January, 2023

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Could hydrogen fuel-cell tech replace aircraft jet engines?

Green Car Reports

Airbus recently announced that it’s planning to design, build, and demonstrate a “megawatt-class propulsion system” intended for a large-scale passenger aircraft, featuring hydrogen fuel-cell tech with cryogenic hydrogen storage, in less than four years. This doesn’t mean that a hydrogen fuel-cell jumbo-airliner is on the.

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Global hydrogen station deployments surpass 1,000; China leads

Green Car Congress

The number of hydrogen stations deployed globally has surpassed the 1,000-mark, according to a study by Information Trends. China represents roughly one-third of global deployments, but the US lags far behind with less than 100 hydrogen stations. The second highest hydrogen station deployments after China are in Japan, followed by Korea, said Shakeel Ahmed, Senior Analyst at Information Trends.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk gives Cybertruck seal of approval after production beta review

Teslarati

It does appear that Tesla is steadily making progress in the development and upcoming production of the Cybertruck. This was hinted at by CEO Elon Musk, who noted that he recently reviewed the all-electric pickup truck’s production beta. Musk’s recent comment about the Cybertruck came as a response to a post on Twitter from a user who noted that the all-electric pickup would be his personal vehicle once it’s released.

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Tesla bursts into top 10 best-selling cars in the world with 2 models; industry should be scared

Electrek

Tesla has burst into the top 10 best-selling cars in the world with not just one but two models in 2022. It’s something that the industry should be scared of, as manufacturing electric vehicles in volume becomes clearly disruptive. more… The post Tesla bursts into top 10 best-selling cars in the world with 2 models; industry should be scared appeared first on Electrek.

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

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Toyota faces disaster unless new CEO performs miracle pivot to electric vehicles

The Driven EV News

Toyota will need a record breaking strategy if it's going to survive the electric vehicle revolution. The post Toyota faces disaster unless new CEO performs miracle pivot to electric vehicles appeared first on The Driven.

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Roboticists Want to Give You a Third Arm

Cars That Think

What could you do with an extra limb? Consider a surgeon performing a delicate operation, one that needs her expertise and steady hands—all three of them. As her two biological hands manipulate surgical instruments, a third robotic limb that’s attached to her torso plays a supporting role. Or picture a construction worker who is thankful for his extra robotic hand as it braces the heavy beam he’s fastening into place with his other two hands.

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Australian and German joint funding deal to stimulate hydrogen production

Innovation News Network

Renewable hydrogen production is set to accelerate with an Australian and German $100m joint funding deal. The post Australian and German joint funding deal to stimulate hydrogen production appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Tesla continues ‘Project Highland’ manufacturing line installation at Fremont

Teslarati

Tesla is continuing to progress on the installation of new Model 3 production lines at the Fremont Factory, which is being revamped for Project Highland. Project Highland is a codename for Tesla’s planned revamp of the Model 3 mass-market sedan, which is reportedly receiving new infotainment upgrades, interior simplifications, and a reduction of components.

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New York City will replace its largest fossil fuel plant with wind power, in a US first

Electrek

New York City’s largest fossil-fuel plant, which powers 20% of the city, will be replaced with offshore wind power. more… The post New York City will replace its largest fossil fuel plant with wind power, in a US first appeared first on Electrek.

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Kenya’s Producing Its First Electric Buses — 1,000 Buses Over 3 Years

CleanTechnica EVs

The transition to electric mobility is happening faster than previously thought. Electric buses provide a key pathway to increasing access to more sustainable transport for the majority, especially in developing countries.

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

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The Lisa Was Apple’s Best Failure

Cars That Think

Happy 40th Birthday to Lisa! The Apple Lisa computer, that is. In celebration of this milestone, the Computer History Museum has received permission from Apple to release the source code to the Lisa, including its system and applications software. You can access the Lisa source code here. What is the Apple Lisa computer, and why was its release on 19 January 1983 an important date in computer history?

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Report: Toyota dedicated EV platform may be five years off

Green Car Reports

In what would be a major strategy shift, Toyota is considering a dedicated EV platform similar to what other automakers have to compete more effectively with Tesla, The Asahi Shimbun reported this week. However, Toyota doesn't plan to deploy this platform until 2027 or 2028, when it believes consumer demand for EVs will be sufficient to warrant.

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80% of new cars sold in Norway were all-electric in 2022

Electric Cars Report

Electric vehicles made up almost 80% of new car registrations in Norway last year, setting a new record, according to the Norwegian Road Federation. Of the 138,265 new electric cars sold in the country, 12.2% were made by Tesla, the top seller in the market. This marks a significant increase from the previous record of […] The post 80% of new cars sold in Norway were all-electric in 2022 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Tesla Model 3 RWD available for $399 per month with 3-year lease

Teslarati

The Tesla Model 3 RWD is the company’s most affordable vehicle today, starting at just $43,990 before incentives in the United States following the substantial price cuts implemented earlier this month. A look at Tesla’s order page for the vehicle shows that Model 3 RWD can be leased for a very reasonable $399 per month. As per Tesla’s online configurator for the Model 3 sedan, selecting “lease” on the vehicle’s finance options defaults to the all-electric se

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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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Norway just greenlit this vertical-axis floating wind turbine

Electrek

Swedish wind turbine maker SeaTwirl got the go-ahead to test its 1 megawatt (MW) S2X vertical-axis floating offshore prototype in Norway. more… The post Norway just greenlit this vertical-axis floating wind turbine appeared first on Electrek.

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Toyota Hilux Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pickup Prototype Unveiled

CleanTechnica EVs

Pickups dominates sales in many markets around the world. In the USA, the Ford F-150 has been the best-selling truck for 46 consecutive years and America’s best-selling vehicle for 41 years after selling an average of at least one F-Series truck every 49 seconds last year. In other parts of the world, the Toyota Hilux […].

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The Inner Beauty of Basic Electronics

Cars That Think

Eric Schlaepfer was trying to fix a broken piece of test equipment when he came across the cause of the problem—a troubled tantalum capacitor. The component had somehow shorted out, and he wanted to know why. So he polished it down for a look inside. He never found the source of the short, but he and his collaborator, Windell H. Oskay, discovered something even better: a breathtaking hidden world inside electronics.

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Tesla Model 3 tows boat 3200km on epic road trip costing half the price of diesel

The Driven EV News

Have EVs killed the road trip? Absolutely not! We towed a boat on a 3,200km return trip from Sydney to Tasmania, towing a boat - at half the cost of diesel. The post Tesla Model 3 tows boat 3200km on epic road trip costing half the price of diesel appeared first on The Driven.

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Climate change could accelerate if dust levels stop rising

Innovation News Network

UCLA researchers have found that global atmospheric dust has masked the full potential of greenhouse gases’ role in climate change. The post Climate change could accelerate if dust levels stop rising appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Tesla stock rebounds 50 percent in less than one month in 2023

Teslarati

Tesla stock ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) is up 50 percent less than a month into 2023. The spike in the company’s stock price follows a sharp downturn that occurred in 2022. Last year, Tesla stock fell sharply, losing over 60 percent of its value. Due to widespread unfavorable conditions in the tech and automotive sectors, Tesla felt the losses due to increased vehicle prices, delays in some company products, and CEO Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter.

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Tesla leaks ‘Magic Dock’ CCS adapter ahead of opening its Supercharger network

Electrek

Tesla has leaked ‘Magic Dock’ CCS adapter in its mobile app ahead of the imminent opening of its Supercharger network in North America. more… The post Tesla leaks ‘Magic Dock’ CCS adapter ahead of opening its Supercharger network appeared first on Electrek.

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Volkswagen Had A Great 2022: 26% More EVs, More Than 15,000 Rapid Charging Stations

CleanTechnica EVs

While still far behind EV leader Tesla, Volkswagen is making progress on electric vehicles. During 2022, it managed to make a significant increase in EV production and by the end of the year Volkswagen had put in a total of 15,000 EV rapid charging stations (so far).

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How This Record Company Engineer Invented the CT Scanner

Cars That Think

The inspiration for computed tomography (CT) came from a chance conversation that research engineer Godfrey Hounsfield had with a doctor while on vacation in the 1960s. The physician complained that X-ray images of the brain were too grainy and only two-dimensional. Hounsfield worked at Electrical and Musical Industry in Hayes, England. Best known for producing and selling Beatles records, EMI also developed electronic equipment.

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Mobileye begins autonomous driving tests in Germany with NIO ES8

CN EV Post

The NIO ES8, equipped with Mobileye's self-driving hardware and software, is planned for use in a robotaxi service and to integrate on-demand shuttles into local public transportation in Germany. The post Mobileye begins autonomous driving tests in Germany with NIO ES8 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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IoT devices made greener with printable smart sensors

Innovation News Network

Discover how IoT devices can be made more sustainable by developing self-powered, printable smart sensors from emerging semiconductors. The post IoT devices made greener with printable smart sensors appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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SpaceX sets stage for Starship booster’s first 33-engine static fire

Teslarati

SpaceX has set the stage for a record-breaking Starship booster static fire after the rocket completed a complex fueling test and launch rehearsal earlier this week. On January 25th, a tower the size of a skyscraper activated a pair of giant mechanical arms to disassemble the largest rocket ever built. The arms carefully grabbed Starship using hard points under its flaps and lifted the 50-meter-tall second stage and spacecraft off of Super Heavy Booster 7.

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Tesla just started an EV price war that it will likely win

Electrek

Tesla has just started what could become a major EV price war, and it could change the landscape as the automaker is in a great position to win that war. more… The post Tesla just started an EV price war that it will likely win appeared first on Electrek.

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UK’s EV Share Hits 40% In December – Tesla Model Y Overall Bestseller

CleanTechnica EVs

The UK’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 39.4% share of new sales in December, a new record, up from 33.2% year on year. Full electrics alone took almost a third of the market. Overall auto volumes were up 18% year on year in December, but still down compared to pre-2020 norms. The Tesla […].

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New Video “Just Scratching the Surface” of What Atlas Can Do

Cars That Think

With Boston Dynamics’ recent(ish) emphasis on making robots that can do things that are commercially useful , it’s always good to be gently reminded that the company is still at the cutting edge of dynamic humanoid robotics. Or in this case, forcefully reminded. In its latest video, Boston Dynamics demonstrates some spectacular new capabilities with Atlas focusing on perception and manipulation, and the Atlas team lead answers some of our questions about how they pulled it off.

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NIO's largest delivery center worldwide opens in Shanghai

CN EV Post

The delivery center has 100 delivery spaces and can deliver up to 200 vehicles in a single day. The post NIO's largest delivery center worldwide opens in Shanghai appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Tesla delivered record 1.31 million EVs in 2022, up 40% over last year

Electric Cars Report

In the fourth quarter of 2022, Tesla produced over 439,000 vehicles and delivered record 405,000 vehicles, beating its previous single-quarter record. In 2022, vehicle deliveries grew 40% year-on-year to 1.31 million while production grew 47% year-on-year to 1.37 million. The vast majority of Tesla deliveries in Q4, 388,131 units, were its Model 3 and Model […] The post Tesla delivered record 1.31 million EVs in 2022, up 40% over last year appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Tesla Model 3 emerges as track monster after Pikes Peak crash

Teslarati

Unplugged Performance has turned its crashed Tesla Model 3 into the most aerodynamically aggressive Tesla ever created. Watching the Unplugged Performance Tesla Model 3 crash at the Pikes Peak hill climb was devastating. Not only because of the potential for injury to the driver, but also for all of the lost progress on what had been one of UP’s most successful track toys.

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VW will install up to 25,000 EV chargers globally in 2023

Electrek

The Volkswagen Group announced today that it will install up to 25,000 EV chargers globally along with its partners this year. more… The post VW will install up to 25,000 EV chargers globally in 2023 appeared first on Electrek.

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EVs Take 55% Of The German Auto Market In December!

CleanTechnica EVs

The tide has turned in the electrification of the German auto market, with plugin electric vehicles taking the majority of sales for the first time in December. Plugins took 55.4% of the month’s passenger auto sales, with full electrics taking a third (33.2%), and plugin hybrids taking over a fifth (22.2%). Plugless hybrids took 12.8%, […].

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