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Infotainment: VW Getting Video Games & Ford Getting Karaoke (At Last)

September 20, 2024 admin bmw i5, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, ford f-150, ford f-150 lightning, ford mustang mach e, infotainment, smartphone apps, video games, Volkswagen, volkswagen id.3, volkswagen id.4, volkswagen id.5, volkswagen id.7

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:35:39 +0000

Several years after Tesla brought video games and “Caraoke” to its in-car infotainment, legacy automakers are introducing their first entries into this arena. No, I’m not saying these are the most critical improvements to cars, trucks, and SUVs today. However, these are fun features in a car, especially if you … [continued]

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IIHS Study Highlights Risk Of Using Driver Assistance Technology

September 20, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, driver assistance, driver assistance systems, iihs, research, tesla, volvo

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:30:58 +0000

Driver assistance technologies have great promise, but in practice they allow some people to do things they shouldn’t do behind the wheel.

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There Are Now More Fully Electric Cars On Norwegian Roads Than Gas Cars

September 20, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, market research, Norway, norway ev market share, norway ev sales

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:29:24 +0000

The Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council has reported a milestone — the number of fully electric vehicles on roads has surpassed the number of gas cars for the first time ever! Øyvind Solberg Thorsen, director of the Norwegian Traffic Information Council OFV.no, states: “This is historic. A milestone few saw … [continued]

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BYD’s Trek Toward #1 Automaker, New EV Reviews, Solar Power Boom — Top 10 Cleantech Stories

September 20, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar panels, solar records, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:57:41 +0000

What are the hottest, most interesting, and most important cleantech stories of September so far? Here’s my opinion on that. Note that this is part of CleanTechnica’s weekly newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter here! 1. Juan Diego Celemín Mojica wrote an analysis for us this week on EV manufacturing … [continued]

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VinFast Opens Pre-Orders for VF 3 in Philippines, Starts Delivering VF 3 In Vietnam

September 20, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, Philippines, Vietnam, vinfast, vinfast vf 3

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:51:26 +0000

Manila, Philippines — Following its resounding success in Vietnam, VinFast Auto has officially opened pre-orders for the VF 3 in the Philippines. This marks the first time VinFast is launching its stylish mini electric SUV in an international market. From September 19 to 30, early customers who reserve the VF … [continued]

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New EV Battery Has 15-Year, 930,000-Mile Expected Service Life

September 19, 2024 admin batteries, catl, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:57:31 +0000

We’re already at the point where, if you buy a new electric car, you probably never have to worry about the car’s battery wearing out. However long you plan to own the car, it’s unlikely the battery drops even close to 70% of its original capacity. Nonetheless, some people still … [continued]

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Whoever Created The EV Leasing Loophole Subsidy Is A Clever Genius

September 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev tax credits, federal ev tax credit, policy & politics, subsidies, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:26:19 +0000

When Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats in the U.S. Senate, and the Joe Biden administrations worked together to extend and even revive electric vehicle subsidies for consumers, several rules were added. However, one loophole broke all of those rules, and it’s leading to a lot more electric … [continued]

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Siemens Awarded Framework Agreement by E.ON to Supply Charging Systems to Decarbonize Road Transport Across Europe

September 19, 2024 admin clean transport, e.on, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev charging, ev charging stations, siemens

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:31:15 +0000

Siemens and E.ON have signed a global framework agreement (GFA) to strengthen E.ON’s public charging network GFA comprises SICHARGE D high power chargers Backend access via Sifinity Control to maximize charger reliability and uptime for E.ON customers Siemens Smart Infrastructure and E.ON Drive Infrastructure are collaborating to bring smart and … [continued]

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Volvo EX90 — First Drive

September 19, 2024 admin California, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev reviews, newport beach, volvo, volvo ex90

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:15:05 +0000

The fully electric Volvo EX90 is perhaps the brand’s most important electric vehicle launch to date. It is being built in South Carolina, with shipments to customers expected to kick off in the 4th quarter of 2024. Volvo invited CleanTechnica out to The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, … [continued]

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NC Governor Cooper Announces First Awards for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program

September 18, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, investment, nevi, North Carolina, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:10:46 +0000

[Last week], Governor Roy Cooper took an important step to advance his Clean Transportation Plan by announcing the first round of conditional awards for developers to install and operate electric vehicle charging stations using North Carolina’s share of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program funds. The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded … [continued]

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