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Arkansas might be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium

Green Car Reports

Lithium in a Smackover Formation could provide nine times the global demand for EV batteries The lithium deposits could be the key to U.S. battery production Lithium mining was extensive in North Carolina until the 1980s A lithium deposit located in southwestern Arkansas could hold enough of the metal to satisfy global EV battery demand nine times.

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The Unlikely Inventor of the Automatic Rice Cooker

Cars That Think

“Cover, bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes.” These directions seem simple enough, and yet I have messed up many, many pots of rice over the years. My sympathies to anyone who’s ever had to boil rice on a stovetop, cook it in a clay pot over a kerosene or charcoal burner, or prepare it in a cast-iron cauldron. All hail the 1955 invention of the automatic rice cooker!

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Toyota’s production falls for the first time in 4 years as slow EV shift proves costly

Electrek

Japan’s largest automaker is struggling as low-priced Chinese EV makers, like BYD, continue gaining an edge. Toyota’s global output fell for the first time in four years in the first half of 2024. Is the company’s slow shift to EVs to blame?

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Tesla continues California domination, still holding over 50 percent EV market share

Teslarati

Tesla is continuing its long-standing tradition of dominating electric vehicle sales in California. Despite an increased number of competitors and models attempting to take market share from the company, Tesla still holds over fifty percent of the EV segment in the Golden State. Although Tesla lost 8.5 percent of its market share compared to last year in the same time frame, it still holds 54.5 percent of the EV sales in California in 2024.

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

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Chinese electric truck claims record charge of 500 kWh in drive from Melbourne to Sydney

The Driven EV News

Chinese electric truck maker Windrose claims an Australian charging record of more than 500 kWh in a single session during a trip from Melbourne to Sydney. The post Chinese electric truck claims record charge of 500 kWh in drive from Melbourne to Sydney appeared first on The Driven.

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Europe EV Sales Report — In September, 60% of European Automotive Sales Were Electrified

CleanTechnica EVs

Some 295,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in September, rising 6% YoY, which represents the EV market’s return to growth for the first time since April. This is even more significant when you consider the overall market fell by 4%, to 1.1 million units. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones. [continued] The post Europe EV Sales Report — In September, 60% of European Automotive Sales Were Electrified appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator

Cars That Think

For a machine that’s designed to replicate a star, the world’s newest stellarator is a surprisingly humble-looking apparatus. The kitchen-table-size contraption sits atop stacks of bricks in a cinder-block room at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in Princeton, N.J., its parts hand-labeled in marker. The PPPL team invented this nuclear-fusion reactor, completed last year, using mainly off-the-shelf components.

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Louisville launches America’s first 100% electric garbage truck fleet

Electrek

In what the city is calling a national first, Louisville, Colorado officials held a “ribbon cutting” last Tuesday to celebrate the launch of a new, all-electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet, which is already the city’s streets.

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Tesla Semi has “ridiculous” demand, and it’s about to make roads cleaner

Teslarati

During the third quarter earnings call, CEO Elon Musk commented that the demand for the Tesla Semi is “ridiculous.” This was because the Class 8 all-electric truck’s operating costs are so low that it would be silly for businesses not to use it. “Fundamentally, if you’ve got a (Tesla) Semi, the fully considered cost per mile per ton of transport is better than a diesel truck.

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BYD says more than 2,000 orders taken in first 24 hours for Shark plug in ute

The Driven EV News

BYD says interest in new plug in hybrid Shark 6 ute means it could become the best selling car in Australia. The post BYD says more than 2,000 orders taken in first 24 hours for Shark plug in ute appeared first on The Driven.

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

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53% Of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report

CleanTechnica EVs

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring a new record, a little more than 1.1 million sales (in a 2.1-million-unit overall market). That’s up 51% year over year (YoY), compared to the overall market being up 5%. Looking deeper at the numbers, growth came. [continued] The post 53% Of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins!

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U.S. EV Sales Hit Another Record In Q3 2024: '10% Share Within Reach'

InsideEVs

General Motors has officially become America's second-best-selling EV maker behind Tesla, pushing Hyundai Motor Group into the third spot.

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Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Team Up on Robots

Cars That Think

Today, Boston Dynamics and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced a new partnership “to accelerate the development of general-purpose humanoid robots utilizing TRI’s Large Behavior Models and Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot.” Committing to working towards a general purpose robot may make this partnership sound like a every other commercial humanoid company right now, but that’s not at all that’s going on here: BD and TRI are talking about fundamental robotics research, focusing on hard probl

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Seriously good cold-climate heat pumps are headed to the US market

Electrek

The eight manufacturers that took part in the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge are now taking their new, improved products to market.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

Oil

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Tesla Megafactory in Shanghai on track to start shipments in Q1 2025

Teslarati

Tesla Megafactory Shanghai is on track to start shipments by Q1 2025. Last month, local media outlet IT Home reported that Tesla’s Megafactory in Shanghai was already 60% complete , passing the halfway point. Tesla China officially started construction on the Shanghai Megafactory on May 23, 2024. Based on recent reports, Tesla China’s Megafactory will be completed less than a year after the start of production—proving the company’s remarkable speed again.

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EV battery prices to fall by nearly 50 pct and near ICE parity by 2026, says Goldman Sachs

The Driven EV News

Global EV battery prices could drop by almost another 50 per cent by 2026, according to Goldman Sachs, bringing with it the potential of price parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) cars. The post EV battery prices to fall by nearly 50 pct and near ICE parity by 2026, says Goldman Sachs appeared first on The Driven.

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How Many Hydrogen Transit Trial Failures Are Enough?

CleanTechnica EVs

In the past few days I’ve been going deep on some very odd results out of a Canadian transit think tank’s research and reports for client municipalities, finding that bad assumptions and worse scenarios resulted in $1.5 billion being taken off of hydrogen bus costs. Discussion around this led to. [continued] The post How Many Hydrogen Transit Trial Failures Are Enough?

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Toyota’s Portable Hydrogen Cartridges Could Make Owning An FCEV A Lot Easier

InsideEVs

No more waiting in line to refuel your Mirai–just order a fresh batch of cartridges and top up at home. That’s the idea, at least.

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Brain-like Computers Tackle the Extreme Edge

Cars That Think

Neuromorphic computing draws inspiration from the brain, and Steven Brightfield, chief marketing officer for Sydney-based startup BrainChip , says that makes it perfect for use in battery-powered devices doing AI processing. “The reason for that is evolution,” Brightfield says. “Our brain had a power budget.” Similarly, the market BrainChip is targeting is power constrained. ”You have a battery and there’s only so much energy coming out of the battery that can power the AI that you’re using.

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Tesla’s profits are now coming from things Elon Musk said he wouldn’t do

Electrek

A significant part of Tesla’s growth in gross profit last quarter came from an increase in profits from servicing Tesla’s vehicles and selling energy through its Supercharger network – things Elon Musk said Tesla wouldn’t aim to make profits from.

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Tesla stock (TSLA)’s monster rally erases shorts’ 2024 gains in one day

Teslarati

Tesla stock’s ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) 22% rise on Thursday following the release of the company’s Q3 2024 earnings resulted in the electric vehicle maker adding $150 billion to its market cap in a single day. At the same time, Tesla’s 22% rise also resulted in TSLA short sellers receiving a $3.5 billion blow in one day. Tesla’s Q3 2024 results were pleasantly surprising, both for analysts and investors alike.

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Tesla opens first pre-fab Australian supercharger site that took just days to install

The Driven EV News

Tesla uses innovative method for the first time in Australia to speed up supercharger rollout as 60,000 superchargers now open globally. The post Tesla opens first pre-fab Australian supercharger site that took just days to install appeared first on The Driven.

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Mexico’s New President Has A Plan: A Cheap Mexican EV For The Masses Called “Olinia”

CleanTechnica EVs

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s new president (inaugurated in October 1st), has a plan. She wants to bring Mexico’s industry into the 21st century, pivoting to tech, drones, semi-conductors, … and EVs. She has announced she’ll make sure that, by the end of her term, Mexico owns a locally designed, locally built, [continued] The post Mexico’s New President Has A Plan: A Cheap Mexican EV For The Masses Called “Olinia” appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Ford Asks EV Customers To Stop Using Tesla NACS Adapters

InsideEVs

Ford will send out replacement units to affected owners soon, because the current units could cause slower charging speeds or port damage.

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How to Prevent Another Europa Clipper Transistor Panic

Cars That Think

Yesterday, NASA successfully launched the Europa Clipper, the largest spacecraft the agency has ever built for a planetary mission. Clipper is now successfully on its multi-year journey to Europa, bristling with equipment to study the Jovian moon’s potential to support life—but just a few months ago, the mission was almost doomed. In July, researchers at NASA found out that a group of Europa Clipper’s transistors would fail under Jupiter’s extreme radiation levels.

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Elon Musk finally admits Tesla’s HW3 might not support full self-driving

Electrek

Elon Musk finally admits Tesla’s HW3 might not support full self-driving and that he doesn’t actually know what it will take. Millions of Tesla vehicles are equipped with HW3 computers.

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Tesla is finally working on a smartwatch app, coding shows

Teslarati

Tesla appears to finally be working on an app for smartwatches, coding shows, bringing a long-awaited feature to a device that many owners own and have wanted integration for their vehicles on. Tesla has held off on integrating its vehicles into smartwatches for some time, and although it has been requested by owners for years, the company has chosen not to move forward with it.

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Volkswagen ID.7 electric car covers 794 kms with single battery charge

The Driven EV News

All-electric ID.7 Pro S electric sedan achieves nearly-800km range on a single battery charge, serving to demonstrate the continuing evolution of battery electric vehicle technology. The post Volkswagen ID.7 electric car covers 794 kms with single battery charge appeared first on The Driven.

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EVs Take A Record 97.5% Share In Norway — Tesla Takes Third Of Market

CleanTechnica EVs

September witnessed plugin EVs take a record 97.5% share in Norway, up from 93.0% year on year. BEVs crushed all other powertrains, taking 96.4% share, also a new record, with PHEVs a distant runner-up at 1.1% share. Overall auto volume was 12,966 units, up 25% YoY. Tesla dominated, taking around a. [continued] The post EVs Take A Record 97.5% Share In Norway — Tesla Takes Third Of Market appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Even Toyota Knows The End Of Internal Combustion Is Near

InsideEVs

"There is a decision being made now as to whether to stop making pure ICE for the U.S. market," the company's chief scientist said.

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The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnes of Concrete

Cars That Think

Along the country road that leads to ATL4, a giant data center going up east of Atlanta, dozens of parked cars and pickups lean tenuously on the narrow dirt shoulders. The many out-of-state plates are typical of the phalanx of tradespeople who muster for these massive construction jobs. With tech giants, utilities, and governments budgeting upwards of US $1 trillion for capital expansion to join the global battle for AI dominance, data centers are the bunkers, factories, and skunkworks—and concr

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In a first, US approves massive new lithium mine in Nevada

Electrek

The US government has approved the construction of a massive new lithium mine on public land in Nevada as part of a strategy to break China’s dominance over the supply chain of critical minerals used in EVs. The mine will be a key supplier to Ford’s future EVs.

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Tesla Megapacks power on at Western Australia’s largest battery yet

Teslarati

Grid operators in Western Australia have turned on a Tesla Megapack project earlier than expected, coming under 18 months since construction began and becoming the state’s largest battery project yet. In a press release on Tuesday, renewable provider Neoen announced that it has turned on the Collie Battery Stage 1 in Western Australia, sporting 219 MW/877 MWh of Tesla Megapacks.

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Uber punts hybrid cars from “green vehicle” scheme, to focus on battery electrics

The Driven EV News

Hybrid cars will no longer qualify as "green" vehicles on Uber's rideshare service in Australia after the tech giant announced changes to prioritise electric cars on its platform. The post Uber punts hybrid cars from “green vehicle” scheme, to focus on battery electrics appeared first on The Driven.