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

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Costco jumps back into EV charging, puts their brand on it

Green Car Reports

Costco is returning to EV charging, with a first location assuring reliability and a different approach Charging station was set up in 7 weeks—shorter than a Tesla Supercharger station Electric Era uses battery storage, AI load management, claims 98%+ uptime per port Retailer has not announced any plans to get rid of its popular gas pumps.

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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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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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Feds investigating Tesla Full Self-Driving after four crashes, one fatality

Green Car Reports

The NHTSA is looking at the safety of Tesla's Full Self-Driving system Four crashes have been documented while Tesla's Full Self-Driving system was engaged, one was fatal Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubled down on self-driving cars with the Cybercab The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into the Tesla Full.

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

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Ampersand Scales Nairobi Electric Motorcycle Manufacturing Capacity To Meet Kenya’s Growing Demand For Electric Motorcycles

CleanTechnica EVs

New Nairobi factory triples production capacity in Kenya, fueling the county’s transition to electric motorcycles. Ampersand now has 1150 bikes on the roads of Nairobi. There are over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These motorcycle taxis are. [continued] The post Ampersand Scales Nairobi Electric Motorcycle Manufacturing Capacity To Meet Kenya’s Growing Demand For Electric Motorcycles appeared first on

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Scout reveals electric Traveler SUV and Terra pickup, due in 2027

Green Car Reports

The Scout Traveler SUV and Terra pickup arrive in 2027 Scout said the EVs will have up to 350 miles of range; 500 miles with the range extender Pricing is said to start at under $60,000 Scout Motors on Thursday unveiled concept versions of an electric SUV and pickup truck the new Volkswagen Group brand aims to start manufacturing in 2027 at its.

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Tesla Fremont Factory celebrates 1 million Model Y production at GA4

Teslarati

Just days after announcing that it had produced its 7 millionth vehicle , Tesla announced that the Fremont Factory has produced its 1 millionth Model Y from GA4. This is an incredible achievement, considering that the Fremont Factory is a facility that is not built specifically to produce Teslas. The Fremont Factory is Tesla’s first production facility.

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

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Ampol rolls out first EV charging bays located away from convenience stores

The Driven EV News

Australian petrol retailing giant Ampol has rolled out the first of its ‘at-destination’ AmpCharge electric vehicle (EV) charging bays as it seeks to expand its future business away from its… The post Ampol rolls out first EV charging bays located away from convenience stores appeared first on The Driven.

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Mercedes-Benz opens battery recycling plant in Germany

Green Car Reports

As automakers continue to ramp up EV production, they're already thinking about what to do with battery cells once vehicles reach the end of their useful lives. To that end, Mercedes-Benz opened a battery recycling center in Germany. Located in Kuppenheim, in the southern part of the country, Mercedes claimed in a press release that the facility.

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Tesla Energy is living up to Elon Musk’s predictions

Teslarati

Tesla Energy is living up to Elon Musk’s expectations. The company’s energy division reported a record gross margin of 30.5% for Q3 2024. Tesla’s energy business reached a record gross margin with a sequential increase of 596 bps despite lower Megapack volumes. In its Q3 2024 Update letter, Tesla reported that its Megafactory in Lathrop produced 200 Megapacks per week.

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To beat EV tariffs, China looks to double production to staggering amounts

Electrek

Chinese automakers are aiming to more than double their full-process manufacturing capacity outside of China, all in hopes of beating out import tariffs on Chinese-made vehicles and meeting demand for EVs, according to a report from Bloomberg.

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Mercedes opens first EV battery recycling plant, producing enough for 50,000 new cars

The Driven EV News

German car giant opens first EV battery recycling facility, which will achieve a recycling rate of 96 per cent and produce enough materials for 50,000 new electric cars each year. The post Mercedes opens first EV battery recycling plant, producing enough for 50,000 new cars appeared first on The Driven.

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Review: 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz tags nostalgia, re-ups minivans

Green Car Reports

U.S. spec is 3-row, 10 in. longer than Euro version out two years ago Larger 91-kwh battery pack, higher-power rear motor EPA range up to 234 miles, 10-80% in 26 min. Starts at $61,545, spans to $71,545 for top 1st Edition AWD VW’s electric Bus reboot is finally arriving in the U.S. And by design, it’s hard to imagine a better way.

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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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Tesla Full Self-Driving is getting more dangerous as it get better

Electrek

I just came back from driving about 200 miles (350 km) using Tesla’s (Supervised) Full Self-Driving, and the system is getting better, but it’s also getting more dangerous as it gets better. The risk of complacency is scary.

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New & Used EV Sales Were Up In September In USA

CleanTechnica EVs

EV sales were 9 percent of total new car sales in the US in September. Cox Automotive expects the to crack the 10 percent barrier soon. The post New & Used EV Sales Were Up In September In USA appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Elon Musk calls $25,000 EV "pointless," says future is autonomous

Green Car Reports

A $25,000 EV is pointless and silly, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk The future is autonomous in Musk's view But Musk reiterated that we need to make EVs affordable for everyone In the automaker's third-quarter earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk did an about face from the idea of a $25,000 electric vehicle that he had previously promoted. Tesla.

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Consumer Reports survey shows 50% of Americans want to test drive EVs

Teslarati

A recent survey from Consumer Reports has revealed that at least half of all prospective car buyers in the United States are interested in test driving a battery electric vehicle when shopping for their next car. This was true even for those who were not necessarily looking to purchase an EV in the immediate future. Chris Harto, senior policy analyst for transportation and energy at Consumer Reports , highlighted the importance of test drives for consumers who are curious about more sustainable

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BYD electric SUV teardown shocks Japan: ‘How can it be produced at such a low cost?’

Electrek

Japan is wondering how Chinese EV makers, like BYD , build electric cars so cheaply. After tearing apart BYD’s Atto 3, an all-electric SUV, attendees at an EV seminar in Japan asked, “How can it be produced at such a low cost?

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Tesla Reaches 60,000 Superchargers

CleanTechnica EVs

Sometimes it’s nice to just get some simple, old-fashioned, positive stories from Tesla. At its core, Tesla — more than 100,000 Tesla employees — are producing great electric cars, rolling our Tesla Superchargers, and spreading clean technologies around the world. I know, the Supercharger team was supposed to be kaput. [continued] The post Tesla Reaches 60,000 Superchargers appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Scout Traveler vs. Rivian R1S: Comparing electric SUVs

Green Car Reports

The first true challenger to Rivian’s R1S off-road electric family hauler has come out of the shadows. VW’s Scout will be developing its off-road electric SUV aiming squarely at Rivian R1S. Years away, the electric Scout Traveler SUV will be the most direct Rivian R1S rival when it arrives, which is targeted to happen in 2027. Scout.

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Tesla’s $25K car is the Cybercab with no steering wheel or pedals

Teslarati

Tesla set the record straight with its $25,000 vehicle during its recent earnings call. Tesla has no plans to produce a Cybercab with a steering wheel or pedals. The Tesla Cybercab is the $25,000 vehicle everyone has been waiting to see. “So, anyway, basically, I think having a regular $25K model is pointless. It would be silly. Like it would be completely at odds with what we believe,” said Elon Musk.

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2025 Ford E-Transit costs the same as the gas version upfront

Electrek

Ford has opened the order banks for its 2025 E-Transit, which now costs the same upfront whether you order the electric or gas model – and the electric one is even cheaper when you take into account savings on fuel, maintenance, and possible incentives.

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BYD — Leading In Electric Vehicles More Than You Think

CleanTechnica EVs

I didn’t know what to expect when I wrote “Our Stance On Covering Tesla,” but I had realized that I really needed a post to explain that there are different people covering Tesla with different opinions and also that some Tesla news is positive while some Tesla news is negative. [continued] The post BYD — Leading In Electric Vehicles More Than You Think appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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GM CEO says company still committed to ditching tailpipes by 2035

Green Car Reports

GM still plans to only sell EVs for its light-duty passenger vehicles by 2035 The automaker's backed off its current EV sales targets GM expects to be the first U.S. automaker outside of Tesla to turn a profit on EVs General Motors still aims to eliminate tailpipes from its light-duty passenger vehicles by 2035, CEO Mary Barra said in an interview.

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Tesla Cybertruck achieves positive gross margin for first time

Teslarati

Tesla revealed that its all-electric Cybertruck has achieved a positive gross margin for the first time, meeting goals that the vehicle would be profitable for the company by the end of 2024. Tesla started ramping production of the Cybertruck last year after deliveries began in November. To reach profitability and obtain a positive gross margin, Tesla has to make more than a vehicle costs to produce.

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Scout EVs have arrived and are available for pre-order with 500+ mile range, but there’s a catch

Electrek

The wait is officially over. Volkswagen Group’s revival of the Scout brand has finally unveiled production-intent concept versions of its two flagship EV models. We are in Nashville, Tennessee, where Scout Motors shared details of its first SUV, the Traveler, and its all-electric pickup truck, the Terra. If Scout can hit its targets, these new EVs will also be quite reasonably priced.

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