mobility solution for lunar surface exploration.

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All 2023 VW ID.4 models qualify for top $7,500 EV tax credit

Green Car Reports

All 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 models will qualify for the highest $7,500 federal EV tax credit amount under the latest rules, VW confirmed Wednesday in a press release. Local assembly of U.S.-market ID.4 crossover SUVs, as well as local battery sourcing, help allow the ID.4 to qualify for the full credit amount. New rules introduced Tuesday require.

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A ‘world-first’ plug-in electric drilling rig is being piloted

Electrek

Global construction giant Skanska is testing a “world-first” plug-in electric drilling rig on the largest infrastructure project in Europe. more… The post A ‘world-first’ plug-in electric drilling rig is being piloted appeared first on Electrek.

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NIO supplier Innovusion partners with Fuyao to put LiDAR behind windshield

CN EV Post

Innovusion and Fuyao have begun joint research that has resulted in LiDAR integration behind the front windshield with less than 10 percent attenuation of detection performance. (Image credit: CnEVPost) The roof LiDAR setup has been complained by some to affect the aesthetics of the vehicle design. Now, local Chinese LiDAR manufacturers are working to put the component inside the vehicle.

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CATL launches “condensed battery” with an energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg for aircraft; automotive version this year

Green Car Congress

At Auto Shanghai, Chinese battery giant CATL launched what it calls a “condensed battery”—a type of semi-solid state cell with an energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg. CATL says the cell can achieve high energy density and high level of safety at the same time, opening up a new electrification scenario for passenger aircraft. CATL also says it can achieve mass production of condensed battery in a short period of time.

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Review: 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450e 4Matic does PHEV the right way

Green Car Reports

I’m cruising along on Alabama Highway 20 at about 70 mph, 20 miles into my drive of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450e 4Matic, and I just realized the engine isn’t on. A check of the consumption display on the 12.3-inch center touchscreen reveals the engine has only been on twice, accounting for less than a mile of the drive. By the time.

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Tesla battery supplier Panasonic is looking for a new factory in the US

Electrek

Tesla’s primary battery cell supplier, Panasonic, is once again looking to build a new factory in the US after recently announcing a new one. more… The post Tesla battery supplier Panasonic is looking for a new factory in the US appeared first on Electrek.

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