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Nickel expert calls on Musk, Farley, others to demand Nickel sourcing in North America

Teslarati

Surging prices of nickel, a potentially major influence in the future of the global electric vehicle market, have encouraged one mining expert in the field to call on automotive CEOs to demand more attention toward sourcing the metal in North America. There are ample, good-quality nickel projects in North America.”

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Oorja Protonics Introduces New Direct Methanol Fuel Cell On-Board Battery Charger

Green Car Congress

In August 2009, Nissan North America (NNA) deployed OorjaPacs for the 60 tugs at its Smyrna, Tenn., SymPowerco has identified markets for Hybrid Electric Drive Systems including golf carts, small industrial vehicles, three-wheeled taxis in the Far East (Tuk-Tuks), motorbikes and similar small vehicles. assembly plant.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

A Cars and Coffee event will be held in Clay, New York, while Avalon, an all-electric golf cart community on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, will display three electric buses. Volunteers needed across North America Scores of volunteers are needed for National Drive Electric Week events nationwide.

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National Drive Electric Week 2021: Talk about great timing

Electric Auto Association

A Cars and Coffee event will be held in Clay, New York, while Avalon, an all-electric golf cart community on Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, will display three electric buses. Volunteers needed across North America Scores of volunteers are needed for National Drive Electric Week events nationwide.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

For North America, the electric Hummer is the first of a promised 20 or so GM EVs based on the company’s new Ultium battery and powertrain technology. Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.”

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

In his CES talk, Fields said that rapidly advancing connectivity; software and sensor technology; and big data were the enablers behind the Smart Mobility projects—eight in North America, nine in Europe and Africa, seven in Asia and one in South America. Vehicle data might enable lower insurance rates for good drivers.

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