Sat.Dec 31, 2022 - Fri.Jan 06, 2023

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Tesla delivered 1.3M EVs in 2022; 95% Model 3/Y

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In 2022, Tesla produced 1,369,611 EVs (up 47% year-on-year) and delivered 1,313,851 (up 40% year-on-year). In the fourth quarter, the company produced more 439,000 vehicles and delivered more than 405,000 vehicles. For the year, Model 3/Y deliveries accounted for 95% (1,247,146 units). Tesla will post its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2022 after market close on 25 January 2023.

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Each EV with V2G charger might earn $15,000 over 10 years

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Each bidirectional EV charger installed could pay for itself in three years, and earn up to $15,000 over 10 years, according to projections from a firm that provides such equipment. Chargers installed for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operation, allowing EVs to discharge power back into the grid, have similar upfront costs to conventional chargers. But.

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Tesla Cybertruck production nears, IDRA packages converge at Giga Texas

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Tesla received at least four massive packages from IDRA today at Gigafactory Texas for its Giga Press. As Cybertruck production nears, IDRA’s machinery, which has been used by Tesla for automotive manufacturing, the automaker could be preparing to gear up for the first builds. Gigafactory Texas drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer posted pictures of several haulers carrying large crates with IDRA stampings on the side.

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Volkswagen ID.4 Now 18% of Volkswagen USA Sales!

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Volkswagen of America has released its 4th quarter 2022 sales numbers and its full-year 2022 sales numbers. The German automaker also highlighted that 6.8% of Volkswagen’s 2022 sales in the USA were EV sales (all ID.4 sales, as the ID.4 is the only electric vehicle Volkswagen sells in the country). The thing is: there’s a […].

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

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Infinitum introduces Aircore Mobility motor at CES 2023

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Infinitum, creator of the air core motor ( earlier post ), introduced Aircore Mobility, a next-generation, axial flux propulsion and traction motor designed to sustainably power passenger and commercial electric vehicles, as well as aviation, marine, construction, agricultural machines and auxiliary applications. The Aircore Mobility motor delivers high power and torque density and operates with class-leading efficiency over a wide range of speeds and load conditions to maximize vehicle range, w

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Stellantis will build 100-mile electric aircraft for Archer

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As it prepares to launch a global lineup of electric cars and trucks, Stellantis is also planning to build a very different kind of electric vehicle. At CES in Las Vegas, the automaker announced that it will build the Archer Midnight electric aircraft, as well as provide $150 million in funding to California-based Archer Aviation in 2023 and 2024.

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Stowing is a “Beautiful Problem” that Amazon is Solving with Robots

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When we hear about manipulation robots in warehouses, it’s almost always in the context of picking. That is, about grasping a single item from a bin of items, and then dropping that item into a different bin, where it may go towards building a customer order. Picking a single item from a jumble of items can be tricky for robots (especially when the number of different items may be in the millions) and while the problem’s not certainly not solved, in a well-structured and optimized environment ro

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Equinor and RWE to develop hydrogen-fired power plants in Germany, Norway-to-Germany hydrogen pipeline

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Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor and Germany-based energy company RWE have agreed to work together to develop large-scale value chains for low carbon hydrogen. The partners aim to replace coal-fired power plants with hydrogen-ready gas-fired power plants in Germany, and to build production of low carbon and renewable hydrogen in Norway that will be exported through pipeline to Germany.

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Sony-Honda EV takes form with new prototype, Afeela brand

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The Sony and Honda's EV joint venture came into greater focus this week at CES, where the two companies unveiled a new prototype and confirmed Afeela as the brand name for the venture. Looking a bit different from the Sony Vision-S concept first shown in 2020, the sleek prototype previews a production model scheduled to begin pre-orders in 2025.

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Mobileye begins autonomous driving tests in Germany with NIO ES8

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The NIO ES8, equipped with Mobileye's self-driving hardware and software, is planned for use in a robotaxi service and to integrate on-demand shuttles into local public transportation in Germany. The post Mobileye begins autonomous driving tests in Germany with NIO ES8 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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

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Tesla fan files trade mark for the company to make electric motors for airplanes & boats [Updated]

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Tesla is hinting at making electric motors for airplanes, boats, and more in a new trademark filing that went unnoticed. Update : A Tesla fan filed the trademark on behalf of Tesla – seemingly without the company’s knowledge. more…. The post Tesla fan files trade mark for the company to make electric motors for airplanes & boats [Updated] appeared first on Electrek.

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Moscow testing two electric river vessels under ice conditions

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In 2021, Moscow announced that it was planning to bring back river public transport after an absence of 16 years. ( Earlier post.) Two electric river vessels—Sinichka and Filka—are currently being tested in Moscow; the vessels have already passed about 7 thousand kilometers along the Moscow River. Since September, the electric vessels have passed dozens of tests and test exits to the water area.

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Ram 1500 BEV Concept electric pickup bows with three-row seating

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In the Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept revealed Thursday at CES, Stellantis’ Ram truck brand showed how it plans to deliver an electric truck in 2024. Put simply, it plans to carry on the competition that it’s waged against the Ford F-150 family, plus Chevy, GMC, and Toyota full-size trucks, translated into a new era of fully electric.

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80% of new cars sold in Norway were all-electric in 2022

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Electric vehicles made up almost 80% of new car registrations in Norway last year, setting a new record, according to the Norwegian Road Federation. Of the 138,265 new electric cars sold in the country, 12.2% were made by Tesla, the top seller in the market. This marks a significant increase from the previous record of […] The post 80% of new cars sold in Norway were all-electric in 2022 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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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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100% Electric Vehicles Now 13% Of New Vehicle Sales Globally!

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And 18% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 46% in November 2022 compared to November 2021, reaching 1,060,000 units, a new record, beating the 1,040,000 registrations of the previous month of September. With such a strong month, plugins represented 18% share of the overall auto […].

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Bucharest orders 100 Solaris electric trolleybuses

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The Romanian Municipality of Bucharest (Municipiul Bucuresti) has executed a. contract for the supply of 100 Solaris Trollino 12 trolleybuses, with a base contract value of almost €60 million. The vehicles will arrive in the Romanian capital at the end of 2024. The Bucharest Municipality (Municipiul Bucuresti) has selected Solaris as the supplier of 100 trolleybuses through a tender process.

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Used PHEV prices rose ahead of $4,000 tax credit eligibility

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In the months even before we knew some used plug-in hybrids would be eligible for a $4,000 used EV tax credit, market interest in plug-in hybrids was on the rise, according to a recent pricing analysis. In a blog post last month, the retail conglomerate Carmax explained search volume for the term "plug-in hybrid" has increased significantly since.

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UPDATE: Tesla quietly registers to build electric motors for non-land vehicles

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Update: 8:53 PM EST: Bloomberg reported Tesla did not file this application, but it was instead filed by a fan named Jerome Eady. Tesla had no knowledge of the filing, according to the report. Tesla has quietly registered to build electric motors intended for non-land vehicles, according to the United States’ Patent and Trademark Office. Initially spotted and reported by Electrek , Tesla applied and submitted paperwork to the USPTO on December 29, with the trademark application describing

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Tesla mobile Supercharger with Megapack caught on fire

Electrek

A Tesla Megapack used on a mobile Supercharger caught on fire and completely burned down in Baker, California. more…. The post Tesla mobile Supercharger with Megapack caught on fire appeared first on Electrek.

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Ram unveils 1500 Revolution Battery-electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept at CES 2023

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The Ram Truck brand introduced its Ram 1500 Revolution Battery-electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept at CES 2023. Ram says it will offer a portfolio of fully electrified solutions, including a Ram 1500 BEV in 2024. The Ram 1500 Revolution BEV Concept features four-wheel steering with up to 15 degrees of articulation and is designed to offer greater vehicle maneuverability while parking at low speed, on tight off-road trails, and increases the vehicle’s steering response at high speeds.

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Report: Used Tesla prices are dropping fast

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Teslas have generally held their value better than other electric cars, but used Tesla prices are now dropping fast, according to a recent Reuters report. The average price of a used Tesla in November 2022 was $55,754, down 17% from a July peak of $67,297, according to the report. In comparison, overall average used car prices dropped 4% during.

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How Police Exploited the Capitol Riot’s Digital Records

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The group of well-dressed young men who gathered on the outskirts of Baltimore on the night of 5 January 2021 hardly looked like extremists. But the next day, prosecutors allege, they would all breach the United States Capitol during the deadly insurrection. Several would loot and destroy media equipment, and one would assault a policeman. No strangers to protest, the men, members of the America First movement, diligently donned masks to obscure their faces.

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Tesla’s $25k Model 2 car expected to be unveiled in 2024

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TSLA analysts at Loup Ventures think the Tesla Model 2 will be unveiled in 2024. “Tesla will wait until 2024 to announce Model 2,” stated Loup Ventures in its 2022 Predictions letter. “If the company announces the lower-price[d] car too early, they risk slowing sales of Model 3 while ramping capacity during what is likely to be a broader auto recession,” Loup Ventures explained.

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VW US ID.4 sales up 22.5% in 2022 y-o-y; 6.9% of total

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Volkswagen of America reported total 2022 sales of 301,069 units. Sales of the ID.4 accounted for 20,511 units, or 6.9% of total sales. Overall, VWoA sales declined 19.7% in 2022 compared to the previous year. SUVs accounted for 83% of sales in 2022, although the total was down 9% from 2021. Sales of the Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport were down 26% and 34.2% y-o-y, and sales of the Tiguan LWB were down 19.3%.

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Ram plug-in hybrid pickup will sell alongside fully electric truck

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Stellantis’ Ram brand has been hinting for several years that while there may be a fully electric truck in the future, it sees a plug-in hybrid truck as part of the plan, too. With the debut of the Ram 1500 Revolution Concept at CES on Thursday, and the confirmation that a production version will bow within months and be delivered in 2024.

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BYD Hits Nearly 1 Million BEV Sales In 2022

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BYD has released its December and full-year 2022 sales numbers, and they are massive. As reported just yesterday, through November, BYD was the #1 automaker globally for plugin vehicle sales (by far) and was the #2 automaker for pure EV (BEV) sales, only trailing Tesla. But record monthly figures just came in yet again for […].

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IoT devices made greener with printable smart sensors

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Discover how IoT devices can be made more sustainable by developing self-powered, printable smart sensors from emerging semiconductors. The post IoT devices made greener with printable smart sensors appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Delhi Transport Corporation orders 1500 Tata Motors electric buses

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Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) signed a definitive agreement with Tata Motors’ fully owned subsidiary, TML CV Mobility Solutions Ltd. for operation of 1,500 electric buses in the city of New Delhi. As part of the agreement, TML CV Mobility Solutions Ltd. will supply, operate and maintain 1,500 units of 12-meter low-floor air-conditioned electric buses for a period 12 years.

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VW platform for affordable EVs will get mid-decade boost

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The Volkswagen MEB platform that has served as the backbone for the automaker's EV push is set to get a number of updates over the next few years. The updated version, dubbed MEB+, will incorporate charging and battery updates, as well as an electrical architecture designed to support more advanced driver-assist tech, according to VW. A new.

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Tesla In 2022 — Stats, Factory Progress, Milestones

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2022 has been a big year for Tesla, with the automaker surpassing some key milestones despite a bear market. Tesla is heading into 2023 with newly and substantially increased production output, a growing charging infrastructure and energy sector, and firm financials to back these milestones up. Gigafactory Progress Tesla opened two new factories this year: […].

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NIO's largest delivery center worldwide opens in Shanghai

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The delivery center has 100 delivery spaces and can deliver up to 200 vehicles in a single day. The post NIO's largest delivery center worldwide opens in Shanghai appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Review of co-processing of biocrudes in oil refineries

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Liquid intermediates from pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) can be co-processed in an oil refinery along with conventional crude oil. In an open-access paper in the journal Energy & Fuels, a team from VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, with colleagues from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Ghent University, provides an overview of co-processing options for such bio-liquids.

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Ram Revolution concept, Ram PHEV, Afeela debut, BMW CES concept: Today’s Car News

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BMW is going back to basics with the look and the interface for its mid-decade EVs. The Sony-Honda EV brand now has a name. Stellantis is getting in the electric aircraft business. Ram reveals the direction of its future trucks, and it’s electric. And there’s another Ram plug-in on the way. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. On.

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I went to Norway to see an electric vehicle paradise, but I found something more surprising

Electrek

We often hear about how Norway is an electric car utopia, an example of a country that went all in on EVs and reaped the benefits. And so I went there myself to see what all the fuss was about. I expected to find a massive amount of electric cars, and I did. But what I didn’t realize was that those electric cars are only a part of the bigger story behind Norway’s sustainable transportation ambitions. more….

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