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NIMS researchers report 500 Wh/kg+ Li-air battery

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Researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the NIMS-SoftBank Advanced Technologies Development Center have developed a lithium-air battery with an energy density of more than 500 Wh/kg—significantly higher than currently lithium ion batteries. The research team then confirmed that this battery can be charged and discharged at room temperature.

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The top-selling electric vehicles in the U.S. have two wheels

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E-bikes might be more than a fad brought on by the pandemic. According to data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA)—considering import data—e-bikes are the best-selling electric vehicles in the U.S., with 2021 sales significantly surpassing those of electric cars. Americans bought.

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Tesla purchases its own track to make Giga Berlin employees’ commute easier

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Tesla may not be allowed to operate Giga Berlin fully yet, but the company is not wasting any time in ensuring that its employees in the Grünheide complex can get to work as efficiently and conveniently as possible. As per recent statements from a spokesperson of the Ministry of Infrastructure and State Planning, Tesla has acquired an existing track from the German regional railway group DRE.

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Elon Musk Not A Fan Of “Zero-Sum” Mindset

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Oliver Stone’s movie Wall Street, and Gordon Gekko, really captured the go-go zeitgeist of 1980s materialism and greed. Even today, it feels like many still operate with Gekko’s quote in mind: “It’s not a question of enough, pal. It’s a zero-sum game, somebody wins, somebody loses.” Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Lex Fridman’s podcast (Source: […].

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

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C4V introduces LiSER, a cobalt- and nickel-free Li-ion cell technology with 40-50% higher energy density, 5 x more power density than LFP

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Charge CCCV (C4V), a lithium ion battery technology company ( earlier post ), has introduced LiSER (Lithium Slim Energy Reserve), a novel cell technology platform. C4V’s LiSER technology encompasses an in-house patented battery cell design that allows OEMs to bypass modules and build the pack directly. This platform includes designs that include long and slim cells with super-fast charge and discharge capabilities without losing the energy density benefits.

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First-time EV owners are charmed by electric, but brands have a lot to lose, study suggests

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Most first-time EV owners are very satisfied with the experience—especially with respect to service, driving enjoyment, and styling. And satisfaction with range is a key purchase reason for certain EV models. Those are among the findings from J.D. Power’s 2022 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study (EVX), released Thursday.

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Tesla now operates the most productive car factory in the US

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Tesla is now operating the most productive car factory in the US, according to a new report tracking all US auto factories. more… The post Tesla now operates the most productive car factory in the US appeared first on Electrek.

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EIA forecasts US fossil fuel production to reach new highs in 2023

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After declining in 2020, the combined production of US fossil fuels (including natural gas, crude oil, and coal) increased by 2% in 2021 to 77.14 quadrillion British thermal units. Based on forecasts in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects US fossil fuel production to continue rising in both 2022 and 2023, surpassing production in 2019, to reach a new record in 2023.

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Electrified Airstream, all the EVs due in 2022, battery swapping big time: The Week in Reverse

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Which automaker proposed powering EV fast-charging stations with fuel cells? Which big multinational company sees fast-charging profitable by later in the decade? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 21, 2022. We rounded up all the EVs arriving in 2022, laying them out.

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Joe Rogan gives the Tesla Cybertruck some praise: “Coolest car I’ve ever seen in my life”

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Over two years since its initial unveiling and the Tesla Cybertruck remains as polarizing as ever. But while critics continue to argue that the vehicle is simply too “ugly” or “strange” to be successful, the Cybertruck is still attracting the interest of many. The most recent one, it seems, was noted podcast host Joe Rogan, who was fortunate enough to see the vehicle up close.

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

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Is Switzerland’s Electric Vehicle Story A Preview For The Rest Of The Globe?

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For a long time, Norway was the ultimate trendsetter when it came to the future of electric vehicle adoption. Now there’s another country worth admiring. Known for exquisite chocolates, fine watches, secretive banks, and Roger Federer — Switzerland is now making some waves on the EV scene. It turns out that last year, an electric car sold […].

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More than 300 customers have ordered 10,000 Ford E-Transit electric vans

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More than 300 customers have plced orders for a total of 10,000 E-Transit vans, according to Ford Pro, the global commercial and government business and brand within Ford. Customers range from one-person van operations to municipalities including the City of Orlando to some of the nation’s largest service providers and retailers such as Walmart, which alone ordered more than 1,100 vans.

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Want to try life with an EV? Subscribe to a Tesla Model 3

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Adopting the electric-car lifestyle requires a change in mindset, especially with respect to charging. And if you think you’re ready for an EV but want to test how living with one works, there are now a few ways to try before you buy (or lease)—with a Tesla Model 3, of course. One of those ventures offering the Tesla Model 3 for.

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Tesla trifecta dominates JD Power’s 2022 EV Experience Ownership Study

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Tesla’s rankings with JD Power’s previous Dependability Surveys have placed the California-based EV maker’s creations among the worst-ranked cars in the country, but in the agency’s 2022 US Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study, the Model 3, Model Y, and Model S ended up garnering the highest scores. . Being among the United States’ best-selling premium electric cars, the Tesla Model 3, Model Y, and Model S scored very well in JD Power’s EV satisfaction

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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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Panasonic is investing $700 million to produce Tesla 4680 battery cell by 2023

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According to a new report, Panasonic is investing $700 million to produce Tesla’s 4680 battery cell at a factory in Japan by 2023. more… The post Panasonic is investing $700 million to produce Tesla 4680 battery cell by 2023 appeared first on Electrek.

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Carrier partners with ConMet to advance zero-emission transport refrigeration solutions

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Carrier is further expanding its electrification capabilities through a new alliance with ConMet , adding trailer wheel-based power generation that captures energy that otherwise would be wasted during braking events. The alliance also advances Carrier’s broader zero-emission transport refrigeration solutions, with the availability of electric options for trailer, truck, and light commercial vehicle customers before the end of 2022, helping address upcoming emissions regulations.

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Battery firm Factorial aiming to provide cells for EV testing, claiming up to 50% range boost

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Solid-state battery firm Factorial Energy is nearly ready to provide test cells to automakers, the company said last week in a press release announcing completion of its Series D funding round. Factorial said it raised $200 million in the round, which was led by Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis. Both automakers announced plans to invest in Factorial.

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Tesla pushes back against $162.2M JPMorgan lawsuit with countersuit

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Tesla pushed back against JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s lawsuit that claimed CEO Elon Musk’s famous “funding secured” tweet caused volatility and losses by filing a countersuit today. JPMorgan filed the lawsuit in mid-November. In the November lawsuit , JPMorgan Chase alleged Tesla of breaching a contract in regards to the repricing of warrants.

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AI Could Analyze Speech To Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s

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Alzheimer’s disease is notoriously difficult to diagnose. Typically, doctors use a combination of cognitive tests, brain imaging, and observation of behavior that can be expensive and time-consuming. But what if a quick voice sample, easily taken at a person’s home, could help identify a patient with Alzheimer’s? A company called Canary Speech is creating technology to do just that.

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NREL and Hyundai Supernal collaborating with LA to study aerial mobility

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The exploration of airborne transportation and advanced air mobility (AAM) is the focus of a new partnership between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Supernal—an advanced air mobility company from Hyundai Motor Group ( earlier post ). Supernal is developing electric, autonomous air vehicles capable of accommodating four to five passengers with the intent to launch commercial flights as early as 2028.

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Mini Recharged is converting classic Minis to EVs with "bespoke upcycling" program

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Mini is launching an EV conversion program for classic cars. The Mini Recharged program will convert classic Minis to electric drive, with all changes reversible to protect the originality of donor cars, Mini said in a press release. The original engines are marked and stored, leaving the option for them to be refitted later. The idea for the.

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Tesla’s Fremont Factory was the most productive auto factory in the U.S. in 2021

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New data from Bloomberg states that Tesla’s Fremont Factory in Northern California was the most-productive automotive plant in the U.S., outpacing 70 other plants in the country. Last year, Tesla’s Fremont Factory averaged a weekly production pace of 8,550 vehicles. That’s about 1,221 cars per day, 51 cars per hour, or about.85 cars per minute.

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New Paper Shows: “A Win on Climate is a Win for Health”

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From ramping up clean electricity to eliminating food waste. From designing cities for walking and biking to preserving ecosystems. Projects that lead to a low-carbon society and limit climate change will have more and greater benefits for health than previously realized. Courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI). By Ann Grauvogl Those are […].

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Intel to invest $20B to build two processor factories in Ohio

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Intel announced plans for an initial investment of more than $20 billion in the construction of two new leading-edge chip factories in Ohio. The investment will help boost production to meet the surging demand for advanced semiconductors, powering a new generation of innovative products from Intel and serving the needs of foundry customers as part of the company’s IDM 2.0 strategy.

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Musk says Tesla isn’t working on $25,000 EV, suggests robotaxis make it less important

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed Wednesday that the electric-car maker is not currently working on its $25,000 EV and suggested that the availability of such a car doesn’t matter as much as when the car becomes autonomous. Musk claimed that the actual cost of transit drops by a factor of four or five when autonomous vehicles are enabled.

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SpaceX static fires Falcon 9 rocket for Italian radar satellite launch

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SpaceX has successfully tested a Falcon 9 rocket tasked with launching Italy’s CSG-2 Earth observation satellite as early as 6:11 pm EST (23:11 UTC), Thursday, January 27th. For any European Space Agency (ESA) member state, launching a spacecraft on a non-European rocket is a rarity. Because the Ariane and Vega rockets that ESA has helped fund and European countries help build are simply no longer capable of consistently competing with SpaceX’s Falcon pricing, Arianespace and ESA hav

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The Simplest Way To Sell EVs In America: Don’t Include Dealerships

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The simplest way to sell EVs in America is to forgo the dealership model. Make directly selling to customers legal and empower consumers by not making them haggle with dealerships. In an article in The Atlantic, the author discussed the problem with dealerships and their allies in the political system in the US. In a […].

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BNEF: global investment in low-carbon energy transition hit $755B in 2021; up 27% from 2020; electrified transport grew the fastest

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In 2021, global investment in the low-carbon energy transition totaled $755 billion, up 27% from $595 billion in 2020 and just $264 billion in 2011, according to Energy Transition Investment Trends 2022, a new report published by research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). This figure includes investment in projects—such as renewables, storage, charging infrastructure, hydrogen production, nuclear, recycling and CCS—as well as end-user purchases of low-carbon energy devices, such as small-sca

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Report: GM plans more Michigan EV assembly, battery plant

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General Motors plans to invest $6.5 billion at two Michigan sites for EV assembly and battery production, Automotive News (subscription required) reported Friday. The investment includes a new battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, that would be part of the Ultium Cells LLC joint venture with battery supplier LG Energy Solution, according to the.

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Tesla Cybertruck spotted being offloaded in Gigafactory Texas

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Recent footage taken of Gigafactory Texas has revealed that Tesla has brought over its all-electric pickup truck to its new headquarters. The arrival of the Cybertruck at the Giga Texas site comes just as new images of the vehicle’s alpha prototype were shared online. . The Cybertruck’s delivery could be seen in a video of the Giga Texas site that was taken on Sunday, January 23, 2022, by drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer , who has been following the progress of the massive project since

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Plugin Electric Vehicles Get 21% Share of Auto Market in Another Record Month in China

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Half a million plugin electric vehicle sales! In one month! Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 125% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year, to a record 502,000 units. Full electric vehicles (BEVs) were responsible for 83% of the plugin market in […].

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Pony.ai introduces 6th generation autonomous driving system design; road-testing in Toyota S-AM this year

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Autonomous driving technology company Pony.ai has introduced its 6 th generation autonomous driving (AD) system, with leading-edge sensors, NVIDIA DRIVE computing platform solutions, and styling and design features for L4 automotive-grade mass production fleets. The first model equipped with this system, Toyota S-AM, a seven-seat hybrid electric platform for autonomous mobility ( earlier post ), will start road testing in China this year and be deployed within Pony.ai’s public-facing robotaxi op

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Firestone stores are vying for EV and hybrid customers, adding charging

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Firestone is rolling out expanded services for EV and hybrid drivers at certain service centers, as well as EV charging, parent Bridgestone announced Tuesday in a press release. A total of 44 service centers in Austin and San Francisco will now offer "inspections, diagnostics, maintenance and repairs" of high-voltage components for both hybrids.

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Panasonic will invest $705 million to launch Tesla 4680 battery production in 2023

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Panasonic will invest as much as $705 million on new production facilities in Japan as it plans to build Tesla’s new 4680 battery cell as early as 2023, new reports said. Tesla unveiled the 4680 battery cell at its Battery Day event in September 2020. The new chemistry had five times the energy, sixteen percent more range, and six times the power output of cells Tesla previously produced.

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