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Lilium Closes eVTOL Business As New Investment Falls Through

23 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"...a group of investors from Europe and North America would acquire the business and fund work to bring its six-passenger Lilium Jet to market in 2026...Lilium was forced to file for 'self administration' insolvency proceedings in October after the German parliament blocked a €50 million loan guarantee...For reasons that have yet to be explained, these funds never materialized..."

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How One Of The World's Oldest Automakers Kicked Everyone's Butt Last Year

21 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"...Renault was founded in 1899...that's 104 years before Tesla came to exist...12 years before Chevrolet and four years before Ford..Renault doesn't sell cars in the United States and, very much unlike its competitors, it doesn't have a huge amount of exposure to China...its earnings for the fiscal year 2024 (ending in March 2025), and the Renault Group earned record profits of $4.49 billion..

"Renault is growing, maintaining or improving margins, balancing hybrid/electric platforms, and largely avoiding trade disputes."

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Californians Tested An $8,000 EV From China And Ended Up Shocked At How Much They Loved It

21 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"Meet the Wuling Binguo, a car with retro-inspired design...amazed at how China is able to produce electric vehicles so cheaply and so economically...there were two charging options - an 11kW AC slow charger, and a DC fast charger (10-80% in less than 30 minutes)... it definitely lacked the 'premium feel' of some of its rivals... it definitely lacked the 'premium feel' of some of its rivals...it was fine 'for getting from point A to point B with groceries."

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US EV Battery Manufacturing Capacity Will Rise When 10 Plants Come Online This Year

21 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"If they all open in 2025, the country’s EV battery manufacturing capacity is poised to grow to 421.5 gigawatt-hours per year, an increase of 90 percent from the end of 2024...two battery startups - Kore Power and Freyr - recently canceled plans for new US factories...[the former.]..company had not finalized a crucial federal loan before D.I.C. took office and froze new grants and loans."

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Analysis: Clean Energy Contributed A Record 10% Of China's GDP In 2024

21 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"EVs and vehicle batteries were the largest contributors to China’s clean-energy economy in 2024, making up an estimated 39% of value overall...China produced 13m NEVs in 2024, rising 34% year-on-year. Some 22% of Chinese-made NEVs were exported, while the rest were sold domestically.

"EVs, batteries and solar - was responsible for an estimated 3.5% of China's CO2 emissions and 0.9 percentage points of emissions growth in 2024."

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New Research Finds Electric Vehicles Depreciate Faster Than Gas Cars, But The Trend Is Changing

20 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

" New research finds that while older electric vehicle models depreciate in value faster than conventional gas cars, newer electric vehicle models with longer driving ranges are holding their value better and approaching the retention rates of many gas cars.

"The study examined more than nine million car listings at over 60,000 dealerships between 2016 and 2022...While a higher resale value in future is better for new car buyers, it also means the end of lower cost used electric vehicles."

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Bicycles Now Outnumber Cars in London's Rush Hour

20 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"People on bikes represent 40 percent of non-pedestrian rush hour traffic in the city, and cars are trending down."

"The government says that the creation of 'low emission zones' has contributed to a 50 percent drop in toxic nitrogen dioxide

"Data from 12 sites across the city show that since 1999, automobile traffic has fallen by 64 percent and the bicyclist count has increased by 386 percent."

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Why Lucid's CEO Thinks 180-Mile EVs Are 'The Future'

20 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"California-based EV startup's CEO and CTO...thinks the future of transportation hinges on EVs with less range...Lucid would "quite possibly" make a car with 180 miles of range...will underpin a line of more affordable vehicles...you're considered an unserious player if you can't offer at least 250 miles..city dwellers...will realize they can get by with a lot less...drivers will get used to juicing up whenever they're parked."

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Europe Reaches 1 Million Public EV Charge Points, Set To Double By 2029

20 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"...the achievement comes seven years after the 100,000 charge point threshold was reached in 2018. LCP Delta expects the infrastructure rollout to accelerate, reaching 2 million charge points by 2029 and 3 million by 2032

"The Netherlands has the highest number of public charge points at over 175,000...France is ranked second with 165,000 charge points...The UK sold the most fully electric cars of all European countries last year but is only fourth in the ranking list with around 95,000 public charge points."

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These Two EV Startups Joined Forces, And The Result Is Energizing for Both

18 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"Telo Trucks and Aptera combined their core competencies to put solar panels on small electric pickup trucks."

Telo's practical and small all-electric trucks fill a demand for city-focused utility vehicles, and Aptera's solar technology appeals to those who are looking for an alternative to an underdeveloped charging infrastructure...The bane of EVs, he says, is the 12-volt battery, which powers the vehicle’s electrical systems."

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Climate Impulse: The Hydrogen-Powered Plane That Will Attempt A Non-Stop Flight Around The World

18 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"Made with lightweight composites, the plane is dependent on several untested innovations and is far from a sure bet.

"Climate Impulse is supposed to take off unassisted, fly some 40,000 km (about 25,000 miles) around Earth along the Equator and return to its starting point with no mid-air refueling...The plane has the wingspan of an Airbus 320...it flies at 180 km/h - that means 100 knots at 10,000 ft...trickiest part is to regulate the flow of liquid hydrogen..."

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Italdesign's Quintessenza Concept Brings Unique Style to CES 2025

18 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"Like the old saying about El Caminos and mullets, this concept is business up front, party in back...The powertrain is electric, based around a 150.0-kWh battery pack and three electric motors. Total power output is said to be 777 horsepower, with the sprint to 60 mph claimed to take less than three seconds...Longer than a Ford F-150 and infused with the sleek, angular futurism that Italdesign brought to its limited-run GT-R 50 project for Nissan."

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