CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 2, 2023
CleanTechnica has published many excellent 5-year total cost of ownership (TCO) articles comparing battery electric vehicles (BEVs) against similar internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). A 5-year timeframe is the norm for this type of analysis since many people flip their vehicles at this point.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 5, 2023
The 2023 Toyota Prius Prime is a plug-in hybrid version of the conventional 2023 Prius hybrid launched earlier this year. It shares that car’s striking new shape, the one that wowed reviewers and shoppers. The Prime adds a much larger battery that can be plugged into the grid to recharge—giving it an estimated EPA combined electric.
Electrek
APRIL 5, 2023
Tesla delivered a record number of Model Y vehicles in the UK last month – leading to a record market share for electric vehicles in the country. more… The post Tesla Model Y leads record EV market share in the UK appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 4, 2023
DB Schenker plans to acquire 100 Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul for European long-distance haulage operations. DB Schenker and Mercedes-Benz Trucks have signed a joint letter of intent for this purpose. The use of the battery-electric eActros LongHaul is intended to contribute to achieving CO 2 neutrality on DB Schenker's balance sheet by 2040. The electric truck has a range of around 500 km on a single charge and is expected to reach series maturity in 2024.
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Teslarati
APRIL 7, 2023
Tesla will have a new Yoke steering wheel with “improved materials” coming in July 2023, a Service Advisor said. “A new yoke with improved materials will be available to service in July 2023,” a Tesla Service advisor said to Reddit user u/Global_Chaos. “We do not recommend replacing the Yoke until improved parts are available.” Interestingly, this comes just weeks after Tesla started offering a retrofit round steering wheel kit for the Yoke for $700 on its web
Green Car Reports
APRIL 7, 2023
Toyota on Friday announced plans to greatly increase the electric range of its future plug-in hybrids, develop next-generation EVs with double the range, and expand hybrid sales to emerging markets. In an update on the company’s direction, Toyota’s executive vice president in charge of product, Hiroki Nakajima, said that plug-in.
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Green Car Congress
APRIL 4, 2023
LiquidPiston, an innovator of compact and efficient engine technology and hybrid power systems, intends to commercialize the XTS-210, a 25-horsepower, two-stroke, supercharged, liquid-cooled, 210cc rotary engine. The XTS-210 is heavy-fuel compatible (diesel, Jet A, JP-8, kerosene) and multi-fuel capacble (gasoline, propane, hydrogen). Compared to current piston diesel engines, the XTS-210 design reduces size and weight by nearly 80%, while maintaining comparable power output.
Teslarati
APRIL 7, 2023
Tesla just made Supercharger visits easier thanks to a new app update, which now displays wait times in real-time, as well as pricing. Tesla is the country’s best-selling electric car company, and it is not a super close competition. Because of this, Superchargers in some areas where Tesla vehicles are more popular than others, like California, for example, could be more saturated with customers.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 6, 2023
Ford on Wednesday confirmed that the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck and Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid SUV will be eligible for the full $7,500 federal tax credit going forward, while all of its other current EVs and plug-in hybrids will be eligible for smaller amounts. Following the release of guidance from the U.S. Treasury.
Electrek
APRIL 7, 2023
A recent bill put forward in Rhode Island would require solar panels on all newly constructed buildings and parking lots larger than 16,000 square feet – should this idea be rolled out across the US? more… The post Should solar be required on all new parking lots and buildings? appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2023
During Tesla’s Investor Day held in March, Elon Musk touched on Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3, which outlines a proposed path to reach a sustainable global energy economy through end-use electrification and sustainable electricity generation and storage. At that time, Musk said that Tesla would publish the assumptions, sources and calculations behind that proposal. ( Earlier post.
Teslarati
APRIL 7, 2023
Tesla has rolled out a new round of price reductions across its S3XY lineup. The move echoes a similar strategy adopted by the company in the first quarter, which resulted in a wave of orders for its vehicle offerings across the globe. As per Tesla’s online configurator in the United States, the Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y received their own respective price cuts.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 2, 2023
Automakers that don't meet growing demand for EVs will gradually lose market share and struggle to find buyers for internal-combustion vehicles, Consumer Reports predicts. A recent study by the publication's advocacy arm found that constricted supplies of EVs are creating pent-up demand that will play out over the next few years, reducing the.
Electrek
APRIL 7, 2023
Tesla (TSLA) has implemented a new wave of price reductions across its entire lineup of electric vehicles. Prices on some models are down by as much as $5,000 overnight. more… The post Tesla (TSLA) slashes prices across all its electric vehicles again appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2023
By Jake Stones, hydrogen editor at ICIS ICIS data shows that renewable hydrogen could be sold for below €1/kg if a producer obtains the maximum support provided by the European Hydrogen Bank , according to the heads of terms for the bank published by the European Commission on 31 March. The bank, which was announced in September 2022, aims to support hydrogen producers using an auction bidding system, which ranks bidders according to price per kilo of hydrogen.
Teslarati
APRIL 6, 2023
The Tesla Diner, which will be built in Hollywood, California, has received numerous permit updates this week, pushing it closer than ever to construction. One of the most underrated Tesla projects currently in development has to be its planned Drive-in Movie Theater Diner in Hollywood. Previously set to be built near Santa Monica, Tesla moved the project last year.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 1, 2023
Which electric vehicle maker decided to go open source with its driving-assistance features? Will battery degradation “brick” your EV after a certain number of years or miles? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 31, 2023. Prices on used vehicles of all kinds.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 5, 2023
Norway’s plugin electric vehicles took 91.1% share of the auto market in March, down from 91.9% year on year. The slight dent in share came from a drop in plugin hybrid volume, against overall market growth.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2023
Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, announced the availability of its high-performance nano-composite silicon (NCS) anode material, Titan Silicon. Titan Silicon delivers a 20% energy density boost over the industry’s best performing cells and will achieve a 40% increase in future releases, according to the company. These gains are attainable without sacrificing cycle life or safety, by containing swell to levels comparable to graphite—6% at end of life.
Teslarati
APRIL 6, 2023
On its recently-shared Master Plan Part 3, Tesla teased three new vehicles with its next-generation platform, including a compact car, a commercial/passenger van, and a bus. Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 focused on seven vehicle fleet categories, including compact and midsized cars; large cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks; commercial vehicles, buses; and heavy-duty trucks.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 3, 2023
The Fisker Ocean hasn't received official EPA range ratings for the U.S., but Fisker last week announced a 440-mile range rating for the electric crossover on Europe's WLTP testing cycle. WLTP figures are generally higher than U.S. EPA ratings, so the Ocean will likely receive a lower range rating on this side of the Atlantic. For now, the Ocean.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 5, 2023
Reports from sources in China say Tesla is busy making progress toward bringing a new model to market that will sell for $25,000.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2023
Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung have developed a method to make sustainable steel by reducing solid iron oxides with hydrogen released from ammonia. An open-access paper on their work is published in the journal Advanced Science. In their study, the researchers show that ammonia-based reduction of iron oxide proceeds through an autocatalytic reaction, is kinetically as effective as hydrogen-based direct reduction, yields the same metallization, and can be industrially r
Teslarati
APRIL 5, 2023
Volkswagen (VW) has issued a recall for the ID.4 due to a potential safety hazard regarding the vehicle’s doors. While arguments have surrounded the terminology “recall” over the past few years, especially regarding how they relate to vehicle software updates , analysts and EV enthusiasts alike can agree that physical fixes are still given the term.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 2, 2023
By the numbers, the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 electric sedan outpaces the Tesla Model 3, improves on the related Hyundai Ioniq 5, and matches the Lucid Air as the most efficient electric car on sale in the U.S. In the data age where we are ruled by algorithms, the favorable numeric data of the Ioniq 6 is impressive. Yet Hyundai’s latest sedan is.
Electrek
APRIL 4, 2023
Tesla is preparing to make 4 million units of its next vehicle, a ~$25,000 electric car, based on supply chain sources coming out of China. more… The post Tesla prepares to make 4 million units of its cheap electric car, supply chain sources say appeared first on Electrek.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2023
Alfa Romeo started retail production for the all-new 2024 Tonale PHEV. ( Earlier post.) Alfa Romeo’s first plug-in hybrid is built at the Giambattista Vico Stellantis plant in Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples, Italy, one of the company’s most advanced production sites. The Tonale PHEV will begin arriving at dealers in June. The Tonale enters the premium compact CUV segment with standard all-wheel drive, more than 30 miles (48 km) of electric range and a starting US manufacturer's suggested retail price
Teslarati
APRIL 4, 2023
Tesla’s new V4 Supercharger has started its initial rollout in Europe, and details are still continuing to spill out ahead of the first installations in the United States. The V4 Supercharger is Tesla’s latest iteration of its industry-leading EV charging network, and with the recent introduction of non-Tesla vehicle charging in the U.S. to qualify for government incentives, the automaker is going forward with some monumental changes.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 6, 2023
The 2024 Kia EV9 electric SUV will be built at the automaker's West Point, Georgia, factory starting in the 2024 calendar year, Kia announced Wednesday at the 2023 New York Auto Show. The ramp-up will happen after the EV9 goes on sale in the U.S. in the fourth quarter of this year, with initial units likely sourced from South Korea. Full U.S.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 4, 2023
Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles took almost 60% of the auto market in March, up from 55.6% year on year. BEVs alone took 41.6% of the market, up from 31.8% YoY. Overall auto market volume was 30,261 units, up some 5% YoY, though still below historical seasonal norms.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2023
Renault is are currently testing its first nine prototypes of the upcoming electric Renault 5. The platform, power train and battery of the mules are technically the same as the future production vehicle. With a design based on the Clio silhouette, the mules do not yet look like the future model. Alternating between static and dynamic fine-tuning and endurance testing, the mules are being put through their paces this winter in low grip (ice, snow) conditions in Arvidsjaur (Swedish Lapland) as we
Teslarati
APRIL 6, 2023
Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 detailed the final portions of how the electric automaker plans to influence and dominate the global market through sustainability. It featured plans for mass production of a new compact model, volume projections for the Cybertruck, and new details on other commercial vehicles, but it was void of the Roadster. The Tesla Roadster has been one of the company’s crown jewels, but it has been teased for so many years that some fans are wondering if it will ever
Green Car Reports
APRIL 7, 2023
In a presentation to investors this week, Kia announced plans to boost its EV sales targets and launch a purpose-built robotaxi. The automaker said it's now targeting sales of 1.6 million EVs annually by 2030—up from the previous 1.2 million annually by 2030 announced just last year. Kia also plans to have 15 EV models in its global lineup.
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 4, 2023
Sales of battery electric vehicles breached the 500 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2022. Last year, 502 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold in South Africa, up from 218 in 2021.
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