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Toyota’s all-solid-state EV battery plans get the green light in Japan

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The certification gives Toyota the green light to develop and build next-gen EV batteries as part of Japan’s plans to boost domestic supply. Toyota’s all-solid-state EV battery plans officially gained approval from Japan’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (METI).

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Audi networks with traffic lights in Düsseldorf; “Green wave”

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Audi is moving ahead with networked traffic lights in Düsseldorf. After Ingolstadt, the city on the Rhine is the second in Europe in which Audi is introducing its Traffic Light Information service. Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) services like Audi Traffic Light Information increase efficiency, convenience and safety on the roads.

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Audi of America expands Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA)

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Audi of America announced an expansion of Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA), another industry first in vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies from the brand. Today, more than 4,700 intersections support both the “time-to-green” and GLOSA functionalities.

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The world’s single-largest wind farm gets the green light

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more… The post The world’s single-largest wind farm gets the green light appeared first on Electrek. Danish renewables giant Ørsted just committed to building the world’s single-largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 3.

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The US’s largest offshore wind farm just got the green light

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more… The post The US’s largest offshore wind farm just got the green light appeared first on Electrek. gigawatt (GW) Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project – what will become the US’s largest offshore wind farm – just got approved by the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

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Light-duty ZEVs accounted for 21.1% of new vehicles sold in California in Q1

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California posted new light-duty zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales—battery-electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCEV)—of 124,053 units in Q1 2023, representing 21.1% market share of the total 588,455 light-duty vehicles sold, according to the California Energy Commission. Source: CEC.

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Tesla Owners' Class-Action Suit Gets Green Light from a California Judge

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That policy has led owners to seek class-action status against the company, and a California judge recently gave the group the green light to move forward with a suit. Tesla has made getting repairs a real headache for some owners, as the automaker hasn’t allowed them to get work done at third-party shops. Tesla generated $8.3

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