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Ballard and Chart successfully test a fuel cell powered by liquid hydrogen

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Leveraging more than 90 years of combined hydrogen experience and collaborating under the heavy-duty hydrogen fuel system joint development MOU announced in February 2021, Ballard Power Systems and Chart Industries have successfully tested a fuel cell powered by liquid hydrogen. For the test, a Ballard FCmove-HD fuel cell was paired with a Chart liquid onboard hydrogen (HLH2) vehicle fuel system (functionally identical to the one displayed at ACT Expo on 1 September 2021); this testing was condu

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GM aims for 400,000 EVs through 2023, confirms Silverado EV at more than 110,000 reservations

Green Car Reports

General Motors plans to deliver 400,000 EVs through 2023, CEO Mary Barra said during a financial call detailing the automaker's 2021 financial results. That total will be made up of several new models scheduled to ramp up production over the next year, as well as continued production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV. Production of those.

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Tesla (TSLA) revenue to grow larger than GM and Ford combined within next 5 years, says top analyst

Electrek

According to Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas, one of the top-ranked Wall Street analysts, Tesla’s (TSLA) revenue should grow larger than GM and Ford combined within the next 5 years. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) revenue to grow larger than GM and Ford combined within next 5 years, says top analyst appeared first on Electrek.

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk promises long-awaited Starship update next week

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While running behind schedule in classic fashion, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he’ll present the first big Starship program update in two and a half years on Thursday, February 10th. Additionally, as an apparent centerpiece for the event and update, Musk says that SpaceX will perform the second-ever “full stack” fit test with a Starship upper stage and Super Heavy booster.

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

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All public transportation buses purchased in Israel starting in 2026 are to be electric

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Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection has set a target for purchasing zero-emissions city buses for public transportation operators in Israel— starting in 2026, all buses purchased will be electric. Dan electric buses. The Ministry’s instructions define gradual targets up to the target year for zero-emissions buses: By 2024, at least 30% of the buses purchased will be zero emissions.

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White House, EPA ask USPS to reconsider sidelining EVs for next-generation mail truck contract

Green Car Reports

The White House and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday urged the United States Postal Service (USPS) to reconsider its plan to purchase primarily gasoline vehicles for its next-generation mail truck fleet. The EPA sent a letter to the USPS Wednesday calling for another hearing to review a 10-year contract with defense contractor.

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Former Tesla short seller Citron Research one of 30 firms caught in DOJ probe

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Former Tesla short-seller and general short-selling firm Citron Research, which is run by Andrew Left, is one of thirty firms under a Department of Justice Probe that accuses the involved parties of “potential trading abuses.” First reported by Bloomberg Law , Citron is just one of many firms that are involved in the probe. In early 2021, the FBI seized computers from Left’s home, several people close to knowledge with the matter said.

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UD team devises CO2 direct air capture device powered by hydrogen for HEMFCs

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University of Delaware engineers have demonstrated an effective way to capture 99% of carbon dioxide from the ambient air feed to an hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cell (HEMFC) air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen. It is a significant advance for carbon dioxide capture and could bring more environmentally friendly fuel cells closer to market.

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First ride: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning adds finesse to America’s bestselling truck

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What could 10 minutes in the F-150 Lightning electric pickup possibly tell us? That’s 10 minutes in the passenger seat—off-pavement, and at speeds I only saw blip up to about 25 mph momentarily. Turns out it gave us a few first hints on ride quality, efficiency, and range. And it reminded us that the F-150’s interface will be a.

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The Plan to Give the Moon Decent Wireless Coverage

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Earth’s moon is the target of more missions than at any time since. the Apollo era, by both space agencies and commercial entities. NASA , for example, has plans to visit the moon using both robots and humans, and is also considering—with international collaborators—a small orbiting outpost in the next decade. This facility, known as the Lunar Gateway , would store supplies, host visiting astronauts, and facilitate communication between the moon and Earth.

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

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Biden-appointed Commerce Sec. calls on Tesla for chip help: ‘Too important to have…feelings hurt’

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Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk could be consulted by the United States government regarding how to battle chip shortages, although the leader of the same government fails to even mention the automaker’s name. In an interview on Thursday with CNBC, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that the U.S. would seek the help of anyone who could help the country defy the chip and semiconductor shortages that have plagued industries for nearly two years.

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MIT engineers create 2D polymer that self-assembles into sheets

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Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets, unlike all other polymers which form one-dimensional chains. Until now, scientists had believed it was impossible to induce polymers to form 2D sheets. The new material is stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quantities.

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Jaguar will get its own "absolutely bespoke" EV platform called Panthera, CEO reveals

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Jaguar will get its own EV platform under Jaguar Land Rover's Reimagine electrification plan, JLR CEO Thierry Bolloré said in an interview with Autocar published Tuesday. Called Panthera, the new platform will be "absolutely bespoke," Bolloré said. Designers and engineers are aiming to give Jaguar EVs distinct proportions to set them.

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New South Wales Working To Support Its 50% Electric Vehicle Market Share Target

CleanTechnica EVs

If you don’t have chargers, people won’t buy electric vehicles — a bit like the chicken and the egg dilemma. It all has to happen simultaneously. We need the ecosystem in order to support the uptake of vehicles. If New South Wales in Australia aims to achieve 50% of new vehicle sales being EVs by […].

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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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Ford says it is stockpiling batteries for Farley’s electric vehicle scaling operation

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Ford said it is stockpiling batteries to achieve CEO Jim Farley’s recently outlined goals of scaling production of 600,000 electric vehicles produced in just 22 months; a lofty goal for the Detroit-based automaker, which held its Q4 2021 Earnings Call last evening. In late January, Farley stated that he believed Ford could be one of the first legacy automakers to scale electric vehicle production by suggesting the company could manufacture 600,000 units in 22 months.

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Ford and Sunrun partnering to advance home energy management using F-150 Lightning

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Ford is partnering with solar company Sunrun to enhance home energy management, leveraging the onboard battery capability of the all-electric F-150 Lightning. Americans experienced the most power interruptions on record in 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration; with F-150 Lightning, homeowners can use their truck to maintain their routines during brief or extended outages.

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Automated "charging robot" claims wireless-charging convenience with a physical connection

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Automotive supplier Continental recently unveiled a "charging robot" that aims to make charging more convenient. Continental partnered with startup Volterio on the project. The two companies aim to have "near-production" systems ready by mid-2022, and are aiming for volume production in 2024, Continental said in a press release. The hardware.

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Panasonic Gives Tesla Top Priority For 4680 Battery Supply

CleanTechnica EVs

Panasonic has announced that it will be giving Tesla top priority for the new 4680 batteries, which makes sense since Tesla is set to deliver its first 4680 vehicles in Q1 2022. MarketWatch reported that Chief Financial Officer Hirokazu Umeda said that Panasonic is renovating its facilities and plans to start trial production in Wakayama […].

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Tesla’s Elon Musk predicts upcoming decline in anti-EV fire reports

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is no stranger to dealing with negative publicity against electric cars. Having led Tesla since the days of the original Roadster, Musk knows how challenging it is to go against the narrative that EVs are dangerous, unreliable, and prone to catching fire. Recently, however, Musk stated that he believes reports covering electric vehicle fire incidents are about to see a substantial decline.

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Researchers detect broad range of emerging synthetic antioxidants in dust in e-waste recyling centers

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Manufacturers add synthetic antioxidants to plastics, rubbers and other polymers to make them last longer. However, the health effects of these compounds, and how readily they migrate into the environment, are largely unknown. Now, researchers have detected a broad range of emerging synthetic antioxidants, called hindered phenol and sulfur antioxidants, in dust from electronic waste (e-waste) recycling workshops, possibly posing risks for the workers inside.

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Ford F-150 Lightning will team with home solar, bypass brownouts: Here’s how

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The upcoming 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning will likely be the first electric truck—and the first U.S.-market electric vehicle—delivered with the ability to pinch-hit for the electrical grid during an electrical outage. How? The Lightning will be one of the first few models enabled for bidirectional charging, permitting it in the near.

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Kansas is a US wind power leader, but a senator wants to destroy that with a new bill

Electrek

Kansas state senator Mike Thompson (R-Shawnee), a former meteorologist, is not a supporter of clean energy. So he’s sponsoring a bill that could kneecap Kansas’ thriving wind power industry. more… The post Kansas is a US wind power leader, but a senator wants to destroy that with a new bill appeared first on Electrek.

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Over 42k Tesla supporters are urging Pres. Biden to acknowledge the company’s EV leadership

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Over 42,000 Tesla supporters are now urging President Joe Biden to acknowledge Tesla’s undeniable leadership in the American electric vehicle sector. The initiative was started as a Change.org petition a few days ago, and it has garnered 42,522 signatures as of writing. . According to the Tesla supporters, the US President has shown a tendency to ignore Tesla’s leadership, with Biden instead propping up veteran automakers like General Motors as leaders in the country’s EV mov

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Yara and Linde Engineering to build a 24 MW green hydrogen plant in Norway

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Yara signed a contract with Linde Engineering for the construction and delivery of a green hydrogen demonstration plant at Yara’s ammonia production facility at Herøya Industripark in Porsgrunn, Norway. The project, which is supported by a NOK 283 million (US$31.5 million) grant from Enova (announced in December 2021), will demonstrate that ammonia produced using renewable energy can reduce the impact of carbon dioxide in fertilizer production.

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Quick spin: 2022 Ford E-Transit van makes all-electric fit for the upfit

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Even as companies see an electric shift of their van fleets as a net positive, they face a tricky coexistence: making the most of them alongside the gas and diesel vans that keep trucking. That’s one of the challenges Ford wants to tackle for small business owners and fleet managers, with its buildout of Ford Pro services alongside the new.

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From Solar Race Cars To Suburban Runabouts — The Northern Territory EV Transition

CleanTechnica EVs

The Northern Territory of Australia has long been associated with the biennial World Solar Car Challenge. Solar cars are lightweight EVs powered solely by solar power. They do not access the grid during the challenge. “The World Solar Car Challenge traverses Australia from Darwin to Adelaide and attracts global expertise in solar and EV technology […].

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SpaceX launches third Falcon 9 rocket in 72 hours, breaks fairing reuse record

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In one fell swoop, SpaceX has successfully launched the third Falcon 9 rocket in less than 72 hours, broken payload fairing reusability record, and placed the 2000th operational Starlink satellite in orbit. After a string of delays from January 29th to February 2nd, Falcon 9 finally lifted off at 1:13 pm EST (18:13 UTC), February 3rd with the seventh batch of Starlink V1.5 satellites on a mission coincidentally known as Starlink 4-7.

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HASCO Magna eDrives hit the market on Volkswagen MEB platform

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Magna continues its growth in electrification with secondary eDrive systems hitting the market in Asia, Europe and North America on Volkswagen’s MEB platform. The HASCO Magna Electric Drive Systems Co., Ltd. (HME) team in China has started high-volume serial production of secondary eDrive systems for the Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover, one of the automaker’s vehicles on the MEB platform.

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First Drive Review: 2022 Kia EV6 electric car is a hoot, and it hits reset for the brand

Green Car Reports

In the broad shift toward electric vehicles, full-line automakers like Kia face a dilemma: Do they look to heritage and nostalgia? Do they install the new tech under the hood and move on? Or are EVs the chance for a complete reset on multiple levels? Looking at Kia, it’s essentially the latter. As the first of many EVs from the brand to be.

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: $499 super-basic electric snowmobile

Electrek

When it comes to snowmobiles, there’s kind of a set way to do things. They’re effectively trikes with a pair of skis up front and a single wide track in back. But this new take on old-school snowsports seems to have reinvented the idea of just what a snowmobile can be. And it’s just wild enough to earn itself a coveted spot in this week’s edition of the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week series. more… The post Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehic

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Tesla Giga Berlin welcomes new graffiti art as battery cell building takes form

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Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin may still be waiting for its final approval, but this does not mean that work on the Grünheide site has stagnated. As could be seen in recently taken photos and videos of the expansive electric vehicle production facility, Tesla’s Germany team remains hard at work in the buildout of Giga Berlin and its dedicated cell facility. .

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CALSTART: 1,215 MD and HD zero-emission trucks deployed in US; > 60% believed non-operational; > 140,000 more on order

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CALSTART has published an inventory of Class 2b-8 zero-emission trucks (ZETs) in the US: “ Zeroing in on Zero-Emission Trucks.” The report provides insight on ZET market trends as the industry prepares for an injection of federal funding for charging infrastructure, multiple states implement clean truck regulations, and California prepares to release an additional $873 million in purchase incentives for commercial vehicles and infrastructure.

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California lowering MSRP and income caps for claiming $2,000 for EVs, $1,500 for PHEVs

Green Car Reports

California is lowering the MSRP and income caps for its Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), which provides rebates of up to $2,000 for EVs and $1,500 for plug-in hybrids. Starting February 24, new rules will lower the income cap for single filers from $150,000 to $135,000, according to the program's website. The cap for head-of-household filers.

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Tesla applies to build giant new cathode factory for battery production next to ‘Gigafactory Texas’

Electrek

Tesla has applied to build a giant new facility, seemingly to produce cathode materials for battery manufacturing, next to “Gigafactory Texas” in Austin. more… The post Tesla applies to build giant new cathode factory for battery production next to ‘Gigafactory Texas’ appeared first on Electrek.

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