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Why Stellantis Is Bringing Chinese Carmaker Leapmotor To Europe

30 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"In exchange for access to the European market, the vehicle manufacturer is making its technology available to the French-American-Italian group...the T03, which has a range of 265 kilometers and can accommodate four people, will be particularly competitive against the Dacia Spring (Renault group), its only real rival, which is less technologically advanced...

"...two models are the first salvo in an offensive that aims to distribute 500,000 vehicles a year by 2030..."

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Canoo's Oklahoma Plant Becomes First Automotive Foreign-Trade Zone In The State, Cutting Red Tape And Reducing Fees

30 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) are specially designated sites close to U.S. ports that importers and exporters use to move goods in and out of the country. Companies operating in FTZs pay reduced or zero duties, taxes or fees...Canoo's Oklahoma plant, which the company opened last April, occupies close to 500,000 square feet

"Canoo's delivery vehicles are designed to be modular, built for global roads and a variety of commercial uses."

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The Masterplan To End EV "Range Anxiety" Forever

28 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"The US needs 28 million EV chargers by 2030. Here’s how it can get there.

"...there are more than 70 EV models available for purchase in the US, and Americans are buying them in record numbers...the median range of EVs in the US a decade ago was only about 80 miles, it was 270 miles in 2023

"...several more radical ideas could also help convince people to trade in their gas-guzzlers for an EV...Wireless charging is one of them."

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California Lawmakers Drive Solutions For EV Battery Recycling

28 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"Eighty-six percent of a vehicle by weight is either reused, repurposed, recycled or the parts go down to remanufacturing

"But electric vehicles are different from gasoline-powered cars. They don't have metal engines or traditional gearboxes. Their batteries have complicated components. These cars can't just be thrown into the existing recycling system...

"There were more than 3 million EVs on U.S. roads last year. It could be 10 times that many by 2030."

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Customer Satisfaction With Public EV Charging Is Improving: JD Power

28 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"EV owners are particularly satisfied with the speed of public fast chargers. But public charging infrastructure isn't keeping up with the number of EVs in service"

"EV owners rated public DC fast chargers an overall satisfaction score of 664 on a 1,000-point scale - a 10-point improvement as compared to 2023. By comparison, Level 2 chargers declined three points year over year, to an overall satisfaction score of 614."

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A Trip Across Europe In An Electric Car, One Charge At A Time

28 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"Ultra-fast chargers, also called DC chargers, are less widely available across the bloc. An analysis by car lobby ACEA found that only 1 in 8 chargers across the EU are DC chargers.

"The couple was on the last leg of their road trip home after driving to Denmark on holiday. They've taken multiple such trips since buying the EV, and they're not looking back.

"You have to stop anyway to use the bathroom or to eat something, so it's pretty easy to just plug in the car and go do what you want."

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Electrify America Opens 1000th Charging Station

28 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"While a new station with more than a few stalls is welcome and news by itself, this station was even more special because it's the company's 1000th location!...Fashion Valley's premier shopping, dining, and entertainment options in the San Diego market creates a convenient all-in-one destination...The station has 20 'Hyper-Fast' up to 350 kW stalls that use power sharing to give everyone the most power possible."

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The Long-Promised "Solar Age" May Have Finally Begun

27 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"In the 15 years between 2008 and 2023, the worldwide capacity of solar energy infrastructure has increased about a hundredfold...The most striking piece of data is that almost half of all solar plants worldwide are located in China. The Asian superpower is playing a crucial role in the solar boom...Experts from Ember estimate that 593 gigawatts of worldwide solar capacity will be added to the planet's production this year."

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Buying an Electric Car in the UK? There Are Now Almost 100 Options

27 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"The UK's electric car market boasts almost twice as many models as there are in the US, with available choices climbing by a third over the past 12 months.

"There are now 95 electric models available for British drivers, nearly twice as many as in the US market and one-third more than the UK had 12 months ago...drivers have 305 distinct options...The product blitz is fueled in part by national mandates for zero-emission vehicles."

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Bidirectional EVs Could Drive Business Value To Your Front Door

27 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"U.S. electric vehicle purchases remain strong overall, despite perceptions to the contrary...Satisfaction with EVs is also improving...If EVs with bidirectional technology become mainstream, what could this mean for your business in the future? It could mean the hand delivery of a new energy source to your doorstep every day.

"...businesses would be at the center of a new era in energy, where power is no longer just pushed outward from massive generators."

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Can You Charge Your EV At One Of Tesla's Supercharger Stations?

27 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"Most Tesla EVs are compatible, of course, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y. The exception is the original Roadster... As of September 2024, third-party EV makers that support Superchargers include: Ford, General Motors, Rivian...

"Most Tesla EVs are compatible, of course, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y. The exception is the original Roadster...Some Supercharger stations are also equipped with Tesla's Magic Dock, which includes its own CCS connector."

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Why Does Infrastructure Take So Long to Build?

27 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"The gusher of infrastructure and clean energy spending unleashed through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act has yet to make a dent in the presidential race or how Americans move around the world, power their homes or fuel their cars.

"...much of the money flowing to infrastructure is going toward reversing decades of underinvestment; only a small percentage of the funds are being directed to things like new rail.."

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