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Solar-powered curbside EV charging concept taps streetlights

Green Car Reports

A California-based company aims to add curbside EV charging and solar and wind power to streetlights. Beam Global's BeamSpot incorporates solar panels and small wind turbines to generate some of its own energy, with built-in battery storage to maximize use of it. While normal streetlights generally have only enough power for illumination, the.

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Tesla Model 3 AWD blows past EPA rating and travels 370 miles in full range test

Teslarati

The reengineered Model 3 is steadily gaining a reputation for being the most underrated Tesla in the market today. While the vehicle might seem like a standard refresh from its previous generation, the updated all-electric sedan’s improvements over its predecessor are surprisingly notable. This was, at least, according to a full range test from EV group Out of Spec Studios.

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BYD is now the world’s largest automaker by R&D workforce after major hiring spree

Electrek

China’s BYD now has the world’s largest R&D workforce of any automaker after its latest hiring spree. With over 900,000 employees, BYD aims to continue climbing the global sales charts as it advances new tech to promote longer-range, more affordable EVs.

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How Do People Get Tricked Into Believing Anti-EV, Anti-Solar, Anti-Wind Myths?

CleanTechnica EVs

Reading through Scott’s long exchange with an Extinction Rebellion activist, and especially seeing the activist repeat clear misinformation regarding wind turbines, solar panels, and electric vehicles, I got to thinking about how people end up consuming and believing such misinformation. I’ve known people of all sorts who have fallen for.

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

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Lucid midsize SUV to cost less than $50,000

Green Car Reports

Lucid just gave everyone a sneak peek at its upcoming midsize SUV. On Tuesday at the automaker's technology and manufacturing day, Lucid revealed on Twitter (now known as X) a teaser image of a midsize SUV. Lucid said production is set for late 2026 and the crossover will cost less than $50,000. Lucid said the crossover SUV will feature "leading.

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Tesla Cybertruck sales surge ~61% in July, outsells direct rivals: S&P Global Mobility

Teslarati

The Tesla Cybertruck is still being sold at a premium due to the continuation of its Foundation Series edition, but the vehicle is already dominating the electric pickup truck segment. As per data from S&P Global Mobility, Tesla saw a 1.2% increase in vehicle registrations in July 2024, thanks in part to the Cybertruck’s 5,175 registrations during the month.

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Lessons from China’s Growing Adoption of Zero-Emission Trucks

CleanTechnica EVs

Getting more zero-emission trucks on the road is an important transportation shift that is needed to reduce air pollution, protect public health and curb climate-harming emissions. But transforming the entire trucking industry is a challenging feat that will require the establishment of government policies with ambitious targets. Some jurisdictions have.

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Jaguar exec calls EV brand reboot "hugely frustrating"

Green Car Reports

Jaguar was one of the first established luxury brands to launch an electric vehicle, but it's finding a shift to an all-electric lineup difficult, the brand's boss said in a recent interview with Top Gear. "It's been hugely frustrating—saying we're going all EV then 'nothing,'" managing director Rawdon Glover said in reference to Jaguar's.

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Elon Musk hints Tesla could develop new Cybertruck for international markets

Teslarati

Elon Musk recently hinted that Tesla could develop a Cybertruck for markets outside of North America to tap into demand for the pickup. The Cybertruck first hit the streets in the United States in 2023, when Tesla delivered the vehicle to its first customers in November. However, despite various tours of the Cybertruck in Asia and Europe, Tesla announced no true plans to bring the vehicle to other markets.

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US Postal Service electric trucks are finally here and drivers love them

Electrek

USPS is finally rolling out its much-anticipated Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs), and the first fleet of them to go into service in Atlanta, Georgia is earning rave reviews from delivery drivers according to an AP report.

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

Brief

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Why EVs Are The Perfect Fleet Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

Being a pioneer can be fun and exciting. I mean, who doesn’t want to try something new? New technologies can bring not only novelty into our lives, but benefits (including cost savings). However, we have to remember that the historical pioneers who went west in covered wagons sometimes never made. [continued] The post Why EVs Are The Perfect Fleet Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Will the "AI Scientist" Bring Anything to Science?

Cars That Think

When an international team of researchers set out to create an “AI scientist” to handle the whole scientific process, they didn’t know how far they’d get. Would the system they created really be capable of generating interesting hypotheses, running experiments, evaluating the results, and writing up papers? What they ended up with, says researcher Cong Lu , was an AI tool that they judged equivalent to an early Ph.D. student.

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Australia’s top car website gives Tesla Model Y and Model 3 its best EV awards

Teslarati

Australia’s number one car website recently published its list of best electric vehicles for 2024. A look at the publication’s rankings shows that even with more competition in the market, the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 are still standouts in their class. As noted by Carsales.com.au , electric vehicle sales in Australia are still growing, even if the EV market’s growth itself has somewhat slowed down.

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Toyota bZ3C leaked as new Prius-lookalike electric SUV in China

Electrek

A new Toyota electric crossover SUV is about to hit the world’s largest EV market. The Toyota bZ3C leaked in China on Friday, showing a familiar look. The new electric crossover SUV was developed with China’s leading EV maker, BYD.

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

Oil

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EVs Already Reduce Electricity Rates — & They Can Do Even More

CleanTechnica EVs

EVs reduce electricity rates for all utility customers, and recent legislation accelerates a cycle of more EVs, better climate, better health, and lower rates. In addition to their myriad health and direct economic benefits compared to polluting gasoline vehicles, electric vehicles (EVs) also help reduce electricity rates for all utility customers. They’ve already been.

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E.U.'s Gas Car Ban: Italy Warns Of Industry 'Collapse'

InsideEVs

The European Union is set to ban internal-combustion cars in 2035. Italy thinks doing so will cause an industry "collapse.

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James May approves of Tesla Cybertruck, but wishes for smaller EV with similar styling

Teslarati

Legendary car presenter and former Top Gear host James May recently reviewed the Tesla Cybertruck. Quite impressively, May admitted that he liked Tesla’s brutalist pickup truck, though he also noted that he wished the company would create a smaller electric vehicle with similar styling as the Cybertruck. In his review, which was posted on the James May’s Planet Gin YouTube channel, the former Top Gear host acknowledged that the Cybertruck is a large, wide vehicle that is quite cool.

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Mercedes will start testing EVs with solid-state batteries on the road ‘in a few months’

Electrek

Mercedes-Benz is doubling down on solid-state EV batteries with ultra-long range and fast charging capabilities for its next-gen vehicles. With two partners accelerating development, Mercedes is on track to begin testing EVs with solid-state batteries in just a few months.

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EV Battery News Just Keeps Getting Better & Better

CleanTechnica EVs

Some headline writers continue to write off 100% battery-electric vehicles as a passing fad, overwhelmed by a flood of hybrids and the insatiable thirst for liquid fuel. That’s just plain silly, of course. Global EV sales continue to rise. The question is how fast. Faster-charging and less expensive batteries with. [continued] The post EV Battery News Just Keeps Getting Better & Better appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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KIST quantum error correction breakthrough propels quantum computing forward

Innovation News Network

KIST has made an advancement in quantum error correction, a critical solution for the practical application of quantum computing. The post KIST quantum error correction breakthrough propels quantum computing forward appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Tesla Giga Texas fills with Cybertrucks as Q3 enters its final weeks

Teslarati

Recent photos and videos taken at Giga Texas suggest that Tesla’s production of the Cybertruck is ramping as Q3 2024 enters its final weeks. Interestingly enough, some of the Cybertrucks that were spotted in the Giga Texas complex were still being shipped using covered cargo trailers. The recent footage of Giga Texas was shared by longtime Tesla watcher and Cybertruck owner Joe Tegtmeyer , who has been observing and chronicling the area’s developments since its earliest days.

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Candela’s hydrofoil electric speedboats set new world record with international voyage

Electrek

Candela can’t stop setting or breaking records with its high-tech hydrofoil electric boats. The latest record takes advantage of the vessel’s DC Fast Charging capabilities and ultra-efficient design to quickly cruise between Sweden and Finland.

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Is Streetlight EV Charging the Future? Los Angeles Finding Out

CleanTechnica EVs

A full 10 years ago, on a cleantech tour in Germany, I and a handful of other journalists met with German startup ubitricity. The company had a dream — widespread charging access via light poles. The company wanted to install its charging technology in streetlights so that city dwellers without. [continued] The post Is Streetlight EV Charging the Future?

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China is First Country to Sell Over a Million Electric Vehicles in a Month

Electric Cars Report

China sold over one million EVs in August 2024, breaking the previous record set in December 2023 by 70,000 vehicles, revealed research-house, Rho Motion. The European market is now down 4% so far this year compared to the same period last year, the first-time sales growth has turned negative in the region. Despite this, 9.8 […] The post China is First Country to Sell Over a Million Electric Vehicles in a Month appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Mobileye just proved Elon Musk right

Teslarati

Mobileye just deserted its internal development of lidar systems, proving Elon Musk right once again. The company announced today it would ditch the development of “next-generation frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) lidars for use in autonomous and highly automated driving systems,” something Musk said would happen years ago. Elon Musk predicting lidar technology is a dead end for self-driving cars. pic.twitter.com/ok9FauLU4L — ELON DOCS (@elon_docs) May 5, 2024 Musk, a vocal

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Mercedes, Factorial unveil new all-solid-state battery that can extend EV range by up to 80%

Electrek

Mercedes is getting new all-solid-state EV batteries for its next-gen models. Developed with Factorial, its new all-solid-state battery “breakthrough” can extend EV range by up to 80%.

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EVs Take 20.6% Share In Germany — Tesla Model Y Top

CleanTechnica EVs

August saw plugin EVs take 20.6% share in Germany, down from (an outlier) 37.0% share YoY. BEVs are now around the level they were in 2022, though PHEV share has halved since then. Overall auto volume was 197,322 units, down some 28% YoY, and far below 2015–2019 seasonal norms (~273,000. [continued] The post EVs Take 20.6% Share In Germany — Tesla Model Y Top appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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How to get battery electric vehicles to the mainstream

The Driven EV News

It's hard to sell new ideas and products to the early and late majority, and the laggards. We saw this with radios, cable TV, and personal computers, and now with EVs. The post How to get battery electric vehicles to the mainstream appeared first on The Driven.

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Tesla’s 10/10 Robotaxi event most significant unveiling since Model 3: Musk

Teslarati

There are a few events in Tesla’s history that made the company what it is today. There was the unveiling of the original Model S, which showed the world that Tesla could create its own vehicle from a blank slate. There was the Model 3 unveiling event, which boldly showed the automotive world that Tesla intends to become a mass-market automaker.

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GM and EVgo to deploy hundreds of 350kW fast chargers at new flagship stations across the US

Electrek

Longtime collaborators General Motors (GM) and EVgo are expanding upon their existing relationship to bring flagship EV charging stations to major metropolitan areas around the United States. The new stations will be home to 400 fast-charging stalls, some of which will deliver charge rates as high as 350kW.

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NREL’s Economic Impact Hits $1.9 Billion

CleanTechnica EVs

The economic impact of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) topped $1.9 billion nationwide in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, according to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder’s (CU Boulder’s) Leeds School of Business. Every state in the nation felt an impact from direct or. [continued] The post NREL’s Economic Impact Hits $1.9 Billion appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla Model 3 Prices Dropping Like A ‘Lead Balloon,’ Says Study

InsideEVs

Used EV prices dropped six times faster than gas cars. Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf and Chevy Bolt EV top that list.

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Tesla launches Uber integration for easy navigation for drivers

Teslarati

Tesla has officially launched Uber integration for easier navigation and convenience for drivers on its platform. Tesla and Uber have enjoyed a strategic partnership in the past, as the ride-sharing platform has helped incentivize its drivers to use Tesla. Earlier this year, it launched a program offering up to $2,000 for its drivers to purchase a Model 3 or Model Y.

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Toyota’s all-solid-state EV battery plans get the green light in Japan

Electrek

Toyota’s all-solid-state EV battery plans officially gained approval from Japan’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (METI). The certification gives Toyota the green light to develop and build next-gen EV batteries as part of Japan’s plans to boost domestic supply.

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