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Elon Musk Suggests Tesla Will Make 'Highly Configurable Robovan' for People and Cargo

08 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"...Musk said that Tesla's focus in 2022 will be to ramp up production of Model Y and Model 3 at its existing factory, and the automaker doesn't plan to unveil new vehicles or bring to production previously unveiled productS...

"However, Musk promised a massive wave of new Tesla products coming in 2023. One of them is expected to be a new futuristic-looking electric vehicle used as a dedicated robotaxi.

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A Used Hummer EV Was Just Auctioned for $324,500 - Nearly 3 Times Its Retail Price

08 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

At the Barrett-Jackson's Las Vegas Auction held over the Fourth of July weekend, a previously owned GMC Hummer EV hammered down for a whopping $324,500...close to three times its suggested retail value...originally intended to be listed at $110,000. The Edition 1 Hummer EV had only 48 miles on its odometer and is now considered the highest-priced used Hummer EV ever auctioned."

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Electric Vehicles Are Revving Up a Takeover of Motorsports

08 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"Accelerating climate change and skyrocketing gas prices have forced people around the world to rethink their transportation and entertainment choices. While governments and corporations dither and delay the transition to renewable energy sources, carbon-neutral pioneers have emerged from a surprising field: electric motorsports.

"Formula E has grown into a worldwide entertainment brand, reaching over 316 million viewers in 2021..."

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Ex-Fossil Workers Convert Old Oilfields to Solar Farms After 'Rapid Upskilling' in Alberta

07 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"A group of 15 trainees will be heading out into the field to begin converting two Alberta oilfield sites into solar farms...near Taber, Alberta include Barnwell, a 1940s oilfield where past oil spills were never cleaned up, and Fincastle, a natural gas site that was drilled in 2008 and operated until 2014 when its owner went bankrupt.

"...the two sites will generate just over 2,000 megawatt-hours of electricity per year, enough to power 280

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NIO Power Day 2022: New 500 kW Fast Chargers Coming to China and the EU This Year

07 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"Chinese EV automaker spoke of its future of charging and battery technology, unveiling new 500 kW ultra-fast-charging piles in addition to a peek at its third-generation battery swap station.T he 500 kW fast chargers have peak currents of 650 amps...

"In addition to the new fast-charging piles, NIO also introduced its third-generation battery swap stations..."

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Turkey's Newfound Cache of Rare Earths Could Supply the World's EVs and More

07 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"According to the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, the country found a supply of 694 million metric tons (765 million short tons) of rare earth minerals in Beylikova, Eskisehir. That reportedly makes Turkey's rare earths reserve the world's second-largest behind China, which has 800 million tons...Deposits reportedly include 10 of the 17 rare earth elements and are close to the surface, which would simplify extraction."

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Can You Really Drive An Electric Pickup Truck Across the Country? This Guy Did It.

07 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"Rodriguez ordered the Lightning when he lived in California. But when it came in, he'd moved to Georgia and the truck was at a dealership in Hemet, California, not far from San Diego."

Time for a father-daughter road trip over Father's Day weekend.

"The total cost of charging for the trip was $268.61. Various travel apps put the gasoline costs of taking the same trip in a V-8 powered pickup at over $700."

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"Carbon Capture" Is No Fix. Big Oil's Known for Decades

07 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"Despite years of hype," a libertarian think tank called the Manhattan Institute concluded in 2018, "CCS still costs too much and cannot come close to matching the scale of growing global carbon-dioxide emissions..."

"...the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research...identified poor economics and high financial risk as major barriers holding the technology back."

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UK: This VW Beetle Drag Racing EV Has 6,400 BHP from Four Motors

06 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"...This new Beetle EV drag build..has four high performance permanent magnet Axial flux AC three-phase motors each with a continuous power output of 416 kW (558 bhp), so over 2,000 continuous, constant brake horsepower all together. They can be pushed to deliver a combined peak of around 4,780 kW (6,410 bhp), making this 2013 VW Beetle that once had a TDI diesel under its bonnet obscenely quick."

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A Hacked Tesla Model S Plaid Reached a Record Top Speed of 216 MPH

06 Jul 2022 | Synopsis

"Guillaume Andre, the CEO of a Quebec-based company called Ingenext..managed to access the car's full potential, hitting a record speed of 216 mph." The production model is limited, for safety reasons, to 175 mph.

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