November, 2024

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My Tesla Got Hit — Fix It At A Tesla Certified Repair Or “Regular” Body Shop?

CleanTechnica EVs

How is my experience getting an estimate for a minor repair at both a Tesla Certified and a “regular” body shop? I’ve written about Tesla collision repairs before here and here, about 5 years ago. This summer, I got the chance to do a similar repair again! My previous repair. [continued] The post My Tesla Got Hit — Fix It At A Tesla Certified Repair Or “Regular” Body Shop?

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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 joins growing group of electric 3-row crossover SUVs

Charged EVs

With 300 miles of range in every model and US-built, Hyundai’s biggest EV takes it upmarket. On Wednesday, just before the Los Angeles auto show, the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 battery-electric crossover made its global debut. The premiere was held at the Goldstein Residence, an early 1960s residence with expansive views set into a hillside in LA’s Beverly Crest neighborhood.

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Jaguar buying back nearly 3,000 I-Pace EVs over fire risk

Green Car Reports

JLR will buy back 2,760 2019 Jaguar I-Pace electric SUVs due to a fire risk that the automaker and safety regulators have determined has not been adequately addressed in previous recalls. These vehicles—from the first model year of Jaguar's sole EV—were included in multiple recalls to address the potential for overheating battery.

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Ørsted’s largest solar farm in the world is now online in Texas

Electrek

The Mockingbird Solar Center, Ørsted’s largest solar project globally, is now online, next to protected prairie donated by the renewable energy giant.

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

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Tesla offers lower cost leases in new program to boost flagging EV sales

The Driven EV News

Tesla launches new LeaseMyTesla program in Australia in its latest bid to arrest the slump in sales in the local electric vehicle market. The post Tesla offers lower cost leases in new program to boost flagging EV sales appeared first on The Driven.

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Where’s My Robot?

Cars That Think

AI robots are advanced humanoids that can do useful tasks and are powered by machine learning. Examples include the latest humanoid robots from Tesla, Boston Dynamics, Figure, Sanctuary AI, 1X, and Unitree. The goal is for these robots to be used for household chores, with AI training them to be capable and safe so one day they can be in our homes.

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Tesla Leads as Norway Completes EV transition

Teslarati

Norway is close to completing its transition to electric vehicles dominating its roads. Tesla is leading the charge as Norway inches closer to an all-EV car market. Norway is getting close to eliminating new car sales of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Toyota has already started shifting its plans in the country. The Japanese automaker plans to release five new EVs to compete with Tesla.

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Study: EV battery prices to drop by 50% by 2026

Green Car Reports

EV battery prices have been falling, and they could decline even more steeply over the next two years, according to a new Goldman Sachs report. On the pack level, global average battery prices declined from $153 per kwh in 2022 to $149 in 2023, according to the report, which predicts that they'll continue dropping to $80 per kwh by 2026. That's.

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Tesla converts Shell gas station into Supercharger and it looks awesome

Electrek

Tesla has converted an entire Shell gas station into a Supercharger station for electric vehicles in Spain, and it looks fantastic.

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Global EV sales heading for record 16.7 million sales in 2024, despite reports of slowdown

The Driven EV News

Global EV sales are heading for a record year in 2024, despite the headlines saying otherwise, with growth of 26 per cent. The post Global EV sales heading for record 16.7 million sales in 2024, despite reports of slowdown 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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This “Lollipop” Brings Taste to Virtual Reality

Cars That Think

Virtual and augmented reality setups already modify the way a user sees and hears the world around them. Add in haptic feedback for a sense of touch and a VR version of smell-o-vision , and only one major sense remains: taste. To fill the gap, researchers at the City University of Hong Kong have developed a new interface to simulate taste in virtual and other extended reality (XR).

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To Be Electrocuted, Or Eaten By A Shark? That Is The Question.

CleanTechnica EVs

Standing in front of the solid awesomeness of the BYD Shark brought back to memory the surreal comments of a certain presidential candidate. He opined that he would rather be electrocuted than eaten by a shark. In Australia, legacy automakers might not get much choice — they may well be. [continued] The post To Be Electrocuted, Or Eaten By A Shark? That Is The Question. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Study reveals 43% of non-electric drivers considering EV for their next car

Teslarati

A survey from Accenture has indicated that more than half of drivers in several key automotive markets will likely go for an electric vehicle within the coming decade. A good portion of non-EV drivers today are also considering an electric car for their next purchase. As noted by Accenture , its survey involves 6,000 car buyers across the United States, Italy, Germany, France, China, and Japan.

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Electric Chrysler Pacifica minivan plays with flexible interior

Green Car Reports

The Chrysler Pacifica lineup will gain an electric variant Electric Chrysler Pacifica interior will feature flexible interior packaging Pacifica will be refreshed in 2026 with the electric variant to follow Chrysler's inching closer to an electric minivan, and now we know what it will be called. On Thursday at the 2024 LA Auto Show, Chrysler CEO.

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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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$400 million electric heavy equipment order from China is biggest ever (so far)

Electrek

Australian mining company Fortescue is making headlines again, after it placed a huge, $400 million order for over 100 new electric equipment assets with Chinese heavy equipment company XCMG (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group). The deal is the largest single equipment export deal in XCMG’s history.

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Fortescue signs $600m deal for battery electric mining equipment in pursuit of real zero

The Driven EV News

Fortescue signs deal for $A600 million of battery electric mining equipment from Chinese heavy machinery manufacturer XCMG, in pursuit of its goal of real zero emissions by 2030. The post Fortescue signs $600m deal for battery electric mining equipment in pursuit of real zero appeared first on The Driven.

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The Inside Story of Google’s Quiet Nuclear Quest

Cars That Think

In 2014 I went to my managers with an audacious proposal: Let’s create a nuclear energy research and development group at Google. I didn’t get laughed out of the room, maybe because Google has a storied history of supporting exploratory research. While I did not propose that Google build a nuclear lab, I felt certain that we could contribute in other ways.

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MojaEV Kenya Launches 100 NETA V Electric Cars for Nairobi Taxi Market

CleanTechnica EVs

MojaEV aims to introduce a total of 500 NETA V electric cars by mid-2025 Although the Kenyan vehicle market is quite small, there are quite a number of exciting developments when it comes to electrification. For example, electric motorcycles are starting to gain significant traction in Kenya in terms of. [continued] The post MojaEV Kenya Launches 100 NETA V Electric Cars for Nairobi Taxi Market appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla China receives apology from car blogger over dishonest braking test

Teslarati

Tesla China recently received an apology from prolific car blogger and influencer Chen Zhengang over a controversial braking test from 2021. As per the car blogger, his video misrepresented the Tesla Model 3’s automatic emergency braking performance. The car blogger, who has millions of followers online, produced videos in 2021 featuring a comparison between the automatic emergency braking systems of a Tesla Model 3 and an Xpeng P7.

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Which electric cars have the most range?

Green Car Reports

For 2025, dozens of EV variants top 300 miles of range The top-ten list contains pickups, SUVs, crossovers, sedans, and a hatchback Standouts like Lucid Air and Hyundai Ioniq 6 manage market-leading range without huge battery packs Less than a decade ago, 300 miles seemed like the holy grail for EV driving range. Now, even as the overdue reality.

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Call it like it is: TSLA’s rise is not due to performance, but hope for corruption

Electrek

In the past week, TSLA stock has increased by about one-third of its previous value. But this increase has had nothing to do with company performance, or even due to external factors like consumer tastes or beneficial changes in EV policy. Rather, the week’s speculation has come out of a simple desire to see Tesla become the benefit of government corruption.

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Australian trucking giants to roll out another 54 electric trucks with new grants

The Driven EV News

Two of Australia's biggest trucking groups land federal funds to roll out 54 electric trucks and build charging infrastructure to support them. The post Australian trucking giants to roll out another 54 electric trucks with new grants appeared first on The Driven.

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Predictions From IEEE’s 2024 Technology Megatrends Report

Cars That Think

It’s time to start preparing your organization and employees for the effects of artificial general intelligence, sustainability, and digital transformation. According to IEEE’s 2024 Technology Megatrends report , the three technologies will change how companies, governments, and universities operate and will affect what new skills employees need. A megatrend, which integrates multiple tendencies that evolve over two decades or so, is expected to have a substantial effect on society, technology,

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California Reaches 2 Million Electric Car Sales, 26.4% Market Share

CleanTechnica EVs

California just passed a major milestone. In the third quarter, it reached 2 million cumulative electric vehicle sales. By the end of the quarter, it had gotten to 2,113,135 EV sales. That’s also 39% of USA’s 5,466,139 cumulative EV sales. California is a huge state, and would be the 4th. [continued] The post California Reaches 2 Million Electric Car Sales, 26.4% Market Share appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla Giga Texas Boring Co. tunnel gets paint as it nears completion

Teslarati

Crews have begun painting the inside of the Boring Company tunnel being built at Gigafactory Texas, as shown in an update shared over the weekend. In a video update posted by Giga Texas observer and drone pilot Brad Sloan on Saturday, you can see workers painting the interior walls of the Boring Company’s so-called “Cybertunnel,” as the company nears completion.

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Chevrolet Bolt EV recalled again to fix possible battery fire

Green Car Reports

The latest recall addresses the failed software fix for the previous Bolt EV fire recall The software fails to prevent the battery from overheating The recall is limited to 107 Bolt EV and Bolt EUV models General Motors is once again recalling the Chevrolet Bolt EV because the installation of diagnostic software to address a previous battery-fire.

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Mack Electric LR is Wisconsin’s first electric garbage truck

Electrek

In a bid to clean up its streets in more ways than one, the city of Madison, Wisconsin has added two Class 8 electric trucks to its garbage fleet earlier this year in the form of a pair of Mack Electric LR HDEVs … and the city already has plans to add two more.

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BYD set to launch next generation blade battery in 2025, with more range and life cycle

The Driven EV News

BYD is reportedly set to launch its next generation blade battery in 2025, which the company expects will increase driving range as well as the life cycle of the battery. The post BYD set to launch next generation blade battery in 2025, with more range and life cycle appeared first on The Driven.

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Millimeter Waves May Not Be 6G’s Most Promising Spectrum

Cars That Think

In 6G telecom research today, a crucial portion of wireless spectrum has been neglected: the Frequency Range 3 , or FR3, band. The shortcoming is partly due to a lack of viable software and hardware platforms for studying this region of spectrum, ranging from approximately 6 to 24 gigahertz. But a new, open-source wireless research kit is changing that equation.

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EVs At 23.5% Share In France — Plugins Dip As HEVs Surge

CleanTechnica EVs

October’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 23.5% share in France, down from 26.5% year on year. Classic hybrids (HEVs) were the only powertrain that saw YoY growth, with plugins losing ground, though faring better than combustion-only vehicles. Overall auto volume was 135,532 units, down 13.3% YoY. The new Citroen. [continued] The post EVs At 23.5% Share In France — Plugins Dip As HEVs Surge appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla Optimus shows off new upgrade 

Teslarati

Tesla Optimus showed off new hands right after Neuralink announced it received US FDA approval for its CONVOY Study. “Got a new hand for Black Friday,” joked a new post from Tesla Optimus. Tesla Optimus’ latest X post shows off some nifty hand work—literally. Tesla’s humanoid robot is shown catching a tennis ball with its new hand. In May 2024, Elon Musk commented that Tesla was upgrading Optimus’ hands to have 22 degrees of freedom (DoF).

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Ford pausing F-150 Lighting electric truck production for six weeks

Green Car Reports

Ford will pause production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, reports Reuters. "We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability," the automaker said in a statement to Reuters regarding the six-week production pause, which overlaps with a week in December when all Ford.

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Chinese solar giant Trina sells its Texas factory a week after it opens

Electrek

Trina Solar is selling its Texas solar panel factory as the US scrutinizes Chinese companies cashing in on Inflation Reduction Act tax breaks.

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Australian supermarket and recycling companies add electric prime movers to their fleets

The Driven EV News

Supermarket giant Coles and recycling firm CD Dodd are the latest companies to add electric prime movers to their transport fleets in Victoria and Western Australia. The post Australian supermarket and recycling companies add electric prime movers to their fleets appeared first on The Driven.

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