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Free Electric Autonomous Shuttle Service Launches In Detroit

August 21, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, detroit, Electric vehicles, ford, ford e-transit, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:35:17 +0000

A free, autonomous, fully electric shuttle service launched on August 13th in Detroit. The State of Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, the City of Detroit, Bedrock, Michigan Central, and Perrone Robotics worked together to create the shuttle system, which utilizes Ford E-Transit vans. (Even though online there is … [continued]

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Tesla Has Gotten Tremendously More Support From Democrats

August 21, 2024 admin batteries, California, california fuel economy standards, clean transport, Democrats, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev tax credits, federal ev tax credit, fuel economy standards, inflation reduction act of 2022., lithium-ion batteries, nevi, policy & politics, Republicans, subsidies, tesla, tesla batteries, tesla ev tax credit, us ev tax credit, us fuel economy standards

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 03:57:32 +0000

A big part of this story was originally going to be about why Elon Musk has turned on Democrats, focusing particularly on he and Tesla getting slighted by Joe Biden in a press conference that really didn’t matter or mean anything. However, going into all of that probably doesn’t matter … [continued]

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California Legislative Committee Gives Green Light to EV Battery Recycling Bill

August 21, 2024 admin batteries, battery recycling, battery reuse, California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery recycling, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, policy research, research, union of concerned scientists

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 01:11:16 +0000

Proposed legislation to ensure responsible recycling of batteries once electric vehicles retire in California was approved today by the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. Senate Bill 615 would require automotive manufacturers to make certain that their electric vehicle (EV) batteries are ultimately recycled. The bill now moves forward to the entire Assembly and … [continued]

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Elegant or Apocalyptic EVs, Fastned’s Revenue Up to €37.8 M, & More Renewable Energy for GM

August 21, 2024 admin acura, automobili pininfarina, batteries, cadillac, clean power, clean transport, electric buses, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, fastned, Kia, kia ev9, lithium-ion batteries, Solar energy, solar power plants, tesla cybertruck

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 23:20:37 +0000

GM is heavily investing in solar power agreements for three assembly facilities, including the Newport Solar project site that is expected to generate enough electricity to power 30,000 households annually. In addition, this week’s EV lineup appears to bring back Road Warrior, with an upgrade, and the Batmobile, with even … [continued]

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Louisiana Utility Regulators Pass Rule to Keep Electric Vehicle Charging Competitive

August 21, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, grid, Louisiana, policy & politics, Solar energy, utilities

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 22:22:07 +0000

State regulators have established a policy they believe will spur more private investment in electric vehicle charging stations in Louisiana — limiting competition from utility companies. The Louisiana Public Service Commission adopted a rule Wednesday meant to encourage private investment in the electric vehicle charging market by prohibiting the state’s … [continued]

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New Silicon EV Battery From CalTech Spinoff Is The Best Thing Ever

August 20, 2024 admin batteries, caltech, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, green economy, nanotech, nanotechnology, sienza energy, silicon, silicon batteries, silicon battery, silicon battery anode, startups, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 14:02:22 +0000

A new EV battery deploys 3-D nanostructures that resemble plastic badminton birdies but deliver on cost, performance, and safety.

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Archer Gets Two Big Orders For Its Electric Aircraft

August 20, 2024 admin air force (usaf), archer, archer aviation, Aviation, clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles, evtol, us air force, vtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 03:57:57 +0000

I wrote the other day about Archer Aviation preparing for electric air taxi service in Los Angeles and San Francisco for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics. A month prior, we wrote about Stellantis (the giant automaker) investing $55 million into Archer. But news from Archer is moving … [continued]

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Automakers Have Really Cut Back On EV Press Releases

August 20, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 03:48:05 +0000

For a couple of years there, legacy automakers were putting out a nearly constant stream of press releases about electric vehicles. It seemed the majority of their press releases in the US were about EVs. There was one announcement, or award, or feature, or partnership, or plan after another. This … [continued]

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It’s Shocking This New EV Costs Only $30,000

August 20, 2024 admin China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, lynk & co z10, lynk co

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 01:37:06 +0000

If you compare to five years ago, the following electric vehicle would be a stunning breakthrough. Well, actually, even today, this is a stunning EV! Let’s start with a list of the key numbers, specs and pricing, for the hot new Lynk & Co Z10’s base/starting trim: 602 km (374 … [continued]

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Reduce, Reuse, Reheat: Department of Energy Recognizes Better Climate Challenge Partner General Motors for Turning Waste Heat Into Power

August 20, 2024 admin buildings, clean power, clean transport, gm, us department of energy (doe), Water

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:28:02 +0000

Reduce, Reuse, Reheat: Department of Energy Recognizes Better Climate Challenge Partner General Motors for Turning Waste Heat Into Power Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized Better Climate Challenge and Better Plants Challenge partner General Motors (GM) for its achievements and leadership in decarbonization, energy efficiency, and waste reduction. GM’s Fort … [continued]

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