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Study: EV battery prices to drop by 50% by 2026

Green Car Reports

EV battery prices have been falling, and they could decline even more steeply over the next two years, according to a new Goldman Sachs report. On the pack level, global average battery prices declined from $153 per kwh in 2022 to $149 in 2023, according to the report, which predicts that they'll continue dropping to $80 per kwh by 2026. That's.

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Ørsted’s largest solar farm in the world is now online in Texas

Electrek

The Mockingbird Solar Center, Ørsted’s largest solar project globally, is now online, next to protected prairie donated by the renewable energy giant.

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53% Of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report

CleanTechnica EVs

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.19 million sales (in a 2.26-million-unit overall market). That’s up 57% year over year (YoY), compared to the overall market being up 11%, and it’s the 3rd month. [continued] The post 53% Of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins!

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Battery electric trucks best option to cut transport emissions, hydrogen models almost non existent

The Driven EV News

Battery-electric trucks are slowly gaining market share, but hydrogen fuel cell models are "almost non-existent," new report finds. The post Battery electric trucks best option to cut transport emissions, hydrogen models almost non existent appeared first on The Driven.

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

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Electric Chrysler Pacifica minivan plays with flexible interior

Green Car Reports

The Chrysler Pacifica lineup will gain an electric variant Electric Chrysler Pacifica interior will feature flexible interior packaging Pacifica will be refreshed in 2026 with the electric variant to follow Chrysler's inching closer to an electric minivan, and now we know what it will be called. On Thursday at the 2024 LA Auto Show, Chrysler CEO.

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Tesla converts Shell gas station into Supercharger and it looks awesome

Electrek

Tesla has converted an entire Shell gas station into a Supercharger station for electric vehicles in Spain, and it looks fantastic.

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Predictions From IEEE’s 2024 Technology Megatrends Report

Cars That Think

It’s time to start preparing your organization and employees for the effects of artificial general intelligence, sustainability, and digital transformation. According to IEEE’s 2024 Technology Megatrends report , the three technologies will change how companies, governments, and universities operate and will affect what new skills employees need. A megatrend, which integrates multiple tendencies that evolve over two decades or so, is expected to have a substantial effect on society, technology,

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Which electric cars have the most range?

Green Car Reports

For 2025, dozens of EV variants top 300 miles of range The top-ten list contains pickups, SUVs, crossovers, sedans, and a hatchback Standouts like Lucid Air and Hyundai Ioniq 6 manage market-leading range without huge battery packs Less than a decade ago, 300 miles seemed like the holy grail for EV driving range. Now, even as the overdue reality.

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Honda unveils all-solid-state EV battery production line for the first time

Electrek

Honda has been promising to unlock the power of all-solid-state EV batteries for several years. Today, we are getting our first look at the progress. Honda unveiled a demonstration production line as it continues to advance promising new battery technology.

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Chinese Electric Cars Are Leaving The US In The Dust

CleanTechnica EVs

With our storied history as automobile leaders of the 1900s, it is easy to assume the US will continue being automotive leaders globally and especially domestically. However, we are rapidly being outmaneuvered, out-innovated, and left in the dust by our Chinese competitors. We’ve written about a number of individual stories. [continued] The post Chinese Electric Cars Are Leaving The US In The Dust appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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

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Honda Is Getting Closer To Making Solid-State Batteries

InsideEVs

The automaker built a demonstration production line to figure out how to make affordable, high-density solid-state batteries for EVs and everything else.

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2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 smooths the electric SUV form

Green Car Reports

Ioniq 9 will seat up to seven, has fully reclining first and second Aims for 335 miles of range, 24-minute 10-80% fast-charging Capable of downloadable Features on Demand, energy sharing Hyundai’s upcoming three-row EV, the 2026 Ioniq 9, may get closer than any contemporary vehicle to straddling the boundaries between SUV, wagon, and.

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Corporate America is investing in record levels of solar and storage

Electrek

Corporate America is investing in clean energy at record levels, with tech giants taking the top spots for users of solar.

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Analog AI Startup Aims to Lower Gen AI's Power Needs

Cars That Think

Machine learning chips that use analog circuits instead of digital ones have long promised huge energy savings. But in practice they’ve mostly delivered modest savings, and only for modest-sized neural networks. Silicon Valley startup Sageance says it has the technology to bring the promised power savings to tasks suited for massive generative AI models.

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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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CATL Will Put Its Second-Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries Into Production In 2025

CleanTechnica EVs

CATL has begun manufacturing its second generation sodium ion batteries with full production expected in 2027. The post CATL Will Put Its Second-Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries Into Production In 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electric Ram Rev delayed to first half of 2025

Green Car Reports

Stellantis is delaying the start of production of the Ram 1500 REV electric pickup truck to the first half of 2025, Reuters reports. Production was originally scheduled to start before the end of this year, making the REV a 2025 model, but is being pushed back to ensure quality, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said on a media call with Reuters and.

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Minnesota’s largest coal plant goes solar: Sherco Solar comes online

Electrek

Xcel Energy has started delivering clean energy from one of the US’s largest solar farms: Sherco Solar in Minnesota. It’s a major step in the utility’s push to ditch coal and move to renewable energy across the Upper Midwest.

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Amber ready to pay customers to charge their EVs as it prepares for vehicle to grid

The Driven EV News

Amber offers new product that could see EV owners being paid to charge their cars, but its big focus is on V2G tech that will turn cars into batteries on wheels and households into revenue earners. The post Amber ready to pay customers to charge their EVs as it prepares for vehicle to grid appeared first on The Driven.

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More Theories On Why Teslas Have The Highest Fatality Rate

CleanTechnica EVs

I was surprised the other day to see that Tesla drivers were more likely to be in fatal car crashes than drivers of any other auto brand. The results are based on US data, but there is no way to split out the numbers to know what caused the fatal. [continued] The post More Theories On Why Teslas Have The Highest Fatality Rate appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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US-built 2025 Kia EV9 qualifies for $3,750 EV tax credit

Green Car Reports

U.S. production of the Kia EV9 is being cut back 2025 EV9s assembled in the U.S. qualify for $3,750 of the federal EV tax credit The 2025 Kia EV9 costs $56,225 Kia is cutting back U.S. production of the EV9 electric SUV, but 2025 models that are assembled here will qualify for a $3,750 federal EV tax credit, reports The Korea Herald. The credit.

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Lucid (LCID) has no plans to launch a $20,000 EV, but it could help create one

Electrek

That $20,000 luxury Lucid EV you’ve been waiting for will likely never hit the market. CEO Peter Rawlinson said Lucid (LCID) has no plans to launch a $20K vehicle. However, it could play a role in bringing cheaper EVs to market.

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Biofil EV chargers running on waste cooking oil plug the network gaps again

The Driven EV News

Home grown biofil EV fast chargers are playing a crucial role filling in the network gaps across the Nullarbor and other remote parts of Western Australia. The post Biofil EV chargers running on waste cooking oil plug the network gaps again appeared first on The Driven.

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French Startup Aims to Make Fuel Out of Thin Air

Cars That Think

As transportation sectors like shipping and aviation remain difficult to decarbonize , a French startup claims to have developed a promising solution to reduce carbon emissions in these industries. Aerleum , founded in 2023, says its technology can pull carbon dioxide from the air and convert it into methanol, which can be used to fuel cargo ships and serve as a base chemical in producing aviation fuel.

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Northvolt files for bankruptcy

Green Car Reports

Swedish battery firm Northvolt filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, with CEO Peter Carlsson stepping down the following day. Northvolt needs to raise between $1 billion and $1.2 billion to restore itself to full operations, Carlsson told Reuters and other media Friday. On Thursday, the company said it only had enough cash to.

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Farm-fegnugen? Volkswagen rolls out an electric tractor

Electrek

Volkswagen Group Africa has officially begun production of a modern electric farm tractor at its multifunctional facility in Gashora, Rwanda in a bid to advance modern, low-emission agricultural initiatives in Africa.

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Tesla now selling EV chargers and household batteries at Bunnings

The Driven EV News

Tesla to sell charging equipment and household batteries at select Bunnings Warehouse stores. The post Tesla now selling EV chargers and household batteries at Bunnings appeared first on The Driven.

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New "E-nose" Samples Odors 60 Times Per Second

Cars That Think

Odors are all around us, and often disperse fast—in hazardous situations like wildfires, for example, wind conditions quickly carry any smoke (and the smell of smoke) away from its origin. Sending people to check out disaster zones is always a risk, so what if a robot equipped with an electronic nose, or e-nose, could track down a hazard by “smelling” for it?

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Mercedes developing solar paint for EVs

Green Car Reports

Mercedes-Benz is developing a solar coating for EVs In ideal conditions it could provide many miles of additional EV range per day Mercedes wouldn't say how the solar paint would be applied to a car Mercedes-Benz is trying to come up with any and all new ways to increase efficiency, which it believes is the new currency as it enters the EV era. In.

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Caltrain makes history with fully electric trains on SF to San Jose route

Electrek

Caltrain, the 160-year-old San Francisco to San Jose rail corridor, has ditched diesel and is now fully electric.

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Australian bound GAC launches UT electric hatchback at less than $A22,000

The Driven EV News

GAC Aion UT electric hatchback unveiled at a motor show, boasting over 500 km of range under $A22,000. The post Australian bound GAC launches UT electric hatchback at less than $A22,000 appeared first on The Driven.

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Mercedes Reinvents Brakes For EVs, Puts Them Inside The Drive Unit

InsideEVs

The manufacturer says in-drive brakes could provide a lifetime braking solution for electric vehicles with multiple advantages.

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2026 Mercedes CLA will get CCS and NACS charge ports, hybrid option

Green Car Reports

The 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA will be available as an EV and hybrid The electric CLA will be able to add 186 miles of range in 10 minutes It may be the first EV to feature both CCS and NACS charge ports Mercedes-Benz still views the future as electric, though the timeline for the transition’s become a bit fuzzier and longer than anticipated.

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One of the US’s first solar peaker plants – with Tesla Megapacks – just came online

Electrek

Arevon Energy has kicked off operations at Vikings Solar-plus-Storage – one of the US’s first utility-scale solar peaker plants.

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AGL offers free charging as it rolls out first of 149 pole mounted EV chargers

The Driven EV News

AGL offers free charging - for a few months - at the first of a network of pole-mounted EV chargers to help those without off-road parking. The post AGL offers free charging as it rolls out first of 149 pole mounted EV chargers appeared first on The Driven.

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