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How & Why Would California Block Tesla From New EV Subsidy Program?

November 28, 2024 admin California, clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, ev subsidies, ev tax credits, gavin newsom, green economy, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla ev tax credit, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 04:57:28 +0000

I was just reading Tina Casey’s article on EV sales and saw the section at the end noting that California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to revive the state’s EV subsidies if Trump and Republicans kill the $7,500 US EV tax credit. The fascinating, or one might say crazy, thing about … [continued]

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EV Sales Are Not Just Rising, They Are Stealing Market Share From Gasmobiles

November 28, 2024 admin batteries, California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev sales, global ev market, global ev sales, lithium-ion batteries

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 04:27:45 +0000

Politics aside, EV sales have nowhere to go but up as battery costs continue to decline and battery performance continues to improve.

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Tesla Supercharger Upgrades Announced

November 28, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, tesla superchargers, tesla supercharging

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 01:36:51 +0000

The Tesla Supercharger team — what’s left of it — has announced four improvements to the charging experience. Among the improvements are the locations, the length of the charging cables, and upgrades to the charging software in Tesla vehicles. In its Q3 earnings report, Tesla said it had installed 6,706 … [continued]

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For Mercedes-Benz, Sustainability Means Brainy Micro-Converters, Solar Paint, & Synthetic Spider Silk

November 27, 2024 admin automotive industry, autonomous vehicles, circular economy, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, lightweight solar cells, Mercedes Benz, mercedes-benz vision eqxx, research, SCIENCE, thin film solar

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:30:19 +0000

Mercedes-Benz has some new sustainability tricks up its sleeve, including bio-based materials and body paint made with solar cells.

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The Primary Energy Fallacy

November 27, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, lawrence livermore national laboratories, Oil, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:10:48 +0000

Everyone has some idea of how much energy an ICE vehicle uses. After all, if you’re putting fuel in and then seeing how much you can drive before it needs fuel again, you know that you’re pumping a certain amount in. Add in the knowledge of other things a gallon … [continued]

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I Test Drive A Nissan Ariya & Marvel At Some Year-End Deals

November 27, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev reviews, Nissan, nissan ariya

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:06:46 +0000

I was driving past a grocery store and noticed they had a station to test drive the Nissan Ariya a little north of Denver, Colorado. I stopped by and took it for a spin. I drove the top-of-the-line all-wheel-drive Platinum trim. This has the power liftgate, heated and cooled leather … [continued]

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Rumors About Electric Cars And Short Battery Life Debunked In This Study

November 27, 2024 admin battery myths, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 02:49:14 +0000

Whether it’s child labor in cobalt mining (shhh — cobalt is used in almost all electronic devices, but don’t tell anyone), range anxiety, or the collapse of the power grid if all electric cars charge at the same time, the internet is inundated with false statements and half-truths about electric … [continued]

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What’s New With Tesla Software Updates?

November 27, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 02:16:54 +0000

Tesla vehicles regularly receive over-the-air software updates that add new features and enhance existing ones over Wi-Fi. These updates introduce new features and updates to Tesla vehicles, which the company says makes the vehicle safer and more capable over time. For example, version 2024.44.3.1 was released yesterday and contains minor … [continued]

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My Tesla Got Hit — Fix It At A Tesla Certified Repair Or “Regular” Body Shop?

November 26, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla model y long-term review, tesla repair costs, tesla repair shops, tesla repairs, tesla service

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 01:08:08 +0000

How is my experience getting an estimate for a minor repair at both a Tesla Certified and a “regular” body shop? I’ve written about Tesla collision repairs before here and here, about 5 years ago. This summer, I got the chance to do a similar repair again! My previous repair … [continued]

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Kia EV9, EV6, & EV3 News

November 25, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Kia, kia ev3, kia ev6, kia ev9

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:00:28 +0000

Kia’s going on a bit of an EV news sprint. It’s got three EV stories out in the past week, in a time that has been quite an EV news drought among legacy automakers (for several months). There’s nothing revolutionary here, but the company keeps stepping forward. Interestingly, each story … [continued]

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