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AUGUST 11, 2023

Archer Aviation landed a $215-million equity investment from industry leaders Stellantis, Boeing and United Airlines, as well as other financial institutions, including ARK Invest, increasing the company’s total funding to more than $1.1 billion to date. This investment round includes an acceleration of $70 million from Stellantis under the strategic funding agreement entered into in January 2023, with $55 million remaining available under that facility.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 11, 2023

Kia is recalling certain Niro hybrid and plug-in hybrid models due to an issue that could cause engine compartment fires. The recall encompasses 121,411 vehicles, including 2017-2022 Niro Hybrid and 2018-2022 Niro Plug-In Hybrid models, according to recall documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Kia also.

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Electrek

AUGUST 11, 2023

Luxury electric bike company Riese & Müller generally ships its e-bikes the same way every electric bike maker in the world does so: in cardboard bike boxes. But now the company is switching to a new, greener solution. more… The post Bye bye, cardboard boxes. Riese & Müller’s surprising new way to deliver e-bikes appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 11, 2023

Fisker Inc. released on Friday additional details on its Fisker Ronin Super GT, an all-electric convertible that was showcased at the company’s first-ever Product Vision Day on August 3, 2023. Fisker opened reservations for Ronin ­– an homage to the famous John Frankenheimer film of the same name, which features epic car chase scenes – on August 3; […] The post Fisker Ronin Super GT Brings 600-Mile Range And 1,000HP For $385,000 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

MAHLE engineers have developed a bio-inspired structure for cooling channels in a battery cooling plate that significantly improves the thermodynamic performance and structural-mechanical properties of the cooling plate. As a result, MAHLE was able to increase cooling performance by 10% and reduce pressure loss by 20%. The battery can be reliably and homogeneously kept within the necessary temperature window.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 11, 2023

Tesla pioneered over-the-air (OTA) software updates as a convenient way to add new features and fix issues. Legacy automakers have been slow to catch up—and there's a reason for that, says Ford CEO Jim Farley. To save costs, Ford farmed out development of vehicle control modules, which govern the operation of everything from engines to seat.

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Electrek

AUGUST 11, 2023

Just over a week after publicly showcasing its upcoming Ronin super GT for the first time, Fisker has followed up with some additional pertinent details, including a limited production run and a starting price that may require the sale of some of your organs. That might be worth it to some to own what Fisker describes as the “world’s most sustainable supercar.” more… The post Fisker reveals additional details of its 600-mile Ronin super GT, including a staggering price tag appeared first on Elec

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2023

BYD has produced its 5 millionth new energy vehicle (NEV), a DENZA N7. BYD spent 13 years reaching the milestone of one million NEVs, another 18 months to reach three million, and now just 9 more months to hit the five million mark. In 2022, BYD’s new energy vehicles saw total sales surpass 1.86 million. The momentum continued in 2023, as the company reached a cumulative sales volume of 1.5 million units from January to July, including a notable 92,469 units sold overseas which exceeded the tota

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2023

General Motors on Tuesday announced that it will make bidirectional vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging capability available on all EVs using its Ultium component set by the 2026 model year, allowing more EVs to serve as home backup power sources. The V2H feature will roll out as previously announced on the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST, followed by.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Waymo and Cruise received victories in San Francisco, with the two robotaxi providers receiving approval to operate their driverless cars 24/7 in the city. The approval came after a six-hour public meeting which saw both supporters and critics of robotaxis expressing their thoughts on the matter. As noted in a report from The Verge , residents who were opposed to the Cruise and Waymo robotaxis cited incidents involving the driverless vehicles malfunctioning and breaking down in the middle of in

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AUGUST 11, 2023

It’s a big day for Trek, who is announcing its first electric moped-style utility bike. Unveiled under its Electra sub-brand, the new e-bike is known as the Electra Ponto Go! model. more… The post Trek launches its first throttle-controlled electric moped, fits two riders appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2023

BMW has unveiled two new protection models developed on the basis of the new BMW 7 Series, including an all-electric version. As the first protection sedan with an all-electric drive system, the BMW i7 Protection (electric power consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 30.0 kWh/100 km, provisional figure) is a genuine trailblazer. ( Earlier post.) Power consumption of the standard i7 xDrive60 is 19.6 – 18.4 kWh/100 km.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cadillac's icon has gained an electric variant. On Wednesday, the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ debuted with a GM-estimated 450 miles, 200-plus-kwh battery pack, 55.0-inches of screens on the dashboard, and trademark design. Cadillac estimates the electric luxury SUV will cost about $130,000 when entering production in the summer of 2024 at GM's.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

In a recent announcement, ChargePoint noted that it was making a significant investment in the application of networking and information security technology for its operations. The initiative is expected to help ChargePoint achieve reliability of almost 100% once the technologies are fully implemented. ChargePoint’s Network Operations Center (NOC) will implement 24/7 proactive station monitoring, predictive analytics and leverage applied machine learning to detect station downtime quickly.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Elon Musk claims that Tesla may have “figured out some aspects of AGI” as he believes that Tesla vehicles now have “a mind.” more… The post Elon Musk says Tesla cars now have a mind, figured out ‘some aspects of AGI’ appeared first on Electrek.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Motiv Power Systems announced the new Argo Series electric truck featuring a medium-duty EV cab designed from the ground up, with customer-driven miles and fleet owner feedback built in. The launch of Argo is a strategic step for Motiv intended to triple the company’s market size. The Argo Series is designed to support all medium-duty applications across Class 4-6—including box trucks, step vans, shuttle buses, refrigerated vehicles, vocational vehicles, and other specialties—and is

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 10, 2023

Ford CEO Jim Farley embarked on an EV road trip in an F-150 Lightning pickup truck to gain insight into the experiences of Ford's EV customers. Farley and his party set off this week from Silicon Valley, driving south to Los Angeles and then northeast to Las Vegas, traversing parts of the iconic Route 66 along the way, the Ford CEO wrote in a.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently shared an update about the release of Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta V11.4.7 and V12. Musk shared the update in a post on X, his social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The Tesla CEO posted his update as a response to a longtime FSD Beta tester who noted that it was high time for the electric vehicle maker to release the latest version of the advanced driver-assist system.

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Electrek

AUGUST 11, 2023

GM’s joint venture ( SGMW ) launched the Baojun Cloud electric hatchback on Thursday in China, starting at 95,800 yuan ($13.2K). more… The post General Motors JV launches Baojun Cloud EV in China starting under $14K appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2023

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting based on solar energy is one promising approach for the production of green hydrogen. However, its widespread application is limited by a lack of efficient photoanodes for catalyzing the rate-limiting oxygen evolution reaction (OER), an important reaction in PEC water splitting. Recently, organometal halide perovskites (OHPs) have emerged as a promising photoanode material for this application.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 8, 2023

If you haven’t noticed, there is a bit of a horsepower war going on with electric vehicles these days. The Porsche Taycan can be specced for 750 ponies. You can get over 800 hp in Rivian’s R1S SUV. Heck, the GMC Hummer EV delivers 1,000 horsepower. However, one that tops nearly everything is coming from an automaker that has some deep.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

When the Tesla Semi was unveiled way back in late 2017, CEO Elon Musk noted that the all-electric Class 8 truck would be used by the EV maker for its own operations. Over the years, Tesla Semi prototypes have been sighted carrying all sorts of cargo, from concrete weights to actual Tesla vehicles that are being delivered to consumers. A recent sighting of a Tesla Semi , however, is a bit more special.

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Electrek

AUGUST 11, 2023

eVTOL developer Archer Aviation shared an exciting Q2 2023 financial results call complete with three signification updates, including airworthiness certification from the FAA and a fresh round of investments from some big names like Stellantis and United. more… The post Archer Aviation gets FAA nod to begin eVTOL flights, secures $215M from Stellantis and United appeared first on Electrek.

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In November 2022, LanzaTech and Sumitomo Riko Company entered into a joint-development agreement to reuse rubber, resin and urethane waste for the production of a key chemical intermediate, isoprene. ( Earlier post.) Sumitomo Rubber along with Sumitomo Electric will be taking part in this joint development. The three companies will join forces with LanzaTech in joint development, aiming to pioneer groundbreaking technologies that enable a circular economy, transforming waste materials, including

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AUGUST 6, 2023

Lucid on Saturday confirmed a price drop for most of its Air electric sedan lineup—one that once again positions the Air at a significantly lower bottom-line price versus that of the Tesla Model S. After the price adjustment, the base Lucid Air Pure starts at $83,900 in Dual Motor all-wheel-drive form, including the $1,500 destination fee.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 11, 2023

Being a Silicon Valley carmaker, Tesla is subjected to a number of stereotypes that critics tend to bring up. One of these is the idea that Tesla’s vehicles are optimized for California weather only, so they must be ill-equipped to handle extreme weather, such as harsh winters. Such an idea is inaccurate. This was highlighted by Tesla in a recently shared video on YouTube.

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Electrek

AUGUST 11, 2023

University of Seville scientists have invented a solar-powered bus stop that can lower the temperature by 20C to keep pedestrians cool. more… The post This solar-powered bus stop cools off pedestrians in extreme heat appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced a massive expansion of the scrappage scheme to every Londoner affected by the imminent ULEZ expansion , along with a number of other significant changes. In November 2022, Khan announced the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) ( earlier post ) London-wide ( earlier post ). The expansion of ULEZ, which comes into effect on 29 August 2023, will operate across all London boroughs up to the existing Low Emission Zone boundary for large and heavy

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 5, 2023

Which brand is dropping the most affordable $45,000 version of its upcoming EV? And how is a $35,000 EV with a 275-mile range possible for Volvo? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending August 4, 2023. Deliveries of the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV will start in August, GM confirmed.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Originally intended to launch on the inaugural Vulcan Centaur mission, Amazon has moved the two prototype Kuiper satellites off of the delayed rocket to United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V. As we theorized last month , Amazon has secured the launch of the 2 Kuiper satellites on the Atlas V. The Atlas V will fly in the 501 configuration, which is capable of launching 8,210 kg (18,100 lbs) to low Earth orbit.

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Electrek

AUGUST 11, 2023

A new drone flyover gives us a great look Tesla’s growing Gigafactory Berlin and a beautiful new V4 Supercharger at the factory. more… The post Take a look at Tesla’s growing Gigafactory Berlin and its beautiful new V4 Supercharger appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2023

Montauk Renewables —a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery and conversion of biogas into RNG—and its subsidiary Montauk Energy Holdings signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with EE North America, a North American subsidiary of Denmark–based European Energy , to deliver all biogenic CO 2 volumes from all its Texas facilities sufficient for large scale production of e-fuels such as e-methanol.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 7, 2023

EVs and plug-in hybrids accounted for 25.4% of California new car sales in the second quarter of 2023, reports electric vehicle advocacy group Veloz. The actual number of vehicles with charge ports sold was 125,939, representing a new quarterly record for California, which typically leads the U.S. in plug-in car sales. The Q2 total was a 59%.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 11, 2023

After completing our extensive Rare Rides Icons coverage of every Lincoln (Continental) Mark between 1939 and 1998, it seems only fair we cover the Mark’s arch-rival in a similar fashion. Though the General Motors competition arrived long after the Continental name was applied to a Lincoln, its history is equally varied and interesting. Come along as we learn about another luxurious subject: the Cadillac Eldorado.

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