Green Car Reports
APRIL 22, 2023
It’s Earth Day. And in what’s become a Green Car Reports’ Earth Day tradition, it’s time to revisit a litmus test for how much the vehicle market has changed. The question: “When will buying vehicles with tailpipes be seen as morally wrong?” Or, to paraphrase and clarify: When will driving around your.
Electric Driver
APRIL 24, 2023
If you are wondering what electric vehicles have the most cargo space, we have you covered. We looked at all available electric vehicles and ranked which could carry the most cargo. Cargo Space Definitions Storage Capacity: The total amount of cargo space in the vehicle with all seats in the upright position. Storage with seats […] The post Electric Vehicles with the Most Cargo Space appeared first on Electric Driver.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 26, 2023
The Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS in Dresden is leading a research project targeting a new generation of sulfur-based batteries. The focus of the research project “MaSSiF – Material Innovations for Solid-State Sulfur-Silicon Batteries” is the design, construction and evaluation of lightweight and low-cost sulfur-based prototype cells with high storage capacities.
Teslarati
APRIL 28, 2023
Consumers are well aware that vehicle ownership involves not only the purchase price of cars but also the vehicle’s total cost of ownership. This includes everything from fuel to maintenance, insurance, and a car’s depreciation. With this in mind, Kelley Blue Book (KBB) named its 2023 model-year brand and category winners of its 5-Year Cost to Own Awards.
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Green Car Reports
APRIL 25, 2023
GM will discontinue the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV electric cars at the end of 2023, GM CEO Mary Barra told investors on Tuesday. The Orion Assembly plant used to make the Bolt EVs will shift production to electric trucks such as the Silverado EV that use GM's more sophisticated Ultium propulsion system. The announcement about the end of the.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 28, 2023
Tesla and other electric vehicles are becoming increasingly common on California’s roads, and the state recently surpassed an important EV adoption milestone. More buyers than ever are going electric, supporting the state’s plans to ban new gas car sales by 2035.
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Electrek
APRIL 28, 2023
The California Air Resources Board has voted unanimously to finalize its Advanced Clean Fleets rule, a massive new regulation on medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles that, among other things, requires all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold or registered in the state of California to be zero-emission come 2036. more… The post California bans new diesel trucks effective 2036, a world first appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 28, 2023
The 2024 Volvo EX90 is still a few months away from the start of deliveries, but the electric SUV is already sold out for its first year of production. Volvo confirmed this in a press release detailing its first-quarter 2023 financial results, although it didn't disclose how many vehicles would be built in the first-year production run, only.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 27, 2023
It looks like Austin, Texas, is going to get a bit cleaner thanks to its CapMetro regional public transportation provider, which is making progress toward a zero-emissions future for Austin. In cooperation with BP Pulse, HOLT Renewables announced that it will design and build a pioneering solar-powered charging infrastructure solution for CapMetro. A big one.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2023
In March, Toyota’s GR Corolla H2 Concept (liquid hydrogen-powered Corolla) suffered a fire during a tet run and withdrew from the opening of the ENEOS Super Taikyu Series 2023 Powered by Hankook Round 1 Suzuka. ( Earlier post.) Now, Toyota says that with the Super Taikyu season kicking off at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, the first race for its liquid hydrogen-powered GR Corolla will be the Fuji 24 Hours in May—a 24-hour endurance race that is the most grueling event of the series.
Electrek
APRIL 28, 2023
The first of many solar and wind projects in China’s deserts is now online, and it’s capable of powering 1.5 million households. more… The post The first of China’s desert solar and wind projects is online, and it’s huge appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 26, 2023
On average, the Tesla Model S and Model X lose less than 12% of range after 200,000 miles. That figure comes from a slide in the automaker's just-released 2022 Impact Report, where Tesla also noted that it estimates most of its U.S.-market vehicles get scrapped when they reach that amount of mileage. In Europe, Tesla estimates most of its cars are.
Cars That Think
APRIL 26, 2023
Readers of this Hands On are likely to fall into one of two camps: those who’ll view the Flipper Zero with fascination, and those who’ll view it with loathing. Among the former are security researchers and hardware developers trying to debug a wireless setup. Among the latter are IT folks charged with defending their realm from physical or network attacks.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2023
California posted new light-duty zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales—battery-electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCEV)—of 124,053 units in Q1 2023, representing 21.1% market share of the total 588,455 light-duty vehicles sold, according to the California Energy Commission. The Q1 sales bring the cumulative ZEV sales in the state to more than 1.5 million. in Q1 2023, BEVs represented 77.3% of sales (95,946 units); PHEVs accounted for 21.9%; and FCEVs accounted
Electrek
APRIL 27, 2023
A Tesla Model S was found on fire parked on the street in Spokane, Washington. The police first believed that it caught on fire by itself due to its battery, but it turns out it was arson. more… The post Police believed Tesla fire was due to battery, turns out it was arson appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 27, 2023
Electric vehicles continue to be vastly more expensive to insure than gasoline models, on average—hybrids included. According to Consumer Reports, citing national-average data from The Zebra, an insurance comparison tool, the Chevrolet Bolt EV costs slightly more to insure than the Toyota Prius or Hyundai Ioniq Blue hybrids. The Tesla Model.
The Driven EV News
APRIL 25, 2023
For a City Slicker, bigger tyres on a Model Y Performance are fine. If you plan on long distance driving, the energy wasted may be an issue. The post How much does wheel type affect range? Stunning results of Model Y Performance test appeared first on The Driven.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2023
Chile President Gabriel Boric announced that his government will nationalize the country’s lithium industry, with the objective of increasing wealth for the country, and developing a key industry as a fundamental step to link Chile’s economic development with the change towards a green economy at a global level. Boric outlined the new National Lithium Strategy as a set of measures that seek to incorporate capital, technology, sustainability and added value in a public-private model.
Electrek
APRIL 27, 2023
Tesla’s (TSLA) inventory in the US has reached a new high, which is worrisome at this time in the quarter, and it is pointing to price cuts maybe not working as well as the automaker intended. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) inventory reaches new high, pointing to price cuts not working appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 27, 2023
Michelin has been testing airless tires for years with an eye toward EV use. While they still aren't ready for production, executives believe they could be a good fit for autonomous vehicles and law enforcement. European police forces have expressed interest in airless tires because, unlike conventional pneumatic tires, they can't be shot out.
Teslarati
APRIL 27, 2023
Ford has patented a new gullwing door design, which likely takes a little inspiration from the Tesla Model X. Besides Tesla’s evident impact on the auto industry switching to electric vehicles, its other significant contribution is to automotive design. Despite all of its vehicles now being on the market for numerous years, they maintain a futuristic essence to them.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2023
A team at Beijing University of Technology has evaluated four load control strategies—throttle, ammonia-hydrogen ratio, air–fuel ratio, and variable valve timing—for an ammonia-hydrogen dual fuel Miller cycle spark ignition engine in a hybrid system. A paper on their work appears in the journal Fuel. The engine—a Miller cycle engine with a compression ratio of 10.7—was modified with a set of hydrogen common rail and ammonia common rail installed on the intake manifold to
Electrek
APRIL 25, 2023
Fisker Inc. has just confirmed regulatory certification in Europe that will allow sales and deliveries of the first Ocean SUVs to reservation holders. Fisker has taken a unique dual homologation process for both Europe and the US simultaneously, and while deliveries overseas appear just over a week away, reservation holders in the US might have a wait quite a bit longer. more… The post Fisker Ocean deliveries are now days away in Europe, but US customers will have to wait appeared first on Elect
Green Car Reports
APRIL 25, 2023
GM and Samsung SDI announced Tuesday that they will form a joint venture for battery production. In a release, the companies made clear that this joint venture, starting with more than $3 billion, won’t initially be making batteries that directly replace or augment the brand’s Ultium cell strategy developed with LG. The new plant will.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 22, 2023
Lithium is abundant, but difficult to extract and purify for use in batteries. Last year, the price of lithium carbonate peaked at over $80,000 per ton, although it has come down considerably since then.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2023
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Seaborg Technologies announced a consortium to develop floating nuclear power plants with Seaborg Technologies’ compact molten salt reactor (CMSR) technology. The power plants will be installed on barges with a modular design able to deliver from 200MWe to 800MWe, with the consortium’s first project expected to be a 200MWe power barge.
Electrek
APRIL 25, 2023
Tesla has released a rare update on the battery degradation in its electric cars. The automaker claims its batteries only lose about 12% of capacity after 200,000 miles. more… The post Tesla gives update on battery degradation: only 12% after 200,000 miles appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 26, 2023
Costco was one of the first retail chains to offer EV charging, but it has no plans to bring it back. "It's not happening in the next few years," Costco CFO Richard Galanti said during a recent company earnings call, as cited by The Street, after being asked if he was concerned that EV mandates might make Costco's lucrative gas stations obsolete.
Cars That Think
APRIL 22, 2023
One of the trippiest virtual-reality experiences that I’ve ever had was being able to touch an object that didn’t exist. Getting immersed in a virtual world through a headset that provides video and audio is one thing, but adding in touch is somehow transformative; physical interaction brings you into that virtual world in a much more direct way. But as with everything related to VR or AR, it’s all extremely hardware intensive.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2023
Rheinmetall’s Sensors and Actuators division has won a new order for more than 150,000 HRB 1800 hydrogen recirculation blowers. The contract, worth a figure in the mid-double-digit million-euro range, is from a new customer. For Group subsidiary Pierburg, this is an important milestone in the development of innovative fuel cell technology. Production of the HRB 1800 blowers begins in 2026 and ends five years later in 2030.
Electrek
APRIL 24, 2023
Tesla is trying again to get owners of older Model S and Model X with “unlimited free Supercharging for life” to give up the perk with a new offer. more… The post Tesla tries to get owners to give up ‘unlimited free Supercharging for life’ appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 24, 2023
The California legislature has introduced a bill that would mandate bidirectional charging capability for all new EVs sold in the state beginning in 2027. First spotted by Charged EVs, SB 233 has passed the California Senate Energy Committee and now heads to the Senate Transportation Committee April 25 for further consideration. If enacted, the.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 25, 2023
Snacks: Check. Road trip tunes: Check. An interactive map showing electric vehicle charging stations at the national park you are visiting: Check, check, and check. As electric vehicle (EV) adoption grows — and tourism to U.S.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 25, 2023
Sysco Corporation, the world’s largest food distributor, unveiled its vision for the Riverside Electric Vehicle Hub, which will transform the company’s distribution center into the focal point of its electrified fleet. One of the first electric vehicle hubs of its kind, the Riverside project is a foundational step toward Sysco’s goal to reduce its direct emissions by 27.5% and add 2,800 electric trucks to its US fleet by 2030.
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