New Australia Lithium Mine For Ford, LG, & Tesla Lithium To Be Powered By Giant Off-Grid Solar, Wind, & Battery Project

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:33:28 +0000

Australia is a top source of lithium for EV batteries. Much of the world’s lithium used for such purposes comes from there. Now we’ve got news of a major lithium mine in Australia using batteries as well as solar and wind energy in order to mine more cleanly and — importantly for the miners — […]

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UK Auto Market Struggling But Full Electrics Still Growing

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 15:59:41 +0000

The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 20.2% share of the auto market in August, up from 18.3% year on year. Full electrics saw a decent growth in share whilst plugin hybrids lost share, weighing on the combined plugin result. Overall auto volumes were at 68,858 units, a slight YoY improvement, though still 18.8% down […]

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7 Best Cars & Trucks On The Market Starting Under $70,000 (USA)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:01:40 +0000

I was going to write an article about the 10 best electric cars, trucks, and SUVs on the market, but then decided I’d limit it to cars, trucks, and SUVs below $70,000 to make it a bit more useful. Then I realized there were barely more than 10 full electric cars on the US market […]

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Ford F-150 Lightning’s Top Conquest Sales: Ram Pickup and Tesla Model 3 & Model X

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2022 03:50:50 +0000

The Ford F-150 Lightning is a hot new electric offering. However, while one would assume it would compete with the Tesla Cybertruck, I think that not many people would expect it to be competing with the Tesla Model 3, or even the Model X. Nonetheless, it ends up that those two Tesla models are two […]

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Cold Summer For Italy’s EV Market — Plugin Vehicles Below 8% In July

Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:26:47 +0000

Electric vehicle sales in Italy are going through a time of turbulence. We walk you through the headwinds, tailwinds, and sidewinds in the monthly sales report below. Originally published on opportunity:energy. All is not well in this hot Italian summer, as the fourth largest European auto market keeps showing signs of weakness in the transition […]

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Ford Supports California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 07:01:47 +0000

On August 25th, the California Air Resources Board voted on the Advanced Clean Cars II plan to scale down light-duty passenger car, truck, and SUV emissions beginning with the 2026 model year through 2035. By 2035, all new passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles under the new rules. Ford […]

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USPS Electric Vehicle Study Challenged By U-M Analysis

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 02:24:07 +0000

ACS Publications: Abstract “The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to purchase 165,000 next-generation delivery vehicles (NGDVs) between 2023 and 2032. The USPS submitted an environmental impact statement (EIS) for two NGDV procurement scenarios: (1) 90% internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) and 10% battery electric vehicles (BEVs) (‘ICEV scenario’) and (2) 100% BEVs (‘BEV scenario’). To correct several significant deficiencies in the EIS, we conduct a cradle-to-grave life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment of these two scenarios.”

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Electric Vehicles = 10% of New Vehicle Sales Globally!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 15:52:48 +0000

And 14% of new vehicles sold across the world have a plug.

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