Cobalt-free batteries will make EVs more affordable
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 18, 2021
If the high price tag is all that stands between you and your dream Tesla, you might be able to afford one in a few years thanks to cobalt-free batteries.
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EVs with sodium-ion batteries are rolling off production lines in China
Charged
JANUARY 5, 2024
Sodium-ion batteries have long been touted as a possible successor to the lithium-ion kind—they may have lower energy density, but they rely on more abundant sodium rather than lithium, perform better in cold temperatures, and above all, tend to be cheaper. The model’s sodium battery version has a smaller battery pack (21.4
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EV charging beyond the grid: Forecasts from a new report
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 5, 2024
Mika Takahashi, Technology Analyst at market intelligence firm IDTechEx reviews highlights from a new report on an emerging sector Electric vehicles are no longer a niche oddity but fully mainstream, with many automotive manufacturers announcing targets to phase out ICE construction in favor of BEVs (battery electric vehicles).
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Automobili Estrema’s electric hypercar does 0-200 mph in 10 seconds
Charged
JANUARY 30, 2023
The Fulminea uses a hybrid battery pack that combines traditional lithium-ion cells with ultracapacitors. It uses prismatic solid-state cells from Belgium’s Avesta Battery Energy Engineering , arranged in a cell-to-pack format. The Fulminea’s estimated range (WLTP) is around 323 miles.
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Recurrent and Black Book aim to make used EV values more precise
Charged
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
For ICE vehicles, the odometer reading is a major factor, but for EVs, the health of the battery may be more important, as the battery is the most expensive part of the vehicle, and it naturally degrades over time. However, there’s little in the way of data on battery aging to guide buyers and sellers.
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Ford’s surprise news: it’s developing a new platform for low-priced EVs
Charged
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
GM just hired a renowned battery expert as VP of Batteries, and Ford CEO Jim Farley announced that his company has been quietly working on a low-cost platform for smaller EVs for the last two years. “We Have GM and Ford given up on EVs , as many would have us believe? Well, not this week.
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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040
GreenBiz
MARCH 3, 2021
Swapping all that diesel and jet fuel with batteries and biofuels won't be easy. The larger commercial vehicles — such as Class 8 trucks — are more difficult to electrify due to a lack of models from manufacturers and a higher price tag than their diesel equivalent. That fuel also accounts for 6 percent of its annual operating budget.
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Everledger and Ford release EV battery passport pilot for material recycling
Smart Energy International
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Digital transparency company Everledger has launched what they tout as a world-first battery passport pilot with automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company to ensure responsible recycling of EV batteries. EV battery tracking. EV battery visibility.
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Former Tesla exec launches electric boat manufacturing firm in Florida
Charged
JANUARY 4, 2023
BIG’s first product, the R30, is a 30-foot electric power boat with dual motors that deliver a combined 800 hp (600 kW), a liquid-cooled 221 kWh battery pack, and extendable solar panels that can deliver up to 2.7 So it’s a little bit bigger battery with slightly lower energy density. kW of solar power for recharging.
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New York City Climate Strike in Photos
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
An estimated 250,000 strikers marched in New York City from Foley Square to Battery Park. . Tags: climate strikes climatestrike Greta Thunberg The global climate strikes took place before the United Nations Climate Summit in New York City. The opening session of the summit is on Sept.
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Ford reveals F-150 Lightning trim levels, EV charging option
Charged
JANUARY 7, 2022
The company has now announced that its e-pickup will be available with two battery sizes and four trim levels. The entry level Pro, which is aimed at contractors and fleet operators, will come with a 98 kWh (usable capacity) battery pack and an estimated EPA range of 230 miles. It will be equipped with the 2.4 inch touchscreen.
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EU Digital Product Passports aim to track items through the product life-cycle
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 23, 2023
The EU aims for a 2026 date by which to implement the legislation across three industries: apparel, batteries, and consumer electronics – with more to follow. For example, digital links accessible through a unique product identifier will need to be added to the products themselves rather than outer packaging or tags.
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Harbinger unveils a new dedicated platform for medium-duty commercial EVs
Charged
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Better technology often comes with outrageous price tags, and we’re seeing today’s medium-duty EVs performing for half the life of today’s ICE vehicles at triple the cost,” adds Harris. Technologies developed for the passenger or heavy-duty vehicle industries simply cannot be repurposed for the medium-duty segment.”.
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Could plummeting battery costs deliver mass market EVs as soon as 2024?
Business Green
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Electric vehicles (EVs) could be on track to reach cost-parity with fossil fuel cars within three years thanks to rapid strides in battery development worldwide, which have seen the average cost of lithium ion battery packs plummet almost 90 per cent over the past decade, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF).
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Model J E-Bike Review: A Stylish Ride with Muscle
GreenTech Gazette
JANUARY 1, 2024
The 48V battery provides a decent range of up to 40 miles, depending on your riding style and terrain. The integrated display shows your speed, battery level, and other essential information. One of the coolest features is the modular battery system. The torque is impressive, making take-offs and hill climbs effortless.
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Healthy choices helper?
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Envirotec spoke to Rainer Kiirsk, who helped develop the AirSniffler , a seemingly ground-breaking product for its power consumption and sub- 70 price tag, as well as the usefulness of the software that runs alongside it. The device typically operates for 2-3 weeks from a 400mAh battery, with 7 weeks being the longest it can run.
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The 5 Most Promising Long-Duration Storage Technologies Left Standing
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 31, 2020
And the lithium-ion batteries that supply 99 percent of new storage capacity today get very expensive if you try to stretch them out over many hours. Once built, these systems boast a very low cost of storage, and they hold truly massive amounts of energy compared to even the world’s biggest battery. Flow batteries.
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Bollinger Motors explores a new market with the DELIVER-E delivery van concept
Charged
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
With a no-nonsense design, powerful specs and a $125,000 price tag, Bollinger’s B1 Sport Utility Truck and B2 Pickup Truck are clearly not aimed at the mass market, but at truck connoisseurs. A wide selection of battery packs will be available, including 70, 105, 140, 175, and 210 kWh options.
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A tale of two gigafactories…
Terra Infirma
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
As the name suggests, an EV battery gigafactory is truly colossal with a price tag to match – we’re talking billions rather than millions. The business plan seemed to be “Demand for EV batteries will soon be huge, so we will build a huge factory to make them. Give us money, lots of it.”
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Bentley Flying Spur V8 Plug-In Hybrid?
GreenTech Gazette
MAY 1, 2023
Assuming the Flying Spur V8 Plug-In Hybrid becomes a reality, it would likely combine a powerful V8 engine with an electric motor and a battery pack, resulting in improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. It appears that Bentley may be testing a Flying Spur V8 Plug-In Hybrid prototype. It can also accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 5.2
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'Faster than expected': EV sales predicted to overtake fossil fuel cars within three years across Europe
Business Green
JANUARY 11, 2022
As such, it said that once EVs achieve price-tag parity with petrol and diesel vehicles, drivers would rapidly switch towards electric mobility, leaving the electric car market poised for exponential growth in the coming years. EV sales in the UK are now expected to double in 2022 , on the back of the record year experienced in 2021.
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Porsche to join Formula E electric racing championship, 2019-2020 calendar announced
Charged
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team recently unveiled its Gen2 99X Electric racer. The 99X Electric has a standardized Formula E-approved chassis and battery, along with a Porsche E-Performance Powertrain. However, the big news is that Porsche will be fielding an electric racing team.
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'Truly revolutionary': Elon Musk hails Tesla battery breakthrough
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Billionaire offers glimpse of EV firm's efforts to develop cheaper, more efficient battery cells at Tesla's AGM. Current costs of batteries were not coming down quickly enough to address the climate crisis and spur fast enough transition to EVs, he warned. To accelerate the transition to EVs they must be affordable," Musk said.
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EV uptake is ‘critical litmus test’ for Europe’s energy transition
Smart Energy International
MARCH 6, 2024
But – and it’s a big ‘but’ – Colle highlighted that according to EY data of predicted battery electric vehicle sales between now and 2030, only 17% will come with a under-30,000-euros price tag, which is classed as the so-called ‘economy’ vehicles.
Volkswagen to turbocharge global EV push with €120bn investment
Business Green
MARCH 15, 2023
The firm said it is now aiming to accelerate delivery of battery cars to customers in 2023 in order to tackle its huge EV order book, which includes over 100,000 orders in Europe alone.
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Could Flex Services Draw New Players to Energy Sector?
GreenTechMedia
JUNE 24, 2020
“This means that renewable and distributed assets like wind turbines, batteries, heat pumps and solar panels can be integrated with energy grids safely and efficiently,” said the companies in a press release. That’s where companies such as Vodafone come in, since mobile SIM cards can act as device-specific identity tags.
Commercial trucking's future is in the details
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
I thought this one image captured a great deal of salient points I’ve learned after several years of researching medium- and heavy-duty alternatives such as battery electric, fuel cell electric and a variety of hybrid systems for the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE). I had my son snap this photo as we were driving.
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Honda sets sights on selling two million electric vehicles annually by 2030
Business Green
APRIL 12, 2022
Japanese car giant unveils 10-year electrification strategy, as rival carmaker Nissan teams up with NASA to develop EVs using ‘game changing’ fast-charging solid-state batteries by 2028. It also said it planned to offer a "variety of solutions" to its customers, including swappable batteries and hydrogen.
Reports: Treasury shelves £30bn plan to electrify UK railways over cost concerns
Business Green
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Clean transport advocates point out £30bn price tag for railway electrification is in the same ball park as budget for road building. The Treasury is facing further accusations that it is hampering the UK's net zero transition, after reports emerged over the weekend that it has blocked plans to electrify Britain's railways over cost concerns.
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Dominion Lays Out Plan for 2.6GW of Offshore Wind in Virginia
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
The project will, however, face regulatory scrutiny in Virginia, where the $300 million price tag for Dominion’s 12-megawatt pilot project has raised eyebrows. The utility recently announced plans for its first grid battery storage projects.
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California: We Need 1GW of New Long-Duration Energy Storage by 2026
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 7, 2020
The plan anticipates 8,873 megawatts of batteries, the technology that dominates the energy storage market today. That’s many times over the national cumulative installed battery capacity that's now installed. Some of them tackle storage through a manufactured product, like the flow battery companies.
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Mearth Launches Endless Off-road Capabilities with the GTS Series
Mearth
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Developed with a powerful motor and battery, and premium materials, the Mearth GTS Series provides riders endless off-road capabilities. With a battery co-engineered by Mearth and LG, the GTS Series boasts one of the fastest foldable electric scooters with the longest range in Mearth’s line and among top brands.
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Brexit tariffs would drive £2,800 EV price hike, auto sector warns
Business Green
OCTOBER 23, 2020
The average price tag on an electric vehicle (EV) could shoot up by £2,800 in the UK in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit, with resulting tariffs imposed on battery imports likely to effectively cancel out consumer savings from the government's plug-in car grants scheme, Britain's car industry has warned.
Honda to quit F1 to focus on transition to full electrification
Business Green
OCTOBER 5, 2020
In the long term, it is committed to reaching carbon by neutrality by 2050 via "future power-unit and energy technologies, including fuel-cell vehicle and battery technologies". Honda's decision to leave Formula One leaves the sport with just three engine suppliers, and teams Red Bull and Alpha Tauri without one.
Ford and Porsche both ramp up multi-billion euro EV investment plans
Business Green
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
We are accelerating all our plans - breaking constraints, increasing battery capacity, improving costs and getting more electric vehicles into our product cycle plan," said Ford CEO Jim Farley, averring that "the transformation of Ford is happening".
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Mearth to Release New Robust Electric Scooters for Everyday and Off-road Travel
Mearth
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Both models of the GTS Series boast a powerful and long-lasting battery from Mearth and LG’s combined technology. The GTS series’ high-performance and energy-efficient battery makes it capable of long travels at the highest allowable speeds.
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Wood Mackenzie: Almost half of global vehicle sales in 2050 will be zero emission
Business Green
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
In the shorter term, meanwhile, Wood Mackenzie predicts EV sales in China, Europe and the US will hit seven million a year by 2025, before doubling to 15 million a year by 2030 as price tags drop due to economies of scale, cheaper battery technology, and impending bans on fossil fuel vehicle sales.
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Ford Explorer EV Starts at $48,500 in Europe
GreenTech Gazette
MARCH 23, 2023
Therefore, people are likely to find this luxury car more luxurious than its other competitor Mustang Mach-E with a price tag of €62,900 in Europe. The vehicle also has pre-conditioning options for the battery temperature to ensure easy scheduling of charging.
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'Eco-Towers': Vodafone dials up plans for UK rollout of self-powered mobile masts
Business Green
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
New 'Eco-Towers' boast built-in wind turbines, solar panels, and batteries, allowing Vodafone to extend coverage to remote, off-grid locations. Vodafone is hoping to deploy mobile communications masts across the UK which power themselves using built-in wind, solar, and battery technologies, the telecoms giant revealed today.
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The great EV armament has begun
Business Green
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
And, hot on Ford's wheels, today Nissan unveiled a sweeping plan to invest $17.7bn towards expanding its EV offering over the next five years, supporting a flurry of freshly enhanced targets worldwide, including for 75 per cent of its sales to come from battery vehicles in Europe by the end of the decade. global warming trajectory.
Overnight Briefing - The great EV armament has begun
Business Green
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
And, hot on Ford's wheels, today Nissan unveiled a sweeping plan to invest $17.7bn towards expanding its EV offering over the next five years, supporting a flurry of freshly enhanced targets worldwide, including for 75 per cent of its sales to come from battery vehicles in Europe by the end of the decade. global warming trajectory.
Vertical Aerospace secures 1,000 pre-orders for electric air taxis ahead of IPO
Business Green
JUNE 11, 2021
Each aircraft comes with a price tag of around $4m, it said. Battery technology is more advanced for powering small, lightweight aircraft capable of travelling short distances than for typical passenger planes, where significant technical challenges remain if they are to shift away from fossil fuels.
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Lucid Air unveiled – new electric luxury sedan to be delivered in spring 2021
Charged
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
The 113 kWh battery pack achieves an estimated EPA range of up to 517 miles. Later in 2021, Lucid will deliver the Air Grand Touring version, with 800 hp of power and a $139,000 price tag; and the 620 hp Air Touring model, at $95,000. The Lucid Air’s dual-motor, all-wheel-drive powertrain delivers up to 1,080 horsepower.
Ofgem: Quarter of households plan to buy electric vehicle in next five years
Business Green
MAY 20, 2021
Over a third of respondents - 38 per cent - said they were unlikely to buy an EV in the next five years, with 59 per cent citing costly price tags, while 38 per cent raised concerns about short battery life and range anxiety, and 36 per cent worried about having nowhere to charge up their EV close to home.
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