One of the largest lithium producers globally, Albermarle Corp, announced plans Wednesday to make Chester County, South Carolina home to its new $1.3 billion Mega-Flex lithium processing facility. The plant, once open, is expected to support the production of roughly 2.4 million EVs each year. Albermarle announces $1.3B Mega Flex lithium plant in SC With
In a release, the GM brand suggested that the Camaro was heading into “retirement,” after a nine-year run in its current iteration. The last Camaros will be built in January 2024 at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Michigan. During that span, the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro earned kudos for its vastly improved handling, for
IVECO BUS has been awarded a public tender to supply 120 E-WAY electric city buses to the Italian public transport company Autoguidovie Group. The vehicles will be deployed in the various areas served by Autoguidovie, and deliveries will begin in the second half of 2023. The E-WAY comes in four length configurations, including 9.5, 10.7,
By William Johnson Posted on March 21, 2023 The City of Detroit has unveiled its first fleet to be comprised of only electric vehicles. Municipal fleets throughout the United States are electrifying to reduce costs and their carbon footprints. And one such City that has taken this task head-on is America’s Motor City, Detroit. Now,
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Engineering firm NI has been significantly expanding its EV battery testing capabilities over the past few years. The company and its customers are accumulating vast amounts of battery test data, and there’s a growing recognition that this data is an underutilized asset. During a recent interview, NI CEO Eric Starkloff told Charged that companies in
The United States automobile market is experiencing a huge transformation towards 100% all-electric mobility and the process is accelerating. We recently saw reports for the month of January, when the share of new light-duty, battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in the country exceeded 7 percent of the total volume. But not only is the general volume
Ford reveals an all-electric Explorer. Kia shows a smaller EV5 electric SUV. EV battery packs could create an insurance-cost issue. And Genesis ramps up American-made EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Genesis is now building its Electrified GV70 EV in Alabama. We took a look at why it’s important, and how it
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This will be a 100+ mile long amazing hi tech city that will be a line “drawn” in the desert. It will cost trillions of dollars and will start getting build in late 2020s. Let me get you updated with the help of the host of the Tech Balloon Instagram feed Hudston Labno! Let’s talk
Jack checks out the new Mustang Mach-E GT – the blisteringly fast performance variant of Ford’s electric family EV. But in a world where range-topping versions usually equate to “too much power and not much else”, does the GT do enough to separate itself from the already brilliant base Mach-E? Does it feel any different
DC fast charging network Electrify America announced its latest complimentary charging program available for EV owners today. Looking ahead, future owners of the upcoming Hyundai IONIQ 6 will receive two years of free 30-minute charging sessions on its network, offering speeds up to 350 kW – perfect for the electric streamliner’s 800V e-GMP platform. Electrify
The 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship got underway last week with the 1000 Miles of Sebring. The race was significant for two main reasons. First, the new LMDh category of cars competed for the first time in the premier Hypercar class alongside cars from the existing LMH category. Second, Ferrari made its return to top-level
EV equipment supplier EVBox reports delivery to date of 500,000 charging ports to customers around the world, reaching what it terms a milestone in its goal of supplying one million ports by 2025. The company offers a variety of products for different use cases, including EVBox Liviqo for commercial and workplace charging, EVBox Livo for
By Maria Merano Posted on March 20, 2023 Tesla scored a Baa3 rating from Moody’s Investors Services for a stable outlook. Moody’s withdrew Tesla’s former Ba1 corporate family rating, the Ba1-PD probability of default rating, and its SGL-1 speculative grade liquidity rating. “The rating action reflects Moody’s expectation that Tesla will remain one of the foremost
EV automaker Polestar is picking up where it left off with last year’s limited production Polestar 2 BST Edition 270 with a next-generation version of the sedan with a keener focus on performance design. The Polestar 2 BST 230 debuts new features to the brand both inside in out that you learn more about below.
British consulting company Ricardo has begun work on developing a harmonized European life-cycle assessment standard for EVs and batteries. The project is funded by the EU and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). At the moment, there is no agreed European or international standard on vehicle life-cycle assessment. Defining a single, harmonized life-cycle assessment approach for
Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis GV70 EV AWD American-Built Electric Luxury Genesis is on an electric roll. The introduction of the all-new 2023 GV70 EV (or Electrified GV70 in Genesis talk to distinguish it from the gas-powered GV70) follows stablemates G80 EV and GV60 EV, giving the seven-year-old company a compact and midsize EV SUV, along
Blink Charging was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS) to provide up to 41,500 EV chargers as it transitions its delivery fleet to electric vehicles. The announcement comes only three months after the USPS declared that it will phase out buying new internal combustion delivery trucks in four years
Workplace charging should be emphasized by policy to take advantage of daily solar production, a study suggests. Oregon’s EV rebates may be on hiatus due to funding. And we bring you some first driving impressions of the Nissan Ariya e-4orce. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of the 2023
Africa received its first heavy-duty commercial electric truck this past week, a Volvo Trucks FE Electric garbage truck (waste collector). The electric garbage truck will be the first fully electric heavy-duty truck from a global manufacturer to begin operation in Africa, marking a significant milestone as we move closer toward a sustainable transportation industry globally.
Kia plans to have 14 electric vehicles in its lineup as soon as 2027, and will launch at least two every year starting in 2023. The automaker only last week revealed the 2024 EV9 mid-size SUV as its flagship EV, and on Monday it revealed a similar but smaller boxy-looking SUV concept called the EV5,
Tesla has backed out of a deal under which the company would have received up to $6.4 million in subsidies for four huge Supercharger stations in California, due to a requirement that the chargers incorporate credit/debit card readers. Tesla was awarded the funding last September through the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program Rural Electric
By Simon Alvarez Posted on March 19, 2023 Toyota’s new CEO, Koji Sato, has confirmed that hydrogen will still receive a lot of attention from the automaker. This was despite Toyota increasing its efforts to develop and produce more compelling all-electric vehicles. Sato’s comments were shared on the sidelines of an endurance race at Suzuka
The first images of the Baojun Yep (YueYe in Chinese) – a mini electric SUV made by a joint venture between GM, SAIC, and Wuling (SGMW) – have surfaced in China. The two-door compact SUV bears a resemblance to a Ford Bronco, only fun-sized. GM JV’s mini electric SUV, the Baojun Yep spotted in China
California ferry operator Angel Island plans to convert a vessel that ferries visitors to Angel Island State park to electric drive. The repowered ferry is to begin operation in 2024. PG&E‘s EV Fleet Program will support the installation of charging infrastructure via construction support and financial incentives. The utility plans to bolster electricity transmission to
Feature: Why Singapore Car Washing Services Are Becoming Cheaper Look for These Issues To Drop Prices in Your Home Town Car Wash Next This article may contain affiliate links. Car washing services are an essential aspect of car maintenance. They keep the car clean, prolong its lifespan, and help maintain its resale value. In Singapore,
7-Eleven announced the launch of 7Charge, a new EV fast-charging network and app that is promised to deliver a convenient and reliable fast charging experience at select 7-Eleven stores in the United States and, in the near future, also in Canada. The 7Charge builds on the initiative started in June 2021, when the company set
Thorough planning of EV charging station placement, specifically with a greater emphasis on workplace charging, could cut the need for more power plants, according to a new MIT study. Published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, the study uses data from New York City and Dallas to counter the narrative that an influx of electric cars
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