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Tesla has the highest customer retention, and the industry should worry

Electrek

Tesla has the highest customer retention rate, and the industry should worry because they will have issues getting EV buyers back. more… The post Tesla has the highest customer retention, and the industry should worry appeared first on Electrek.

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey to become Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in-hybrid vehicles and batteries

Green Car Congress

The second-generation Toyota C-HR will be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya—about 150 km east of Istanbul. Available in hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, the new Toyota C-HR will also be the first plug-in hybrid passenger car to be produced in Turkey. In addition, TMMT will be Toyota’s first European plant to start producing plug-in hybrid vehicles, and the first to be equipped with a battery production line.

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Mazda US boss: Longer-range EVs aren’t the future

Green Car Reports

Jeffrey Guyton, the president and CEO of Mazda USA, isn’t sold on the EV range race. Guyton told Green Car Reports at the 2024 Mazda CX-90 reveal that while electric vehicle buyers today are looking for 300 miles of range, the future's not ever-longer range. Consumers will find they don’t really need even that much, he said.

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Tesla China sells 66k vehicles in January despite Chinese New Year break

Teslarati

Data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) has revealed that Tesla China sold 66,051 Gigafactory Shanghai-made vehicles in January 2023. The number covers cars that were sold domestically and exported abroad. Tesla China’s January 2023 wholesale results indicate that the electric vehicle maker sold 10.37% more cars year-over-year and 18.38% more units month-over-month.

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

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Tesla bursts into top 10 best-selling cars in the world with 2 models; industry should be scared

Electrek

Tesla has burst into the top 10 best-selling cars in the world with not just one but two models in 2022. It’s something that the industry should be scared of, as manufacturing electric vehicles in volume becomes clearly disruptive. more… The post Tesla bursts into top 10 best-selling cars in the world with 2 models; industry should be scared appeared first on Electrek.

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EIA: Proved reserves of US natural gas increased 32% during 2021

Green Car Congress

Proved reserves of natural gas in the United States grew to a new record of 625.4 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2021, a 32% increase from 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) recently released Proved Reserves of Crude Oil and Natural Gas in the United States, Year-End 2021 report. US proved reserves had previously decreased 4% in 2020 as a response to prices that fell with decreased consumption during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk gives Cybertruck seal of approval after production beta review

Teslarati

It does appear that Tesla is steadily making progress in the development and upcoming production of the Cybertruck. This was hinted at by CEO Elon Musk, who noted that he recently reviewed the all-electric pickup truck’s production beta. Musk’s recent comment about the Cybertruck came as a response to a post on Twitter from a user who noted that the all-electric pickup would be his personal vehicle once it’s released.

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Toyota faces disaster unless new CEO performs miracle pivot to electric vehicles

The Driven EV News

Toyota will need a record breaking strategy if it's going to survive the electric vehicle revolution. The post Toyota faces disaster unless new CEO performs miracle pivot to electric vehicles appeared first on The Driven.

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€24M EU project HyInHeat researching use of hydrogen in aluminum and steel industry

Green Car Congress

The EU project HyInHeat is researching the use of hydrogen in the aluminum and steel industry. The EU is contributing €17.7 million in funding to the €24-million project. The main objective of HyInHeat is the integration of hydrogen as fuel for high-temperature heating processes in the energy-intensive industries. While some of the equipment is already presented as hydrogen-ready, the integration of hydrogen combustion in heating processes still needs adoption and redesign of infrastructure, equ

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2024 Mazda CX-90 plug-in hybrid beats Toyota Highlander to PHEV punch

Green Car Reports

Mazda just potentially leapfrogged Toyota, which as of yet has no Highlander Prime in sight. On Monday, the Japanese automaker unveiled the 2024 Mazda CX-90 lineup, consisting of a plug-in hybrid, mild hybrid, and three rows of seats with three different seating configurations. Mazda said all variants of the 2024 CX-90 will arrive in dealerships.

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

Brief

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Australian and German joint funding deal to stimulate hydrogen production

Innovation News Network

Renewable hydrogen production is set to accelerate with an Australian and German $100m joint funding deal. The post Australian and German joint funding deal to stimulate hydrogen production appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Tesla Model S breaks winter range record

Electrek

Tesla Model S has broken the winter range record in a new wide-ranging cold weather range test conducted in Norway. more… The post Tesla Model S breaks winter range record appeared first on Electrek.

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Nissan Max-Out all-electric convertible makes physical debut at month-long Futures event

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor will hold Nissan Futures at its Global Headquarters Gallery from 4 February to 1 March. As part of the event launch, Nissan unveiled a physical concept model of its Max-Out EV convertible. The model was previously shown in virtual form as part of the Nissan Ambition 2030 vision announced in November 2021 under the Nissan Futures banner. ( Earlier post.

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TA TravelCenters hosts road-trip EV charging stops, 50 miles apart

Green Car Reports

Electrify America on Monday announced plans to install EV fast-charging stations at TravelCenters of America (TA) locations beginning later this year. An agreement between the two companies calls for approximately 1,000 individual chargers at 200 sites along major highways to be installed over five years, according to an Electrify America press.

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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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Tesla continues ‘Project Highland’ manufacturing line installation at Fremont

Teslarati

Tesla is continuing to progress on the installation of new Model 3 production lines at the Fremont Factory, which is being revamped for Project Highland. Project Highland is a codename for Tesla’s planned revamp of the Model 3 mass-market sedan, which is reportedly receiving new infotainment upgrades, interior simplifications, and a reduction of components.

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Lucid Unveils New Racing Drive Unit, Expands Retail Presence In Canada

CleanTechnica EVs

Some exciting news for Lucid fans recently came across the CleanTechnica desk. Not only is Lucid expanding its operations in Canada with a new retail location, but it also has a new drive unit that’s made for racing. And, this comes after announcing record production that exceeded financial guidance previously released by the company.

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Arctic-ready version of Nissan Ariya EV unveiled for Pole to Pole expedition

Green Car Congress

The Pole to Pole expedition team and Nissan unveiled an adventure-ready version of the new Ariya electric SUV ( earlier post ), which will undertake a 10-month, 27,000km trip from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. ( Earlier post.) British adventurers Chris and Julie Ramsey will cross 14 countries, through Canada, North, Central and South America to Punta Arenas in Chile before travelling to the edge of the Antarctic continent, then onward to the South Pole.

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EVs near a fifth of California sales: Is Tesla's lead shrinking?

Green Car Reports

California EV sales increased again in 2022, with Tesla once again taking the lead. But could other automakers' expanded EV sales threaten Tesla's top-dog status? Firstly, 2022 was another good year for zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales in California. This week, the California Energy Commission (CEC) reported 345,818 new light-duty ZEV sales for.

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Tesla Model 3 emerges as track monster after Pikes Peak crash

Teslarati

Unplugged Performance has turned its crashed Tesla Model 3 into the most aerodynamically aggressive Tesla ever created. Watching the Unplugged Performance Tesla Model 3 crash at the Pikes Peak hill climb was devastating. Not only because of the potential for injury to the driver, but also for all of the lost progress on what had been one of UP’s most successful track toys.

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Volkswagen Had A Great 2022: 26% More EVs, More Than 15,000 Rapid Charging Stations

CleanTechnica EVs

While still far behind EV leader Tesla, Volkswagen is making progress on electric vehicles. During 2022, it managed to make a significant increase in EV production and by the end of the year Volkswagen had put in a total of 15,000 EV rapid charging stations (so far).

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Ford to increase production of Mustang Mach-E in 2023, cut prices across the board

Green Car Congress

With its new EV supply chain coming online, Ford says it is significantly increasing production of the Mustang Mach-E this year to help reduce customer wait times and to take advantage of streamlined costs to reduce prices across the board, making Mustang Mach-E even more accessible to customers and keeping it competitive in the marketplace. The production increase is a key part of the Ford+ Plan, underscoring the company’s commitment to increase the value of its EVs for customers, continuing to

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First of heaviest Hummer SUV ever auctioned for Tread Lightly cause

Green Car Reports

The first 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV has been auctioned off to benefit conservation nonprofit Tread Lightly, generating $500,000 for the group despite being incapable of treading lightly. In Edition 1 launch spec with Moonshot Green Matte paint, the first Hummer EV SUV was auctioned off by Barrett-Jackson at the company's Scottsdale, Arizona, event.

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Roboticists Want to Give You a Third Arm

Cars That Think

What could you do with an extra limb? Consider a surgeon performing a delicate operation, one that needs her expertise and steady hands—all three of them. As her two biological hands manipulate surgical instruments, a third robotic limb that’s attached to her torso plays a supporting role. Or picture a construction worker who is thankful for his extra robotic hand as it braces the heavy beam he’s fastening into place with his other two hands.

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Tesla Cybertruck prototype sports new side mirror design in recent sighting

Teslarati

A Tesla Cybertruck prototype was spotted on public roads in Palo Alto, California, sporting a new side mirror design. The Cybertruck is nearing early production phases, and according to Tesla’s Chief Vehicle Designer Franz von Holzhausen, the automaker has finalized the vehicle’s design. It appears Tesla has experimented with a new side mirror design.

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Honda to advance fuel cell system as core of its hydrogen business; expansion to other areas; new FCEV in 2024

Green Car Congress

Honda held a press briefing in Tokyo on its hydrogen business initiatives. Honda said that it will take a proactive approach to increase the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier and strive to expand its hydrogen business, in addition to continuing to electrify its products. As the core of its hydrogen business, Honda will further advance its fuel cell system.

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Study: Smaller EV batteries would lessen lithium-mining mess

Green Car Reports

Reducing the size of EV batteries and generally lowering levels of car ownership and use could have a significant environmental impact, according to a new study. The study, commissioned by the Climate and Community Project, a climate policy think tank, used UC Davis research (first spotted by Green Car Congress). It found that limiting the size of.

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X2 ‘flying car’ from XPeng’s Aero HT becomes first crewed eVTOL to receive flight permit in China

Electrek

XPeng’s eVTOL business arm AeroHT announced it has received a conditional permit from the Chinese government to continue flights operated by a human in its X2 “flying car.” According to the company, the X2 is the first eVTOL to receive such a permit in the entire country, allowing XPeng AeroHT to continue development on its way to mass-production of eVTOL products like its sixth-generation flying car scheduled for production next year. more… The post X2 ‘flying car’ from XPeng’s Aero HT becomes

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Tesla price cuts in China drop competitor sales by as much as 60%

Teslarati

Tesla’s price cuts in China dropped sales of competing domestic electric vehicle makers Nio, Li Auto, and Xpeng by as much as 60 percent in January. Nio, Li Auto, and Xpeng all showed significant drops in both monthly and year-over-year sales comparisons in January after Tesla stroked demand by dropping prices by as much as 13.5 percent on vehicles in China.

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Biden Administration puts 20-year ban on mining in 225k acres in northeastern Minnesota; huge blow to Twin Metals copper project

Green Car Congress

US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland signed Public Land Order 7917 withdrawing approximately 225,504 acres in the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws for a 20-year period, subject to valid existing rights. The Biden Administration said that this action will help protect the Rainy River watershed, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the 1854 Ceded Territory of the Chippewa Bands, fr

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Ford CEO: Future EVs will be “radically simplified,” use smaller batteries

Green Car Reports

Ford CEO Jim Farley has already upped F-150 Lightning production to 150,000 a year, and he’s pressing production of its Mustang Mach-E toward 200,000 a year, effectively seeing it reengineered along the way. At the same time, this ramp has been part of a heavy lift at Ford—literally airlifts of parts at times—that’s costing.

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UK car production down but electric vehicle output surges to new record

Electric Cars Report

UK car production declined -9.8% in 2022 to 775,014 units, according to the latest figures issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). December rounded off a volatile year, with output down -17.9% in the month after growth in October and November, with most of the year’s volume loss occurring in the first […] The post UK car production down but electric vehicle output surges to new record appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Tesla shareholder sells home to load up on stock, and it’s already paying off

Teslarati

Tesla shareholders are a rare breed, sometimes putting almost everything, and we mean everything, on the line in hopes of striking it big and making major waves in their own portfolios. Jason DeBolt is one of those shareholders. DeBolt, a shareholder since March 26, 2013 , sold his home and bought around 10,000 shares. The additional 10,000 shares supplemented the 38,000 he already owned.

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India Now The World’s 3rd Largest Auto Market — Will Electric Car Sales Start Taking off?

CleanTechnica EVs

As the world accelerates the transition to electric vehicles, it is important for the world’s largest markets to lead the way in terms of adoption as this will have the most impact when it comes to reducing tailpipe emissions.

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Aptera details, Civic Hybrid, Polestar 2, Tesla Gigafactory boost: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which automaker is reportedly considering a pivot to cylindrical cells for future EVs? Which EV maker is Uber partnering with for a vehicle specifically for ride-hailing? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending Friday, January 27, 2023. Tesla announced a $3.6 billion expansion of.