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Geely Auto forms new premium electric car company Zeekr; SEA EV architecture

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Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto) officially announced the widely reported formation of Zeekr—a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles. Zeekr aims to deliver a new electric vehicle to market each year in the coming five years.

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California utilities partner to support regional electric vehicle charging network

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The California Electric Transportation Coalition and California utilities announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support a California Regional Charging Network. The MOU encourages cooperation and leadership among the California utilities to build out a regional network of chargers.

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

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During a keynote speech to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy questioned the safety impact of electric vehicles. Its gross vehicle weight rating is a staggering 10,550 pounds. Why does this matter? —Shaffer et al.

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Georgia Tech team develops AI to read EV charging station reviews to find infrastructure gaps

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A team from Georgia Tech has developed an AI that can analyze user reviews of electric vehicle charging stations, allowing it accurately to identify places where there are insufficient or out-of-service stations. We’re spending billions of both public and private dollars on electric vehicle infrastructure. 2020.100195.

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UCS: ride-hailing trips can produce nearly 70% greater emissions compared to private car trips

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In addition, ride-hailing trips frequently replace lower-carbon transportation methods—such as public transit, walking, or biking—that consumers might have used otherwise. Through electrification of vehicles and increased use of pooled rides, we can reduce the climate risks of ride-hailing services.

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Volkswagen and Greece to create model island for climate-neutral mobility

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To that end, the current transport system on the island will transition to electric vehicles and renewable power generation. This alone will help to significantly reduce the vehicle fleet on the island. In total, some 1,000 electric vehicles will replace about 1,500 vehicles with combustion engines.

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SoCalGas to test technology that separates hydrogen from natural gas when the two are blended in pipelines

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An externally applied current forces the protons through the membrane inducing mass transport of hydrogen. The current enables the transport of hydrogen against its concentration gradient, from low pressure on the anode side to high pressure on the cathode side in a single step.

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