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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

Green Car Congress

Objectives include expanding EV technology and charging infrastructure to remove obstacles to adoption and improve the customer experience, and EV and battery manufacturing to reduce emissions. The committee comprises senior representatives from Treasury, Sustainability, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Ford Credit and Legal.

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Tesla formally wins final environmental approval to open Gigafactory Berlin

Teslarati

The approval also includes battery cell production activities within the Giga Berlin complex, which should allow Tesla to manufacture its in-house cells from within Germany. . In times of climate crisis, the availability of water will play an increasingly important role for future developments and settlements.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

The battery pack in Bright’s car, conceivably, could be made 40 percent smaller than the batteries in similar plug-ins, according to CEO John Waters. Waters worked on the battery for the General Motors EV1 and also worked at Ener1, which makes lithium-ion batteries. Waters wouldn’t provide a lot of details on the vehicle.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. I said I would consider it, but that I was really hoping to establish a precedent, legally speaking, beyond Torrance.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

Green Car Congress

The high-voltage system is designed to cope with accidents beyond the legal requirements, with the high-voltage battery including features that ensure its safe reaction even in situations such as this. These laminates form the raw material for the manufacture of CFRP parts and components at the BMW plants in Landshut and Leipzig.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We have on our advisory board a battery expert who advises the battery manufacturers, and he described it to me as calcification of your veins in an irreversible way. And the more they do that, the vehicles are actually not road-legal—they’re violating the axle weight limits. And we’re like, “Yeah, that’s the point.” You don’t see it.