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Hyundai and Kia reveal solar roof tech for electric cars—or gasoline ones

Green Car Reports

For those looking to use renewable energy for transportation, that means solar panels can now move from home rooftops used to power car chargers to cars themselves. In Korea on Wednesday, Hyundai and Kia revealed some production-bound examples of that. As solar cells get more efficient, powerful panels can fit on smaller areas.

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Hyundai Motor Group, Aramco and KAUST collaborate on new e-fuel for novel combustion system

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Motor Group is conducting various R&D activities to minimize greenhouse gas emissions from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles during its transition to battery electric vehicles (BEV) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV). The collaboration is expected to create synergies leveraging each participant’s expertise.

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EV News: Zero Registration Fees for EVs, Netherlands PHEV Market, & Hyundai to Stop ICE

Get Electric Vehicle

Today we have a collection of Electric Vehicle News (EV News) for you. The news is related to electric vehicle registration, the hyundai’s plan to stop the development of gasoline powertrains, the PHEV market in the Netherlands. #1 1 Chances for Waiving off Registration and Renewing Charges for Electric Vehicles in India.

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Hyundai delivers keys to first Tucson Fuel Cell customer; leasing for $499/mo, with unlimited free fueling; first drive

Green Car Congress

Hyundai’s position on fuel cell vehicles is that they alleviate the limitations of traditional battery-electric vehicles with respect to range and refueling (recharging) time. Within the group, Kia, which is set up in North America as a competitor to Hyundai, is focusing on battery-electric vehicles. Source: UC Irvine APEP.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

Electric Auto Association

The 2023 Electric Vehicle Association National Board candidates come from across North America. Members of the Electric Vehicle Association are invited to virtually meet the candidates for the 2023 National EVA Board. Burton Current Profession: Managing Agent/Owner of AMB Renewable Energy Inc. Let’s meet the candidates.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

In recent testimony, Nuvve CEO Gregory Poilasne told the lawmakers that bidirectional charging can reduce the total cost of EV ownership, and that it’s essential for integrating more renewable energy into the grid. Going bi adds several nifty new benefits to driving electric. From a CO 2 footprint perspective, that was really bad.

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Texas Will Tax EV Registrations to Make Up for Lost Gas Taxes

The Truth About Cars

Many states and municipalities are all-in on EVs, but the shift has some wondering how they’ll make up for the tax shortfall from falling gasoline sales. Governor Greg Abbot recently signed the law that will require EV owners to pay $400 upfront to register their vehicle and an additional $200 per year to renew it.

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