Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a scalable, low-cost method to improve the joining of materials in solid-state batteries, resolving one of the big challenges in the commercial development of safe, long-lived energy storage systems. Solid-state batteries incorporate a safer, fast-charging architecture featuring a solid-state electrolyte versus the liquid electrolytes in today’s lithium-ion batteries.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

While several automakers have demonstrated second-life use of EV battery pack, one California-based company is actually making money using Nissan Leaf packs for energy storage. B2U Storage Solutions has turned about 20 used Leaf battery packs into an energy-storage array that supports a 1MW solar farm in Lancaster, California, according to a video.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Originally published by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a scalable, low-cost method to improve the joining of materials in solid-state batteries, resolving one of the big challenges in the commercial development of safe, long-lived energy storage systems. Solid-state batteries incorporate a safer, fast-charging architecture featuring […].

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A number of new Tesla Model 3s and Model Ys have been delivered in the last few days with missing USB ports, often without any warning before the owners get their new cars home and notice that the car’s phone charger isn’t working. The automaker blames the missing parts on the global chip shortage. more… The post New Teslas delivered with surprise missing USB ports due to parts shortages appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

BYD sold 88,898 passenger vehicles in October, increasing 90.9% year on year (YoY) and 12.5% month on month (MoM), according to the official data. In particular, the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) sales reached 80,003 units, soaring 262.9% YoY. By the end of October, the cumulative annual sales of BYD passenger vehicles topped 200,000 units. The continued contribution of the DM-i technology fueled further success for the DM model, which saw 38,771 units sold in October, up 444.1% YoY?

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

On Friday night, with the expected bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that designates $65 billion for upgrades of the nation’s electric grid and $7.5 billion for the nationwide deployment of EV charging stations. Such a buildout potentially represents more than triple the number.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Northvolt announced that it has produced what it claims is the first battery cell with a cathode built “100% from recycled nickel, manganese, and cobalt.” more… The post Northvolt claims first battery cell produced from ‘100% recycled nickel, manganese, and cobalt’ appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Lightning eMotors and ABC Companies, a leading provider of motor coach, transit and specialty passenger transport equipment, announced the sale of the largest battery-electric double-decker motor coach to All Aboard America! Holdings, the fourth-largest motor coach operator in the US. The first delivery to Lux Bus America in Anaheim, CA will be a Van Hool TD925 repowered double-decker electrified by Lightning eMotors from diesel to all-electric.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

On the way to selling only fully electric models by 2030, Volvo is taking its ambitious plan to cut the life-cycle carbon footprint of its vehicles very seriously. Compared to 2018 levels, Volvo plans to cut its carbon footprint by 40% by 2025. To publicize it, Volvo is releasing very stark carbon footprint assessments for its vehicles such as the.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) CEO Elon Musk is about 30% through his sale of the automaker’s stock. A new filing with the SEC on Friday morning confirmed Musk sold another $683.7 million of Tesla shares, bringing the grand total thus far to 5.2 million unloaded shares for the Tesla CEO this week. Musk started selling Tesla shares on Monday, November 8th, according to filings with the SEC that were published on Wednesday.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

This week at COP26, a number of nations and automakers agreed to target 100% zero-emission new car and van sales globally by 2040. But 2040 is not only too late to reach our climate goals based on scientific consensus, it’s also a pathetic, low-effort commitment based on simple math. more… The post Why any post-2035 ambition for ending gas car sales is pathetic appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

StoreDot, the developer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology for electric vehicles (EVs) ( earlier post ), has developed a now-patented technology that gives EV batteries fixed capacity and driving range throughout their lifespan. Achieved through a combination of patented software and cell chemistry management, the technology gives an EV owner a fixed battery driving range for the duration of the battery’s useful service life, thus overcoming another aspect of range anxiety.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Subaru reveals its electric car, and Kia teases the future of electric SUVs from the brand a bit more. Geely shows its Tesla Semi rival. And could a new method work for keeping EV charging cables cool? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The first mass-production electric vehicle from Subaru took a bow last night in prototype form. While the.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Tesla has updated its base Model Y in China, and the changes are quite interesting. Apart from a change in the vehicle’s name, the company also adjusted the all-electric crossover’s estimated range. What’s more, the listed performance of the vehicle has been updated to something less impressive than before. The base Tesla Model Y was given the “Standard Range” moniker when it debuted in the Chinese market earlier this year.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Hagerty took the Tesla Model S Plaid out to Willow Springs International Raceway in California and pitted it against two of the fastest gas sedans out there – the BMW M5 CS and Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing – and you’ll never guess what happened next (unless you read the title or looked at the featured image). more… The post Watch a Tesla Model S beat the fastest gas sedans around a real racetrack appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could be a step toward ammonia replacing carbon-based fuels. The discovery of this technique, which uses a metal catalyst and releases—rather than requires—energy, was reported in Nature Chemistry and has received a provisional patent from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The commercial-vehicle division of Chinese automaker recently unveiled a potential Tesla Semi rival due to start production in 2024. The Farizon Auto Homtruck concept previews a production semi truck that can accommodate battery-electric and range-extended powertrains, according to a Farizon Auto press release. Farizon didn't discuss technical.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Hertz is doing for Tesla what many Tesla supporters have been divided about Tesla doing for itself — advertising and giving consumers factual information about EVs in general. I’ve noticed that some in the Tesla community feel that Tesla should have some sort of educational advertising campaign that would dispel the fear, uncertainty, and doubt […].

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Tesla has started pushing a new software update to its fleet today that adds waypoints to its navigation system – something that was highly requested by owners. more… The post Tesla releases new software update that finally adds waypoints to navigation appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The price of US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is near its highest level since 2014, increasing rapidly from low prices in mid-2020 as demand returns faster than supply, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Because of the economic effects, government and business responses, and personal travel changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, demand for crude oil and petroleum products declined rapidly, inventories increased, and prices fell.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Ford already has more than 160,000 reservations for its 2022 F-150 Lightning electric pickup, due for deliveries starting in 2022. Yet of the retail reservation-holders in that crowd, a recent survey suggested that nearly 80% have never owned a battery electric vehicle before. That’s a great thing for EV adoption, but it also means that Ford.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Tesla has added Waypoints to improve the in-car navigation experience with Software Update 2021.40.5. Waypoints have been long requested by many Tesla owners, and the automaker has finally come through after Elon Musk confirmed they would be added in September 2020. Tesla does not refer to them as “Waypoints,” however. Instead, the 2021.40.5 Software Update notes call the feature “Add Stop,” an acceptable alternative. “Add a new stop to your route by tapping the 

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

(The following article was sent to us by a concerned Japanese resident who wishes to remain anonymous.). Remember the first electric Toyota RAV4? Probably not. The early attempt at an EV barely had a range of 100 miles and Toyota sold very few of them. Back in 2010, Toyota and Tesla jointly worked on a second RAV4 EV project and Toyota had invested $50 million in Tesla, which it sold in 2017 (and which would now be worth $20 billion had they not sold it). more… The post How Toyota sneakily

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Magna is providing battery enclosures for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickup. Battery enclosures, which all electric vehicles require, house high-voltage batteries, electrical components, sensors and connectors, contributing to the structural and safety aspects of a vehicle’s frame and protecting critical components from potential impact, heat and water.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Ford and Purdue University researchers have developed a new charging cable the automaker claims could allow future EVs to recharge in as little time as a gasoline fill-up. The patent-pending design uses a new cooling method that harnesses the phase change of coolant from liquid to vapor, Ford said in a press release. Liquid-cooled charging cables.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Less than 18 months after its first crewed launch, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket have successfully completed their fifth astronaut launch, sending a crew of four on their way to the International Space Station (ISS). After ~10 days of weather and sequencing delays and two days after Crew-2 astronauts returned to Earth in a separate Dragon, once-flown Falcon 9 booster B1067 and new Crew Dragon capsule C210 (christened Endeavour ) lifted off at 9:03pm EST on Wednesday,

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Tesla has confirmed in a new SEC filing that Elon Musk sold about $1.1 billion worth of Tesla stock (TSLA) after announcing that he would through a strange Twitter poll. However, he also collected about $2.3 billion worth of Tesla shares through stock options that he exercised from his previous CEO grant. more… The post Elon Musk sells $1.1 billion worth of Tesla stock (TSLA), but also collects $2.3 billion more appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

BorgWarner will be providing a new, high-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) inverter to a large German automaker for implementation in its next-generation electric vehicles. This award expands existing 400V inverter business with this German OEM by adding 800V technology. The BorgWarner 800V SiC inverter with proprietary power switches provides a more compact and efficient power module, resulting in higher electric vehicle range and enhanced driving performance.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The GMC Hummer EV could form the basis for a United States military vehicle, the head of General Motors Defense said in an interview with CNBC published Thursday. General Motors plans to build prototypes of the Hummer EV-based military vehicle, dubbed "electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle" (eLRV) in 2022 for evaluation by the U.S. Army, GM.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback & football legend Tom Brady shared some thoughts about Hertz and his experience as a Tesla owner this week. Brady has been a Tesla owner for four years. He told Bloomberg Technology that Mark Fields, Tom Wagner, and Greg O’Hara of Hertz provided the needed leadership at the revived company, and […].

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Tesla has officially displaced Mercedes-Benz as the third-most-popular luxury automotive brand in the United States, quickly approaching BMW and Lexus, which took first and second place, respectively. The data comes from Automotive News , which reported the story earlier this week. According to the report, Mercedes-Benz accumulated 213,708 vehicle registrations through Q3 2021, a hefty figure for the German automaker which has been battling supply chain bottlenecks and parts shortages through m

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Airflow.aero, Inc., an aerospace startup building a next-generation electric Short Takeoff and Landing (eSTOL) aircraft, and Pipistrel, a world-leading small aircraft designer and manufacturer, announced a partnership through which Pipistrel will supply motors, motor controllers, and batteries for Airflow’s proof-of-concept aircraft. Through this work, the two companies will further explore collaborating on the electric propulsion solution for Airflow’s production aircraft.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The charging network EVgo has already planned, with a partnership with General Motors, to effectively triple the size of EVgo’s charging network by 2025. This week that project was given an upgrade, with plans to build 500 more than the original target of 2,750 charging stalls. With a total of 3,250 DC fast-charging stalls by that time, EVgo.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Over the summer, Jay Leno set a world record in a Tesla Model S Plaid. In June, Leno broke the world acceleration record for a quarter-mile when he drove it down the drag strip at Pomona Raceway in California for his show, “Jay Leno’s Garage.” The record he set for a quarter-mile ET was 9.247 […].

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