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Lithium Supply Fears Loom Over Electric Vehicle Happy Talk — Or Not, As The Case May Be

May 27, 2020 admin 0 Comments argonne national laboratory, batteries, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Electricity, Energy, Energy Storage, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, oak ridge national laboratory, purdue university

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 17:30:25 +0000

Spring has sprung, which means it’s time for another round of guess how much lithium automakers will need to make enough lithium-ion batteries for the electric vehicle of the future, of which there are expected to be many millions on the road within the next ten years or so. Spoiler alert: we’re going to need a lot more lithium mines than we have right now. Or, maybe not

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EV That Transforms On The Fly

May 27, 2020 admin 0 Comments cars, clean transport, electric cars, electric microlino, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, Europe, motorcycles + scooters, Poland, renault, triggo, urban ev

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 17:15:23 +0000

Since I first wrote about a covered motorcycle in 2012, I’ve kept my eyes open for one of these on the road. I have not seen one. From Poland, though, a variation on the two-wheeler shows promise

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Breaking: Tesla Cuts Model 3, X, & S Prices Up To 6% In North America, Model Y Unchanged

May 27, 2020 admin 0 Comments cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 price, tesla model s, tesla model s price, tesla model x, tesla model x price, tesla model y, tesla model y price

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 15:42:19 +0000

According to Reuters, Tesla has cut prices in North America on all of its cars except the Model Y by up to 6%

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New Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Plan Is More Of A Mishmash Than An Alliance

May 27, 2020 admin 0 Comments cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev incentives, France, Manufacturing, renault-nissan-mitsubishi alliance

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 15:29:29 +0000

Renault and Nissan say they have devised a new power sharing scheme, but will it work or is it just an attempt to paper over differences that have festered for years?

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Tesla = #1 In Brand Loyalty In Norway & #16 In Customer Satisfaction

May 26, 2020 admin 0 Comments cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, market research, Nissan, nissan leaf, Norway, polls/surveys, research, tesla, tesla brand, tesla customer loyalty, tesla customer satisfaction, tesla customers, tesla norway

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 04:40:45 +0000

A new study has found that Tesla has the highest brand loyalty in Norway

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KYB & REE Collaborate For “Next-Generation Modular EV Platform”

May 26, 2020 admin 0 Comments cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev platforms, ev suspensions, kyb, kyb group, ree automotive, reeboard, reecorner, suspensions

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 23:33:47 +0000

KYB Group and REE Automotive have announced that they are developing “suspension capabilities for future electric vehicle (EV) platforms.”

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KIA Says Micro-EV Could Replace Public Transportation

May 26, 2020 admin 0 Comments cars, citroen ami, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Kia, kia micro-ev, public transportation, ride-hailing, ride-sharing, subscription model

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 16:10:19 +0000

KIA is reportedly working on an all electric micro-car similar to the Citroen Ami that would substitute for public transportation in an era where health concerns make people leery of using mass transit options.

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Volkswagen ID.3 Wins Design Awards & Volkswagen Battery Plans Slowly Progress

May 25, 2020 admin 0 Comments batteries, cars, center of excellence for battery cells, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, northvolt, northvolt zwei, salzgitter, Volkswagen, volkswagen golf, volkswagen group, volkswagen id, volkswagen id. space vizzion, volkswagen id.3

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 03:47:37 +0000

The Volkswagen ID lineup, led by the ID.3, has been getting a good deal of attention outside of EV world and all across the auto industry, including winning several recent design awards

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California May Soon Mandate Uber & Lyft Shift To Electric Vehicles

May 25, 2020 admin 0 Comments California, cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, electric taxis, Electric vehicles, Lyft, on-demand ridesharing, policy & politics, ridesharing, smartphone apps, Taxis, Uber

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 02:43:03 +0000

California wants more EVs for Uber and Lyft, and may have a plan to make that happen. Despite the ongoing pandemic, though, California believes now is the time for Uber and Lyft to get their act together environmentally

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Polizei Goes Electric — Hyundai Kona EV Popular With Police Fleets Around Europe

May 25, 2020 admin 0 Comments AMSTERDAM, bmw i3, cars, central netherlands, clean transport, co2 emissions, east netherlands, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev charging, ev procurement, ev sales, GERMANY, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, Hyundai, hyundai kona, hyundai kona ev, hyundai nexo, netherlands, north wales, north wales police, police electric cars, police electric vehicles, policy & politics, Spain, st. gallen, sussex, sussex police, Switzerland, tesla, uk, US, valencia

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 00:40:21 +0000

I believe there are police officers everywhere who want to switch to electric cars — or are at least interested in finding out more about them. In Europe, the Hyundai Kona EV is a particularly popular model with the police

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