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Polestar and Volvo gain Tesla Supercharger access, NACS adapters cost $230

Green Car Reports

Polestar and Volvo on Tuesday confirmed details of its rollout of Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) adoption, which the automakers claim will give customers access to more than 17,800 Tesla Supercharger DC fast-charging stations. Current Polestar owners can now order a $230 NACS adapter through their local service center, with.

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The US’s largest offshore wind farm is on budget and on time

Electrek

Dominion Energy has hit a major milestone in the construction of its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind ( CVOW ) project. The company has put in place 78 monopile foundations and four offshore substation foundations during the first installation season, surpassing its initial target of 70 monopiles.

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Tesla continues California domination, still holding over 50 percent EV market share

Teslarati

Tesla is continuing its long-standing tradition of dominating electric vehicle sales in California. Despite an increased number of competitors and models attempting to take market share from the company, Tesla still holds over fifty percent of the EV segment in the Golden State. Although Tesla lost 8.5 percent of its market share compared to last year in the same time frame, it still holds 54.5 percent of the EV sales in California in 2024.

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The Unlikely Inventor of the Automatic Rice Cooker

Cars That Think

“Cover, bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes.” These directions seem simple enough, and yet I have messed up many, many pots of rice over the years. My sympathies to anyone who’s ever had to boil rice on a stovetop, cook it in a clay pot over a kerosene or charcoal burner, or prepare it in a cast-iron cauldron. All hail the 1955 invention of the automatic rice cooker!

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

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Ford pausing F-150 Lighting electric truck production for six weeks

Green Car Reports

Ford will pause production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck from Nov. 18 to Jan. 6, reports Reuters. "We continue to adjust production for an optimal mix of sales growth and profitability," the automaker said in a statement to Reuters regarding the six-week production pause, which overlaps with a week in December when all Ford.

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Kia smashes US sales record again in October with surging demand for EVs

Electrek

Kia just broke its October sales record as its impressive US sales run continues. After another record-breaking month, Kia said the growth is fueled by “strong demand” for its electric vehicles.

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Chinese electric truck claims record charge of 500 kWh in drive from Melbourne to Sydney

The Driven EV News

Chinese electric truck maker Windrose claims an Australian charging record of more than 500 kWh in a single session during a trip from Melbourne to Sydney. The post Chinese electric truck claims record charge of 500 kWh in drive from Melbourne to Sydney appeared first on The Driven.

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Electric hydrofoil ferry uses 80% less energy, and it can fly

Green Car Reports

Sweden is the home of Volvo and Polestar, but the Scandinavian country is electrifying more than cars. On Tuesday, an electric hydrofoil ferry service began operating in Stockholm, shuttling commuters between the 14 islands that make up the Swedish capital. The service was inaugurated when 25 commuters in the suburb of Ekero boarded the electric.

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Toyota to buy clean power from a $1.1 billion solar farm in Texas

Electrek

Enbridge, a Canadian energy company, just announced it’s moving forward with an 815-megawatt (MW) solar project called Sequoia in Texas. When it’s done, it’ll be one of the largest solar farms in North America. The project’s price tag is a hefty $1.1 billion.

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Tesla and Uber launch new incentive program worth $2,000 on Model 3 and Y

Teslarati

Tesla and Uber have launched a new incentive program that is worth up to $2,000 on eligible purchases of the Model 3 and Model Y. The automaker and the ride-sharing company are attempting to get more drivers to utilize electric vehicles for their daily work, and now, Tesla is offering $1,000 in credits upon taking delivery, while Uber will give $1,000 in cash after 100 trips are completed.

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

Brief

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BYD says more than 2,000 orders taken in first 24 hours for Shark plug in ute

The Driven EV News

BYD says interest in new plug in hybrid Shark 6 ute means it could become the best selling car in Australia. The post BYD says more than 2,000 orders taken in first 24 hours for Shark plug in ute appeared first on The Driven.

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Hyundai Intium concept previews Nexo fuel-cell SUV successor

Green Car Reports

Hyundai on Thursday provided a first look at a concept previewing a production-bound hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle due in the first half of 2025. Called the Intium SUV, the concept is slated to make its formal debut at the 2024 Los Angeles auto show in a few weeks' time, with a simultaneous unveiling at the 2024 Guangzhou auto show in China. Hyundai.

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Toyota’s production falls for the first time in 4 years as slow EV shift proves costly

Electrek

Japan’s largest automaker is struggling as low-priced Chinese EV makers, like BYD, continue gaining an edge. Toyota’s global output fell for the first time in four years in the first half of 2024. Is the company’s slow shift to EVs to blame?

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Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator

Cars That Think

For a machine that’s designed to replicate a star, the world’s newest stellarator is a surprisingly humble-looking apparatus. The kitchen-table-size contraption sits atop stacks of bricks in a cinder-block room at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in Princeton, N.J., its parts hand-labeled in marker. The PPPL team invented this nuclear-fusion reactor, completed last year, using mainly off-the-shelf components.

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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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Tesla Megapacks power on at Western Australia’s largest battery yet

Teslarati

Grid operators in Western Australia have turned on a Tesla Megapack project earlier than expected, coming under 18 months since construction began and becoming the state’s largest battery project yet. In a press release on Tuesday, renewable provider Neoen announced that it has turned on the Collie Battery Stage 1 in Western Australia, sporting 219 MW/877 MWh of Tesla Megapacks.

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Aptera finally built a production-intent working 3-wheel EV

Green Car Reports

Aptera on Wednesday announced that it had completed a working production-intent version of its high-efficiency, three-wheel solar EV. This vehicle, the first in a series, is the first to combine a production-spec powertrain and carbon-fiber body with Aptera's in-house designed software and battery pack, according to a company press release. Solar.

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Walmart adds Chevy Brightdrop electric vans to its delivery fleet

Electrek

This summer, General Motors moved its electric van company BrightDrop into Chevy to boost sales and better compete with Ford, Rivian, and others in the electric van space. And now the Chevy-branded version of the van has a new deal in place with Walmart.

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BYD launches Shark 6 electric ute with lower than expected pricing that crashed website

The Driven EV News

BYD's first ute is set to take on the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger, and is priced to compete - so much so that it's website crashed. The post BYD launches Shark 6 electric ute with lower than expected pricing that crashed website appeared first on The Driven.

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Tesla exec shares company practice to encourage development of safe vehicles

Teslarati

A Tesla executive recently shared an amazing workplace practice that encourages the company’s teams to make the safest vehicles possible. The comments were shared by Tesla Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy in a post on social media platform X. Moravy’s comments were initially a response to a post from industry watcher @TslaChan , who noted that the Model Y, which seems to be on track to be the world’s best-selling car again this year, is also the safest vehicle

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LG shifting Ford Mustang Mach-E battery production to Michigan

Green Car Reports

Ford Mustang Mach-E battery production will move from Poland to Michigan The move will translate into federal EV tax credit eligibility The Ford Mustang Mach-E is assembled in Mexico LG Energy Solution will shift production of batteries for the Ford Mustang Mach-E from Poland to Michigan in 2025, checking a box for federal EV tax-credit.

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Louisville launches America’s first 100% electric garbage truck fleet

Electrek

In what the city is calling a national first, Louisville, Colorado officials held a “ribbon cutting” last Tuesday to celebrate the launch of a new, all-electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet, which is already the city’s streets.

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China — Land of Dragons & Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

Sometimes reading the stats is not enough. I like to see for myself. So, we went to China. We had been looking forward to cruising the Yangtze River upstream from the Three Gorges Dam and thought it an opportune time to see what “53% of new cars sales in China. [continued] The post China — Land of Dragons & Electric Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla Model Y is dominating in California as of Q3 2024

Teslarati

A recent report from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) has indicated that the Tesla Model Y is dominating car registrations in the state. As could be seen in the CNCDA report, the Model Y was California’s best-selling electric vehicle and overall best-selling car as of the end of Q3 2024. As noted in the CNCDA report , battery electric vehicles accounted for 22.2% of California’s overall automotive market.

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Tesla wants all new vehicles to be wired like the Cybertruck

Green Car Reports

Tesla wants to apply the 48-volt electrical architecture it debuted in the Cybertruck to vehicles from other brands. In a recent blog post, the automaker explained that it will implement what it calls the Low Voltage Connector Standard (LVCS), building off the 48-volt Cybertruck architecture, in all of its vehicles to help simplify hardware. And.

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Tesla self-driving test driver: ‘you’re running on adrenaline the entire eight-hour shift’

Electrek

A new report based on interviews with former test drivers who were part of Tesla’s internal self-driving team reveals the dangerous extremes Tesla is willing to go to test its autonomous driving technologies.

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BYD Sales Surge To 500,000 Vehicles A Month!

CleanTechnica EVs

In mid-September, I wrote the article “BYD Closer to Becoming #1 Automaker in World Than I Thought.” However, the company seems to just keep speeding up the timeline. In August, BYD had 373,083 vehicle sales (all “new energy vehicles” — either full battery electrics or plugin hybrids). In September, that. [continued] The post BYD Sales Surge To 500,000 Vehicles A Month!

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The Boring Company shows steady progress in Texas projects

Teslarati

The Boring Company is arguably Elon Musk’s most underrated company today, but this does not mean that the tunneling startup is not actively pursuing its projects. This could be seen in the Boring Company’s Texas tunnels, which seem to be getting more refined by the day. In a recent post on its official social media account on X, The Boring Company shared some photos from an event with the Austin Fire Department, which conducted safety drills at its tunnel in Bastrop, Texas.

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Report: EVs, solar will put fossil fuels in global decline by 2030

Green Car Reports

EVs could help hasten the ongoing transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy through the end of the decade, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA predicts that more than half of the world's electricity will come from low-emission sources by 2030, and that demand for coal, oil, and gas will have also.

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Lucid Gravity orders set to begin next week with two trims, one priced below $80,000

Electrek

Lucid Motors has finally set a date to begin taking orders for its flagship SUV, Gravity. We’ve learned that Lucid has maintained the initial pricing of Gravity below $80,000, which was announced when it launched. That said, another trim that’s a bit more expensive is going on the market.

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The World’s Largest Electric Vehicle Is Ready For Its Closeup

CleanTechnica EVs

An electric vehicle makeover for the US locomotive fleet has been slow in coming, but signs of activity are beginning to bubble up and the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is here to help. The post The World’s Largest Electric Vehicle Is Ready For Its Closeup appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes bold claim that would be huge for Optimus

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a bold claim, and if it ends up being true, it would be huge for the Optimus robot the company is developing. Musk, who spoke at the Future Investment Initiative Conference on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, said that he believes humanoid robots would have a larger global population than people by the year 2040, a major prediction from the man who has been vocal about human population collapse.

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2025 Lucid Gravity costs $94,900, targets 440 miles of range

Green Car Reports

The Lucid Gravity electric SUV is still on track to start production before the end of the year, targeting more than 440 miles of range and more than 800 hp, Lucid confirmed Tuesday. Order books are scheduled to open Nov. 7 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Orders will initially be taken for a Gravity Grand Touring model priced at $94,900 before.

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Hyundai secures largest clean energy supply in Korea, enough to charge over 7 million EVs

Electrek

The Korean automaker is charging ahead toward a cleaner future. Hyundai just signed the largest renewable energy supply contract in Korea. The massive clean energy supply is enough to fully charge its all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV over 7 million times.

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EV Charging Before, During, & After Hurricane Milton Struck Florida

CleanTechnica EVs

EV charging data and anecdotal evidence both indicate that charging up an EV was easier than filling up a gas tank in Florida before and after Hurricane Milton made landfall. The post EV Charging Before, During, & After Hurricane Milton Struck Florida appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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