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Rolls-Royce announces new hydrogen engine program; updates on hybrid-electric research

Green Car Congress

Rolls-Royce is launching a new leading-edge hydrogen program and also given a further update on its research into hybrid-electric power as it continues to pioneer new forms of aviation sustainability. Rolls-Royce is planning a comprehensive series of rig and engine tests to prove hydrogen can safely and efficiently deliver power for small-mid size aircraft from the mid-2030s onwards.

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Affordable electric convertibles: Could Mini be working on one?

Green Car Reports

Where are the electric convertibles? It’s a niche that’s not at all represented in today’s market—and there hasn’t been a single new one since the Tesla Roadster. Now Mini has hinted that it’s thinking about the possibility of an electric convertible that’s not only compact but affordable—perhaps as.

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NIO reaffirms 150-kWh solid-state battery for delivery in Q4, with flexible upgrades for users

CN EV Post

The battery will give the NIO ES8 a range of 850 kilometers, the ES6 a range of 900 kilometers and the ET7 a range of more than 1,000 kilometers. The post NIO reaffirms 150-kWh solid-state battery for delivery in Q4, with flexible upgrades for users appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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First Ampol EV charger site goes live and is free until August

The Driven EV News

Petrol retailer Ampol's first EV fast-charging site has opened to public in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria. The post First Ampol EV charger site goes live and is free until August appeared first on The Driven.

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

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ArcelorMittal, Gestamp successfully trial low-carbon emissions steel in car parts

Green Car Congress

ArcelorMittal and Tier 1 automotive supplier Gestamp have successfully trialed the use of low-carbon emissions steel for use in car parts that will ultimately be used in the production of vehicles in Spain and throughout Europe. The two companies have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on sustainability, specifically in the production of low-carbon emissions steel parts and are working closely to ensure that ArcelorMittal’s steel meets all Gestamp’s technical requirements.

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USPS gives in to pressure, boosts plan for electric vehicles to half of future fleet

Green Car Reports

Pressured by the White House, Congress, and environmental groups, the United States Postal Service (USPS) now plans for electric vehicles to comprise half of its future mail-truck fleet. The Postal Service now plans for 25,000 EVs from an initial purchase of 50,000 new Next Generation Deliver Vehicle (NGDV) mail trucks from Oshkosh Defense.

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Artificial Muscles Woven Into Smart Textiles Could Make Clothing Hyperfunctional

Cars That Think

Recent advances in soft robotics have opened up possibilities for the construction of smart fibers and textiles that have a variety of mechanical, therapeutic, and wearable possibilities. These fabrics, when programmed to expand or contract through thermal, electric, fluid, or other stimuli, can produce motion, deformation, or force for different functions.

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EIA: New refineries will increase global refining capacity in 2022 and 2023; China leads

Green Car Congress

The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global refining capacity decreased by 730,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2021—the first decline in global refining capacity in 30 years. In the United States, refining capacity has decreased by about 1.1 million b/d since the start of 2020, contributing 184,000 b/d to the global decline in 2021.

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Hyundai $20,000 EV, Blazer EV patrol car, solid-state CO2 benefits, VW’s Scout: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Volkswagen shifts its top U.S. executive over to Scout. Solid-state batteries could help give EVs a lighter carbon footprint. Hyundai is working on a cheap electric small car. And GM confirms electric police vehicles. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. This week’s reveal of the 2024 Chevy Blazer EV also included the confirmation that.

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Tesla has a new self-diagnostic feature in its app

Electrek

Tesla has been working on a new “self-diagnostic” feature in its app that the automaker runs when certain types of service appointments are requested. more…. The post Tesla has a new self-diagnostic feature in its app appeared first on Electrek.

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

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Rodney Brooks Explains What Robust.AI Is Actually Doing

Cars That Think

Robust.AI was founded three years ago to do, well, nobody was quite sure what. Or rather, some people were quite sure what, and those people would be the Robust.AI team, who weren’t saying much. But it was that founding team that made us take notice, since it included highly experienced folks from SRI and Alphabet, as well as some big names in academia: Gary Marcus, Henrik Christensen, and Rodney Brooks.

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Chevrolet reveals 2024 Blazer EV; up to 320 miles of range

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet revealed the all-electric 2024 Blazer EV. The Blazer EV offers multiple distinct trims, multiple range options—including an available GM-estimated range of up to 320 miles on a full charge—and available front-, rear- and all-wheel-drive configurations. Those choices include available 1LT, 2LT, RS and Chevy’s first electric SS performance model, along with a pursuit-rated Police Pursuit Vehicle (PPV) model for police fleet applications.

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Solid state tech could reduce EV batteries' carbon footprint by 39%, research suggests

Green Car Reports

Solid state batteries could reduce the carbon footprint of electric cars by 39%, according to a new report commissioned by environmental advocacy group Transport & Environment (T&E). Compiled by Minviro, a company that does raw material lifecycle analyses, the reported compares the overall carbon footprint of solid state batteries with two.

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Bosch and Blubrake/Shimano unveil competing anti-lock braking for electric bikes

Electrek

Anti-lock brakes might sound like old tech in cars (and motorcycles to a certain extent), but another two-wheeler has had to deal with brake lock up since its invention: the bicycle. But two different companies have just shown off competing anti-lock braking (ABS) systems designed for e-bikes to improve safety and performance. more…. The post Bosch and Blubrake/Shimano unveil competing anti-lock braking for electric bikes appeared first on Electrek.

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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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How to "Shave the Peak" when the electric grid is dirtiest

Green Energy Consumers

Peak Alerts! Protect our climate by reducing your electricity use on weekdays from 5-8pm. Starting Tuesday, July 19th, 2022. According to Accuweather, we're headed for a prolonged stretch of hot weather through July 31st. Over the next few days, you might hear from your local utility or our electric grid operator, ISO-New England, that our electricity system will be stressed.

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All-in-one solar-powered tower makes carbon-neutral kerosene in the field at pilot-scale

Green Car Congress

Researchers in Europe led by a team from ETH Zurich have designed a fuel production system that uses water, CO 2 , and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. The team implemented the system at pilot-scale in the field to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the entire sun-to-liquid fuel process chain, from H 2 O and CO 2 to kerosene. An open-access paper on the work is published in the journal Joule.

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Cadillac reveals Celestiq show car, previewing an electric flagship

Green Car Reports

Cadillac on Friday pulled the wraps off its Celestiq show car, confirming the look of a future hand-built electric flagship sedan. The concept car, GM says, is inspired by GM’s 120-year heritage and will continue to be developed toward production. First teased last month, the design has stayed a sedan, GM says, rather than an SUV or.

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How solid state EV batteries could cut emissions by up to 39%

Electrek

Solid state batteries have the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of EV batteries by up to 39% compared with liquid lithium-ion batteries, according to the Brussels-based campaign group Transport and Environment (T&E). more…. The post How solid state EV batteries could cut emissions by up to 39% appeared first on Electrek.

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Video Friday: ARTEMIS

Cars That Think

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. IEEE CASE 2022 : 20 August–24 August 2022, MEXICO CITY CLAWAR 2022 : 12 September–14 September 2022, AZORES, PORTUGAL ANA Avatar XPRIZE Finals : 4 November–5 November 2022, LOS ANGELES CoRL 2022 : 14 December–18 December 2022, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Enjoy

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TU Eindhoven students develop EV that captures CO? while driving

Green Car Congress

TU Eindhoven student team TU/ecomotive has developed a sustainable electric passenger car that captures carbon dioxide while driving. It is a prototype, called Zem, that purifies the air through a special filter. By storing the captured CO? and then disposing it, Zem can contribute to reducing global warming. The students will continue to improve the vehicle in the coming years, with the goal of making it carbon-neutral for its entire life cycle and eventually hitting the road.

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Study: Mercedes EQS and Kia EV6 top gas vehicles in appeal

Green Car Reports

Two EVs outranked gasoline vehicles in their respective segments in a recent J.D. Power customer-appeal study. The Mercedes-Benz EQS was the highest-ranked "large premium car" in J.D. Power's 2022 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study, while the Kia EV6 topped the rankings in the compact SUV category. However, the EQS and EV6.

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Hyundai plans a new small electric car for less than $20,000

Electrek

Hyundai has confirmed that it joined the race to build a new small electric car for less than $20,000. However, it sounds like only European markets might get access to it. more…. The post Hyundai plans a new small electric car for less than $20,000 appeared first on Electrek.

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All-electric Cadillac CELESTIQ show car unveiled

Electric Cars Report

Cadillac unveiled the CELESTIQ show car, a vision of innovation and purpose that previews the brand’s future handcrafted and all-electric flagship sedan. Conceived to lead Cadillac’s electric future and inspired by the brand’s 120-year heritage, it serves as a touchstone for the Cadillac design and engineering teams, who continue to develop CELESTIQ as it moves […] The post All-electric Cadillac CELESTIQ show car unveiled appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Isuzu, Toyota, Hino, and CJPT to promote planning and development of mass-market light-duty fuel cell electric trucks

Green Car Congress

Isuzu Motors, Toyota Motor, Hino Motors, and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) will jointly plan and develop light-duty fuel cell (FC) electric trucks for the mass-market. The companies will also promote the introduction of FC electric trucks to the market along with their widespread use. On the road to carbon neutrality, there are various powertrains options that meet customers' demands, including HEVs, BEVs, and FCEVs, relying on the energy conditions in different co

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Chevy Blazer EV Police Pursuit Vehicle likely to speed patrols’ electric shift

Green Car Reports

The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV that was revealed earlier this week might soon be one to look out for in the rearview mirror—not just because it includes a go-fast SS version. GM confirmed that it’s working on “purpose-built” Police Pursuit Vehicle (PPV) models based on the Chevrolet Blazer EV SS, with the largest battery pack.

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

Cars That Think

Submarines are valued primarily for their ability to hide. The assurance that submarines would likely survive the first missile strike in a nuclear war and thus be able to respond by launching missiles in a second strike is key to the strategy of deterrence known as mutually assured destruction. Any new technology that might render the oceans effectively transparent, making it trivial to spot lurking submarines, could thus undermine the peace of the world.

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Electric Cars Shifting from Rainbow-Farting Unicorns to “Normal” in Australia

CleanTechnica EVs

When does the future become the present? When does the extra ordinary become “normal”? I live in an EV bubble. I read about electric vehicles, I write about electric vehicles, I talk ad nausea to anyone who will listen about electric vehicles. But lately I have started to wonder about when the time will come […].

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Tesla’s Fremont Factory produces it 2 millionth car

Teslarati

Tesla’s Fremont Factory in Northern California has produced its 2 millionth car: a Red Multi-Coat Model 3 Performance. The Fremont Factory was once Tesla’s main manufacturing plant and could still be considered that today as it produces all four electric models and was the automaker’s initial production facility in the United States.

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Report: Hyundai is developing a $20,000 EV for Europe

Green Car Reports

Hyundai is developing an affordable EV for Europe that would cost roughly $20,000, the automaker's European marketing boss said in a recent interview with Automotive News Europe. This entry-level model would be a "battery-powered minicar" priced at 20,000 euros, Hyundai's Andreas-Christoph Hofmann said. With the current parity of the dollar to the.

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Svolt Energy develops solid-state battery cells that will allow vehicles to reach over 1,000 km range

CN EV Post

The cells have an energy density of 350-400 Wh/kg and has now successfully passed tests including pin prick and 200°C hot box tests, Svolt Energy said. The post Svolt Energy develops solid-state battery cells that will allow vehicles to reach over 1,000 km range appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Australian Electric Vehicle Market Set To Soar

CleanTechnica EVs

In 2020, electric vehicles made up 0.8% of new vehicle sales in Australia. In the first quarter of this year, they made up more than 2% of the market. After a poor showing in quarter 2 because of the Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai, the second half of 2022 looks like it has a rocket under […].

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Tesla Robotaxi gets listed as vehicle “in development” in Q2 update letter

Teslarati

In previous quarters, Tesla’s Update Letters have only listed the words “future product” when referring to upcoming projects that are in development. This changed in the Q2 2022 Update Letter, as Tesla indicated that the next vehicle it would be developing after the Cybertruck, Tesla Semi, and Roadster would be the Robotaxi. . References to Tesla’s Robotaxi have been shared by CEO Elon Musk in the past, though the vehicle that would be used in the service has somewhat been updated over the years

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Robot charging station could help disabled drivers, charge robotaxi fleets in the future

Green Car Reports

Ford has developed a prototype robotic charging station, which the automaker is initially pitching as an aid to disabled drivers. Wrangling a charge cable can be difficult for disabled drivers, but the robotic charging station can be operated solely via smartphone, allowing drivers to stay in the car or leave and let the robot plug itself in, Ford.

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NIO ET7 owner drives electric sedan to Mount Everest base camp

CN EV Post

The NIO ET7 owner experienced a flat tire on the way and also had the battery swapped in Lhasa. The post NIO ET7 owner drives electric sedan to Mount Everest base camp appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.