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Scottish City Dwellers Ditching Private Motors to Join Car Clubs With Memberships Soaring

30 Apr 2023 | Synopsis

"Scotland's car club membership rose by a fifth last year and replaced more than 8000 privately-owned vehicles...Studies by shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK...also found nearly half a million journeys were made using shared bikes in 2022.

"There were 46,000 car club members in Scotland last year, a 21 per cent increase on the previous 12 months...On average, each car club vehicle in Scotland displaces 15 private cars."

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Tesla Design Is In Danger of 'Commodification' - Ford CEO

30 Apr 2023 | Synopsis

Ford CEO Jim Farley "believes that Tesla may soon be forced to grapple with the issue of product freshness...[Tesla] going to learn is product freshness means a lot..The product gets commoditized, and then you lose your pricing premium. That’s a really dangerous thing.

"The Tesla Model 3 is most commonly the recipient of this criticism, released six years ago essentially without significant change."

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Why EV Bidirectional Charging Is Vital for a Sustainable Future

30 Apr 2023 | Synopsis

"EVs with the ability for bidirectional charging can power appliances and even feed the electrical grid in times of high demand, potentially generating passive income for the vehicle's owner...this feature allows an EV's battery power flow to be a two-way street

"Internal combustion vehicles are mostly limited to transportation duties, but EVs can do so much more...provide high levels of versatility thanks to the massive batteries...with a capacity larger than 50 kWh, which is enough to power an average US household for at least a day."

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This AI Hunts for Hidden Hoards of Battery Metals

30 Apr 2023 | Synopsis

"KoBold Metals acquired an 800-square-kilometer mineral claim in the region based in part on predictions from our artificial intelligence systems.

"It's the mother of all needle-in-a-haystack problems: Find the significant minable deposits of cobalt, copper, lithium, and nickel resting anywhere from 100 to 2,000 meters deep in the Earth's surface....Machine Prospector...comprises the machine-learning models...looking for spots where eons-long geologic processes would have formed nickel- and cobalt-rich magmatic sulfide deposits."

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How Do Electric Vehicles and Gas Cars Compare On Road Trips?

29 Apr 2023 | Synopsis

"The latest study, conducted by Upgraded Points, compares electric and gas cars...For every 100 miles driven along popular routes in America, an EV driver will save on average $11, but add 25 minutes to their route. The study tracked five iconic routes and found that electric vehicles increased travel time, ranging from less than two hours, to up to a whopping 13 hours. What it really boils down to is: would you rather save time or money?"

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America Late to the Race : Biden White House Wants U.S. To Become A Leader In Electric Vehicles

29 Apr 2023 | Synopsis

"The goal is to ensure that EVs make up more than 60% of new car sales by 2032. Key to success is securing the minerals and other materials needed for those batteries.

"China is the OPEC of batteries...Beijing has long been strategic about acquiring the critical minerals needed to make them...U.S. may need to look elsewhere for lithium and the like...[it] has several large lithium deposits, including in Wyoming and Utah, but the permitting process to open new mines is lengthy compared to China."

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The Truth About Electric Cars Being More Prone To Catching On Fire

29 Apr 2023 | Synopsis

"Richard Morgan...explains the differences between an electric car fire and one in an internal-combustion vehicle...Many people understand that a car powered by a gasoline car would be more likely to catch fire than an electric one...lithium iron phosphate (LiFePo) battery, like those installed in Teslas, temperatures must climb to over 300º F before they catch fire...a big pitfall of an electric car fire is that it's difficult to extinguish."

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California Bans Sale of Diesel Big Rig Trucks Starting In 2036 In Landmark Air Pollution Rule

29 Apr 2023 | Synopsis

"Supporters say the rules are key to reducing smog, truckers say they are unrealistic and will cause disruptions"

"...rules approved unanimously by the California Air Resources Board also require companies in California with more than 50 trucks to convert their truck fleets to zero-emission vehicles by 2042.

"The rule will affect 1.8 million trucks in California - everything from 18-wheel big rigs to delivery vans, garbage trucks, and so-called drayage trucks that move shipping containers at ports."

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Why Chevy Killed Off the Bolt and Bolt EUV

29 Apr 2023 | Synopsis

"The Bolt was an investment in building an EV ecosystem. Early reports had GM losing $9,000 per vehicle sold... it's safe to say that the Bolt and Bolt EV are not mission-critical...to GM turning a profit on EVs by 2025.

"The Bolt and Bolt EUV are still running on what is essentially a modified, bespoke platform from 2016...Chevy does have an entry-level replacement for the Bolt and Bolt EUV coming with the Ultium-based Equinox EV."

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Every Fifth New Car Sold Worldwide This Year Will Be Electric

28 Apr 2023 | Synopsis

"They will account for nearly a fifth of global automobile sales in 2023 - it was 4% in 2020 [according to] International Energy Agency (IEA). E-cars sales are set to grow by 35% to reach 14 million in 2023...China is the frontrunner, with 60% of global electric car sales taking place there in 2022.

"Two- and three-wheelers...will continue to dominate developing nations like India. 'Over half of India's three-wheeler registrations in 2022 were electric."

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