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CATL to Supply Li Auto, Hozon Electric Car Battery with a Range of 1,000km as Chinese Firm Seeks to Stay on Top

24 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"The 'Qilin' battery has a range of more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) on one charge, energy density of up to 255 watt-hour per kilogram, and is safer and more durable than existing cells, according to the world's biggest maker of EV batteries. It is also 13 per cent more powerful than one planned by Tesla..

"Mass production of 'Qilin' battery is due to start in 2023..."

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Toyota Recalls Nearly 3,000 bZ4X EVs Over Potentially Deadly Wheel Defect

24 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"The motor hubs keep coming loose and falling off, which is generally not what you want from a vehicle.

"Some 2,700 of the electric crossovers are subject to the recall - 2,000 destined for the European market, 260 to the US, 110 to Japan and 20 to Canada. The company implores owners to park their vehicles immediately and not resume driving them until a more "permanent" solution can be devised."

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Einride Gets NHTSA Approval to Operate Its Autonomous Electric Trucks on US Roads

24 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

Einride has confirmed approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to begin piloting its Pod vehicles

"To supplant the driver inside the autonomous vehicle, a Remote Pod Operator will monitor the vehicle at all times - a role that Einride deems critical to ensure the safe scaling of autonomous vehicles.

"The public road pilot will begin in Q3 of this year at a GE Appliances manufacturing facility..."

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Fact Check: Did Greta Thunberg Demand Everyone Drive Electric Cars?

24 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

Greta Thunberg speaking at the 2019 UN Climate Change conference COP25 in Madrid, Spain...implored the world to drastically cut greenhouse emissions, yet at no point said "I demand everyone drive electric cars now," let alone mention electric cars. Her full speech is available on YouTube. The electric car quote has been fabricated and falsely attributed to the climate activist."

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First Images Released of Candela's P-12 Flying Electric Ferry, Beginning 0perations Next Year

23 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"The 12-meter (40 ft.) catamaran is designed to carry 30 passengers and will operate its first route between the Stockholm city center and the suburb of Ekerö next year.

"That route currently takes around 55 minutes by subway, bus, or diesel ferry (and the same by car during morning and evening rush hour), but will take around 25 minutes on Candela's P-12 Shuttle, saving commuters nearly an hour per day."

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Affordable, High-Power Zapp Electric City Scooter Makes Goodwood Debut

23 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"Zapp has focused the i300 squarely on getting you around town with zero emissions, adequate range, acceleration levels that'll give you a giggle instead of a yawn..."

"...with a total of just 1.44 kWh of battery storage, it ain't a lot. You can get somewhere around 37 miles (60 km) out of this thing if you whack it in Eco mode and ride it like a no-fun machine.

...prices starting at UK£5,750 (~US$7,000)..."

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The Citroen My Ami Buggy Sold Out In Under 18 Minutes

23 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"The Citroen My Ami Buggy has sold out, and it only took 17 minutes and 28 seconds. Every single reservation for the tiny Citroen EV was spoken for within minutes, with a limited production run of 50 electric cars."

Ami...electric motor [rated] 8 horsepower (6 kilowatts)...a 5.5-kilowatt-hour battery pack. The top speed is just 28 miles per hour (45 kilometers per hour). It has a range of up to 43.5 miles (70 kilometers).

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Danish Electric Ferry Breaks Record for Longest Trip on Single Battery Charge

23 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"The pioneering Danish e-ferry Ellen has racked up another record, becoming the world's longest-range fully-electric ferry by sailing 50 nautical miles (92 kilometers) on a single battery charge.

"With a 4.3 MWh capacity battery pack, it is the first electric ferry to have no emergency back-up generator on board...just under 60 meters long... carrying 198 passengers in summer months..."

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Here's Where US Electric School Bus Adoption Currently Stands

23 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"As of this month, US school districts and fleet operators have committed to 12,275 electric school buses in 38 states...

"The number of electric school buses jumped by more than 10,000 since the release of WRI’s January 2022 dataset, and there has been almost a 10-fold increase since WRI began tracking adoption in August 2021...

"Only about 5% of these buses are currently delivered or operational."

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VW Truck Unit MAN Gets Ready for Electric Semis for 2024

22 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

In addition to building 20 prototypes, MAN "also spent the last year building up its expertise in assembling battery packs, which will give the trucks a range between 600 and 800 kilometers (372 to 497 miles).

"MAN faces a number of challenges in Europe including a rising cost of raw materials, as well as the omnipresent issue of charging infrastructure for trucks serving somewhat irregular routes."

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Ford Scrapped Early Electric SUV Designs after CEO Jim Farley Saw It: 'It Looks Like a Prius. That's a Joke.'

22 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"Eager to make a splash with Ford's first modern electric car, Farley and other Ford executives decided to scrap the initial design and come up with something more exciting...back to the drawing board postponed the Mach-E's debut by several months..

"Farley pushed hard to make Ford's first electric SUV a Mustang, a controversial decision that has paid off...The Detroit automaker sold out of 2022 Mach-Es in April."

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78% of Adults in US Report Being Affected By Severe Weather Caused by Climate Change: Report

22 Jun 2022 | Synopsis

"Of the more than 2,600 Americans polled earlier this year, 78% reported experiencing severe events -- such as heat waves, freezing cold temperatures, hurricanes, major flooding and wildfires -- in the past five years.

"24% reported experiencing serious health problems as a result of those extreme weather events, with 51% being of Native American descent, 31% Latino, 30% Asian, 29% Black and 18% white, according to the report."

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