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Tesla Gigafactory Texas Produces 10,000th Model Y Electric SUV

18 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"Tesla is not exactly forthcoming with the production numbers...But it does share milestones and today, the automaker announced that Gigafactory Texas produced its 10,000th Model Y vehicle...

"It doesn’t exactly give us the current production rate, but it is likely more than one thousand vehicles per week."

"...Tesla could likely achieve its goal of producing 5,000 units per week by the end of the year."

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Dutch Startup's EV Lightyear 0 Is Being Touted As World's Most Aerodynamics Production Car

18 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"The Lightyear 0 electric vehicle...went through tests at the FKFS wind tunnels in...Stuttgart [demonstrating] a drag coefficient of 0.17 Cd [making it] the world's first aerodynamic production car.

"The solar electric vehicle has a glossy body which pushes its efficiency to a range of 1,000 kilometres with a single charge of 60kwH. Lightyear 0 EV's...solar panels [can]...in sunny conditions", extend the range to 70 km.

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Xpeng Launches City-Level Autonomous Driving System, Piling Pressure on Tesla In Race for Robotic Car Supremacy

18 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"In March last year, a fleet of Xpeng's P7 mid-sized cars completed a weeklong 3,675-kilometre autonomous driving test from Guangzhou to Beijing. The frequency of human intervention was just 0.7 times per 100km.

"Some of Xpeng's P5 sedans that are fitted with lidar sensors can now access city navigation guided pilot (NGP) software through over-the-air updates and drive without human intervention in urban areas."

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Kenya's Electric Mobility Transformation Can Offer a Model for Other Countries

18 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"With 22 million rides per day, [the motorbike taxi] sector...provides an estimated 1 million direct jobs for drivers...However, these bikes are 10 times more polluting than cars, deteriorating air quality and threatening people’s health.

"The Accelerating E-Mobility Solutions for Social Change partnership...collaborated with e-bike manufacturers to demonstrate how to source local e-bikes and build charging infrastructure."

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China's Yutu 2 Rover Still Rolling After Nearly 4 Years On Moon's Far Side

18 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"China's Chang'e 4 lander and Yutu 2 rover set down in Von Karman Crater back in January 2019 and have been carrying out science and exploration objectives ever since.

"There had been a lack of reports on the progress of the pair in recent months, but a mission...reveals that all is well with the solar-powered craft.

"The six-wheeled, roughly 309-pound (140 kilograms) Yutu 2 has accumulated nearly 4,265 feet (1,300 meters) of driving ..."

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XTURISMO Hybrid-Electric Hoverbike Takes Flight: 'What We've All Dreamed of Since We Were Little Kids'

17 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"...the company plans to begin selling a smaller version of the XTURISMO hover bike in the United States in 2023. The estimated price for the current vehicle is $777,000...by 2025, it hopes to be able to get the cost down for a smaller, electric hoverbike to about $50,000.

Reuter's reports flight time on its gasoline-electric Kawasaki motor of 40 minutes and max. speed of 100km/h."

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Bosch, the World's Largest Auto Parts Supplier, Moves to Support the Industry's Transition to EVs

17 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"Being in business for over 135 years, Bosch has been through several industry trends. However, the German manufacturing giant, like much of the auto industry, was initially hesitant about electric vehicles.

"Consumers have spoken with electric vehicles gaining market share in all major markets (US, Europe, China, etc.). They want EVs.

"Bosch...introducing several critical components for EVs, such as electric powertrains, charging solutions."

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California Gov. Newsom Signs Sweeping Climate Legislation Into Law

17 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"..Among the long list of initiatives to receive gubernatorial approval were measures to cut air pollution by 60 percent and reduce state oil consumption by 91 percent over the next two decades.

"Within the same time frame, the bills intend to save California $23 billion by avoiding damages caused by pollution, reduce fossil fuel use in buildings and transportation by 92 percent and slash refinery pollution by 94 percent."

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Where Charging Electric Vehicles Currently Causes the Most Stress In the United States

17 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"Clunker Junker gathered geotagged tweets featuring words and phrases related to charging an EV in every U.S. state and the 50 most populous cities. Then, we used an academic stress detection tool called TensiStrength to identify which ones showed signs of range anxiety.

"EV charging stress rates in the U.S. range from around 20-30% on both a city and state level. The state with the most range anxiety is Montana."

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These Are the 10 Most Bike-Friendly Cities In the World... and 9 of Them Are In Europe

17 Sep 2022 | Synopsis

"Digital insurance company Luko looked at 90 cities around the world and ranked them based on six main parameters: the percentage of bicycle users, weather conditions, crime and safety...European cities topped the list...

"No city in the United States made it to the top 10, or even the top 20...San Francisco (ranked 39th), Portland (41), Seattle (50), Washington DC (53), Los Angeles (57), Boston (61 - one spot ahead of London), New York (67)"

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