Month: February 2021

Sponsored by Ametek Growth in adoption of electric vehicles brings new opportunities and challenges.  This is dynamic, especially in today’s climate.  There are, however, some certainties: Consumers worldwide will continue to seek greener options in alignment with emerging policies. The battery pack represents a large portion of the cost associated with the EV and its
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Lucid Motors is making strides toward delivering its foremost electric sedan this spring. Its production lines are beginning to come to life. This is all taking place in Casa Grande, Arizona, a 590-acre footprint and home to Lucid Motors’ new production factory. The Lucid AMP-1 (Advanced Manufacturing Plant) will house the production and assembly of
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Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles produce only water vapor as emissions—water that could in theory be filtered and made potable.  While that’s been the memorable party-trick of fuel-cell presentations over many years—well, that and some creative billboards—the lack of combustion gases being carried through the tailpipe creates a unique opportunity—one that Toyota is eager to note it’s
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Over a year after its unveiling, the Bugatti Centodieci—an $8.9 million limited-edition tribute to the Bugatti EB110—has finally reached the prototype stage. A bare chassis was recently completed and started testing last week on the dynamometer at Bugatti’s factory in Molsheim, France. The Centodieci is based on the Bugatti Chiron but still requires significant development
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Tesla’s spotlight in the electric car news was stolen by 3 electric car digital launch events from Hyundai Prophecy, Polestar Precept and the all electric Fiat 500, but we still have a few exciting news from Tesla in the second part of the video. Support my channel on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/eforelectric! OUR SPONSOR: ❤️ Shop
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Michelin chooses the French start-up NEOLINE, offering carbon-free shipping innovating services  Firmly committed to reducing CO2 emissions from its logistics operations, the Michelin Group recently signed a transport commitment with NEOLINE.  NEOLINE’s decarbonized shipping service relies on clean and renewable wind energy as the main propulsion for its 136m long cargo ships with 4200 m2
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Scientists at the University of Maryland have developed a transparent wood that “is a promising candidate for applications in energy-efficient buildings” – and the method they used is surprisingly simple. A cleaner, simpler way to make transparent wood Researchers at the University of Maryland recently published a paper in Science Advances titled, “Solar-assisted fabrication of
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Nissan announced its future plans for small vans in Europe. A next-generation model will be built on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance platform and produced alongside Renault Kangoo/Renault Kangoo Z.E. in Maubeuge, France. The Japanese manufacturer intends to offer both an all-electric and an internal combustion engine powertrain, and both delivery van and passenger versions in multiple
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Airstream trailers are a popular way to experience the outdoors, and now the company is looking at carbon offsets and electrification as a way to preserve the wilderness its products are designed for. The company on Thursday announced a two-pronged carbon-offset program, called “Caravan to Carbon Neutral,” that’s designed to offset emissions from the manufacturing
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Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has announced that its proprietary Detroit ePowertrain will power the upcoming Freightliner eCascadia and Freightliner eM2, as part of Daimler Trucks’ strategy to establish a uniform basic architecture for its global line-up of battery-electric vehicles. Daimler also announced plans to invest $20 million in its subsidiary Detroit’s manufacturing facility located
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Polestar has today delivered the first European Polestar 2 customer car at the company’s iconic global headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Thunder-coloured fastback is specified with a Charcoal WeaveTech vegan interior. The new owner, Sture Stensson gets a walk through the extensive technology onboard. New owner Sture Stensson commented: “I ordered my Polestar 2 on
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By Joey Klender Posted on February 13, 2021 The United States Patent Office has approved Tesla’s revolutionary electromagnetic wiper design for the next-gen Roadster, documents show. U.S. Patent Office documents reveal that patent number 10,889,267, the “electromagnetic windshield wiper design system” submitted by Tesla on March 5th, 2018, has been approved. Tesla published the patent
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The COBRA (CObalt-free Batteries for FutuRe Automotive Applications), a European consortium that aims to develop a new cobalt-free lithium-ion battery technology, has chosen Millor Battery to make the prototypes and first batteries. COBRA and Millor Battery seek to reduce the proportion of critical raw materials in batteries without compromising energy and energy performance. Among these
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Harvard University recently purchased four Proterra electric buses, along with the necessary charging infrastructure. The new buses, which will replace four biodiesel-powered vehicles, represent about a third of Harvard’s fleet. Each 35-foot Proterra transit bus has a seating capacity of 29, and features a 450 kWh battery pack and an 800-volt system architecture. The shuttles
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