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Aptera confirms Tesla charge port for its solar EV

Green Car Reports

Aptera this week confirmed that its solar-supplemented three-wheel production EV will offer a Tesla connector and corresponding charging equipment, both produced by the charging-hardware maker Lectron. The California startup's adoption of the Tesla standard, now called NACS, was already all but a given.

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ICCT-ClimateWorks: well-designed vehicle standards and fuel feeds could reduce combined US, China and EU CO2 emissions by 1.3 Gt in 2030, boost economy

Green Car Congress

Vehicle efficiency improvements via effective standards and policies could reduce annual CO 2 e emissions from the US, China, and the EU by 1.3 The US, China, and the EU are expected to remain the top three emitters, responsible for more than 60% of global road emissions. Gt at a savings of about $135 billion per year by 2030.

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ECOtality forms JV with Changchun Eco-Power Technology for EV charging products in China

Green Car Congress

to manufacture and distribute ECOtality charging products for a range of EVs, including two and three-wheel vehicles, buses, material handling equipment, and airport ground support—all specifically designed for the regional marketplace. ECOtality, Inc. and Changchun Eco-Power Technology Co.,

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2019 Keeling Curve Prize winners include Opus 12; conversion of CO2 into fuels and chemicals

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water and electricity to produce higher-energy carbon-based products and a co-product of pure oxygen. Jetty (Mexico City) is using technology to establish and enforce stricter service standards on private suppliers of loosely regulated "colectivo" services in Mexico City. into cost-competitive chemicals and fuels.

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Suzuki, Toshiba and Denso to form JV to produce automotive Li-ion battery packs in India

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Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, and Denso Corporation have reached basic agreement on establishing a joint venture company for production of automotive lithium-ion battery packs in India, and signed the agreement. The initial capital expenditure will be ¥20 billion (US$184 million).

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Tesla Cybertruck ‘Beast Mode,’ wheel options, accessories leak ahead of launch

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Ahead of what is expected to be one of the biggest product launches in company history, several things about the Cybertruck leaked via Tesla App Updates on X, showing everything from “Beast Mode” to various accessories and customizable options. There should be other accessories in the works as well.

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E-Motor Enables Chain-Free Bike-by-Wire

Cars That Think

The partners had a prototype on display in Munich (and the previous week at Eurobike) with a robust cargo three-wheel e-bike made by Bayk. Production models could come out as soon as first-quarter 2022, says Marc Hector, an engineer in Schaeffler's actuator systems unit and one of the developers on the pedal generator project.

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