Nissan unveiled today its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells. The facility is located within the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The Japanese company announced in-house development of solid-state batteries in November 2021 with a plan to start pilot production at its Yokohama Plant in fiscal 2024 and launch the
Month: April 2022
By Eric Ralph Posted on April 8, 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft have successfully begun the first all-private astronaut mission to an orbital space station Following a string of delays from late 2021, February 2022, March 2022, and the first week of April 2022, Axiom-1 lifted off as planned on
In Texas, at the official opening of Tesla’s gigantic Austin factory, CEO Elon Musk had a clear message Thursday night: It’s going big. “This year is all about scaling up, and next year there’s going to be a massive wave of new products,” summed Musk, who hit one boast point after another at Giga Texas.
In a new study, researchers from South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS) explore quantum physics as a possible mechanism to increase the charging rate of batteries. The concept of a quantum battery was first proposed in a paper, “Extractable work from ensembles of quantum batteries,” that was published in 2012. It was theorized that
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, it is basically going to be the ‘Tesla Cyber Rodeo Special’, but we are also going to talk about Elon Musk buying Twitter, and more. This week we’re going live a little early at
LIKE if you’re excited by what the next decade will bring for EVs and clean energy | SHARE if you think all future energy should be renewable Robert returns with his response to a number of significant recent news stories including the UK Government’s announcement of their 10 point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
Additive manufacturing specialist Sakuu has developed a lithium metal battery that achieved an energy density of 800 Wh/l in recent testing. The company says its battery achieves an energy density of 500-700 Wh/l, or greater. It demonstrates an energy retention rate of 97% after 200 cycles, and Sakuu expects it to reach an 80% retention
Elon Musk gave a timeline to production for the first time for the Tesla Optimus project, a humanoid robot capable of doing general tasks. The CEO believes the company can bring the ambitious project to production as soon as next year. It’s an ultra-ambitious timeline even for him. When Tesla announced the ‘Tesla Bot’ project
Porsche is out testing prototypes for an updated version of its Cayenne mid-size SUV. The popular performance SUV is set to take on a radical—at least for Porsche—new look judging by the changes spotted on the prototypes. The front end has been completely revised and features new headlights with a flatter, more angular shape similar
US regulators need to stop attempting to silence Elon Musk. TechCrunch recently reported that US securities regulators said that they have the authority to subpoena the Tesla CEO about his tweets and are pressuring a federal judge to not let Elon “get away with tweeting with abandon.” Earlier this year, Elon Musk called the actions
Mercedes-Benz reports a noticeable decrease in car sales in the US during the first quarter of 2022. The brand sold 62,251 cars (down 20.5%), although the sales of vans increased 17.4% to 13,688. The most interesting thing for us is that the all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQS is doing great, as 2,091 units were sold in Q1
By Joey Klender Posted on April 7, 2022 The first looks inside the Tesla “Cyber Rodeo” event at Gigafactory Texas are beginning to appear as attendees make their way to the event, located just outside Austin. Tesla is holding a 15,000-person event at its new production facility in Texas to launch the opening of the
The GMC Hummer EV isn’t a truck for EV fans, but it’s even better than we expected off-road. Poorly timed traffic lights are adding to emissions. And Porsche invests more in synthetic fuels. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. We drove the 2022 GMC Hummer EV last week in Arizona. It drives a
The rebooted electric Hummer is an absurd vehicle, in some ways, but it’s an extremely well-executed absurdity. How do you review a 5-ton electric truck that accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in about 3 seconds? No other vehicle on the market is even close to direct competition. And comparing it to mass-market EVs like
Electric motorcycles have a wide range of advantages over their gas-powered counterparts. While most electric converts tout their low operation cost, lack of maintenance, and smoother power delivery, there’s one other big advantage that often goes unnoticed: the ability to essentially submerge in water and continue operating. A new video shows a series of Grunt
WattEV has ordered 50 Volvo VNR Class 8 electric trucks to launch its Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) model in California. Over the next several months, the e-trucks will begin operating on routes between California’s San Joaquin Valley, Inland Empire, and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. WattEV’s TaaS model offers shippers and carriers access to
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A new patent filing hints that future Ford electric trucks could get their own trick maneuverability feature to rival the Rivian R1T and GMC Hummer EV. The Hummer EV’s crab walk allows the hulking pickup to move sideways, while Rivian is working on a tank turn feature that lets the R1T turn in its own
Escaping High Fuel Prices; a Natural Bridge to an EV The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter non-turbocharged, 4-cylinder engine that produces 165 horsepower by itself, but when adding-in the motor generator that number increases to 200 hp. Running on 87 octane, the front wheels (all-wheel drive is
Coupe-like SUVs are a really hot ticket right now and the trend is really just as strong in many places around the world, including India where the Tata Curvv concept was conceived. Tata is a small crossover leader on its domestic market, but the Curvv previews a slightly larger and more posh high-rider with the
By Joey Klender Posted on April 6, 2022 Tesla has announced it will transition all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in the European and Middle East markets to the camera-based Pure Vision approach starting this month. The “Tesla Vision” approach is void of radar and only uses the vehicle’s eight exterior cameras to perform
The Sono Sion solar car shifts away from Swedish production—to Finland instead. NHTSA reviews potentially fire-prone EV batteries. And Lexus sets a date for the reveal of its first EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lexus has teased a full reveal for its RZ 450h electric SUV, in production form, for April
Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. You can access the
Norway is again breaking electric vehicle adoption records with 82% of new vehicles sold last quarter being battery-electric. Tesla Model Y is leading the charge with a lot of deliveries last month. Norway has been the leading market for electric vehicles in terms of adoption per capita. As many markets are introducing plans to “ban”
Realtor Matt Holm is a Model S owner and advocate in Austin, Texas. When he’s not using his car for work and play, he’s fighting the good fight against dealer restrictions for Tesla in the Lone Star State. For more Model S customer stories, visit: www.teslamotors.com/customers
A short stumble through some news, a shed load of apologies, and first time using the new Tesla Superchargers V3, delivering 250 kilowatts of electricity into a Tesla Model 3. More info: IBM Battery cobalt zero: https://bit.ly/2rlhQoS Shell tax bill zero: https://on.ft.com/2MicfXN Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy: https://unbound.com/books/fully-charged/ —— We couldn’t
Sion Power says one of its multilayer lithium metal pouch cells has performed for over 2,500 cycles, retaining 70% of its initial capacity. The cell was charged for 180 minutes at the C/3 rate and completely discharged in 45 minutes at the 4C/3 rate. The experimental cell is part of Sion Power’s Licerion product line.
American EV automaker Rivian has shared production totals for Q1 of 2022 less than a month after sharing revised production goals for the year. Despite a slow ramp-up of EV production, Rivian stated that it remains on track to achieve its 2022 output numbers. Rivian ($RIVN) is a US-based EV automaker that now has both
Deliveries of the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport have begun, and one of the first customer cars wears elaborate paintwork from the automaker’s Sur Mesure personalization department. The Vagues de Lumière paintwork is hand painted, with a pattern that mimics the way light reflects off the Super Sport’s body panels, Bugatti said in a press release. Unveiled
Despite the challenging situation, BMW Group (BMW and MINI) managed to increase vehicle sales in the US during the first quarter of 2022 by 3.7% year-over-year to 80,590. BMW: 73,714 (up 3.2%) MINI: 6,876 (up 9.4%) Total: 80,590 (up 3.7%) One of the most interesting things for us is the arrival of the first new
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