08 May 2024 00:14:52 UTC

 EDITOR'S CHOICE

Porsche Also Accelerates On Two Wheels

02 Aug 2022 | Synopsis

"Porsche eBike Performance GmbH, based in Ottobrunn near Munich, will develop electric drive systems for two-wheelers. These include motors, batteries and the necessary software architecture for connectivity solutions....

"In addition to compact drive systems from Fazua, Porsche eBike Performance GmbH will develop and produce particularly powerful eBike drive systems under the Porsche brand name."

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Ad Revenue Might Be the Secret to Lowering EV Charging Barriers

02 Aug 2022 | Synopsis

Volta Charging will install about 25 public chargers on curbsides in Hoboken, a small, dense city just across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The project will not only be at no cost to the city...charging will be free when using a medium-speed Level 2 charger.

"Volta will cover the cost of installation, maintenance and electricity for the charging stations, as well as pay the city a rental fee for using the public right of way..."

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BYD Continues Global Expansion, Announcing EV Deliveries Coming to Germany and Sweden in Q4

02 Aug 2022 | Synopsis

"BYD has followed up with plans to sell passenger EVs in Germany and Sweden...As part of a new partnership with European dealer group Hedin Mobility, BYD expects to begin delivering EVs in the new EU countries before year's end.

"Hedin's dealer model will include "BYD pioneering stores" in both EU markets, where consumers can experience the EVs up close."

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Adding an EV Charger to Your Home Is About to Get Easier

02 Aug 2022 | Synopsis

"Siemens and ConnectDER have partnered up to provide an inexpensive alternative to an upgraded electrical panel that still allows owners to connect their Level 2 Chargers...

With the ConnectDER meter collar attachment, not only does this allow for a direct connection to a 240 volt line necessary for a Level 2 AC charger, but also takes out the need for an expensive 240 volt, 40-60 amp capable electrical panel setup."

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Elon Musk's Antics Turn Owners and Would-Be Buyers Against Tesla

02 Aug 2022 | Synopsis

"Creative Strategies, a...customer-experience measurer, mentioned owner frustration with Musk in a study it published in April. A year earlier, research firm Escalent found Musk was the most negative aspect of the Tesla brand among electric-vehicle owners surveyed.

"Tesla has so far had no trouble growing its way through Musk’s many controversies...Competitors that have been chasing the company for a decade may still be years away."

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Saying Goodbye to the Dangerous, Alluring Scent of Gasoline

01 Aug 2022 | Synopsis

"An ad agency asked [Olfiction] to create a scent that would evoke the experience of being in an old gasoline-powered car. The fragrance was intended for 'petrolheads' who would miss the smell when driving their new electric vehicle.

"Ford sent the resulting fragrance, called "Mach-Eau," to dealers and motorsports events...but the limited-edition scent stirred up larger demand, and bigger media reception, than anticipated."

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Xerox Ventures Invests in Li Industries and Its Groundbreaking Approach to Lithium Battery Recycling

01 Aug 2022 | Synopsis

"Driven by increasing demand for (EV) batteries and reshoring supply of critical battery materials, battery recycling is poised to be a valuable circularity solution for a complex supply chain sensitive to geopolitical dynamics.

"Li Industries has developed an innovative process of automated battery sorting by chemistry type and a novel direct recycling process that recovers battery electrode materials suitable for direct re-use..."

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Are Regulators Focusing Too Much On EV sales and Not Enough On Retiring ICE Vehicles?

01 Aug 2022 | Synopsis

"...achieving emissions reductions significant enough to limit climate change will require 'both rapidly phasing out emitting vehicle sales and significantly accelerating fleet turnover...'"

"Should automakers give their current gasoline and diesel cars shorter lifespans, ensuring they don't last beyond an anticipated transition to EV.."

A new program specifically targeting gasoline "superusers" might be a good place to start."

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Carbon Capture Won't Work, But It Will Funnel Billions to Corporations

01 Aug 2022 | Synopsis

"The most high-profile CCS projects in the country have been multibillion-dollar failures. Even the world's largest carbon direct air capture facility that’s currently under construction is expected to remove only 0.0001 percent of the CO2 emitted globally per year.

"On the one hand, carbon capture has been a colossal, expensive failure. But by another measure it's been a resounding, frightening success."

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BP Reveals Plans for Berkshire-Based £50m Battery Testing Centre

01 Aug 2022 | Synopsis

"The new facilities will help advance the development of fluid technologies and engineering for hybrid and fully battery electric vehicles, aiming to bring the industry closer to achieving the key tipping points for mainstream EV adoption.

"This additional investment will help accelerate the transition to EVs by developing solutions to help decarbonise the transport sector..."

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