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Five Practical Design Lessons For New EV Charging Stations

05 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"A new report from EV charging service provider JOLT provides valuable information for designers of charging stations....The project tested whether drivers could charge their EVs with up to 7 kWh (equivalent to about 45 km driving distance) for free...the final report includes five key findings which could be useful for any future EV charging service models....This report and others are available via ARENA’s searchable Knowledge Bank.

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China's E.V. Threat: A Carmaker That Loses $35,000 a Car

05 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"Chinese electric vehicle companies like Nio are pulling ever further ahead, partly through government support but also rapid technological advances.

"Nio, a Chinese electric car company...employs 11,000 people in research and development, but sells a mere 8,000 cars per month...Nio embodies China's dominance of electric vehicle innovation and manufacturing...China's E.V. exports have surged 851 percent in the past three years, mainly to

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Iceland To Implement New Fee In 2024 Based On 'Per Kilometre' Usage Issued Earlier For Electric Cars

05 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

Owners of electric, hydrogen and plug-in hybrid vehicles will have to pay a kilometre-rate in 2024...owners of diesel and petrol vehicles, who will be charged the rate in early 2025.

"The estimates are that the cost of a kilometer will be ISK 6 ($0.0074USD) for electric and hydrogen cars in the next year..hybrid vechicles will pay a 2-kilometre-rate charge...Electric and hybrid vehicles have become almost fifth of all cars in circulation..."

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Owning A Car In Singapore Costs $106,000, And That Doesn't Include The Car

05 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"Singapore has a 10-year 'certificate of entitlement' (COE) system...The quota, offered through a bidding process, has made it the most expensive city in the world to buy a car...Including COE, registration fees and taxes, a new standard Toyota Camry Hybrid currently costs S$251,388 ($183,000),,,in much of the rest of the world...cars are a luxury, and transit is the standard...Imagine spending double your annual salary on a car."

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Consumer Reports: Is It Better To Buy Or Lease An Electric Car?

04 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"Leasing an EV might be the easier, better deal right now...all those rules go out the window if you lease a vehicle, no matter where the car was made, no matter how much it cost, you can get that full $7,500 off the total price of the vehicle...Electric vehicle technology is changing really really rapidly. There are new cars coming on the market. Range is getting longer for battery-powered vehicles."

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Welcome To The Year Of The E-Bike

04 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"With a boost from a growing number of cities and states, the souped up two-wheelers are increasingly displacing cars for short trips - and outselling EVs.

"While e-bikes are not the vehicle of choice for long distance trips, evidence is growing that they can reduce car use for local chores...Denver studied the first residents who got rebates last year and found they rode their e-bikes an average of 26 miles per week, replacing 3.4 round-trip vehicle trips. More than 70% said they were using their gas-powered cars less."

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Driving The Energy Transition, EVs Are Simply Better For The Environment

04 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"Battery electric vehicles (BEV) are the clear winner when trying to reduce emissions in the transportation sector, according to Rystad Energy research...analysis shows that battery-powered vehicles contribute at most half the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) of diesel or gasoline cars

"Based on the current power generation mix in China, the lifecycle emissions of a BEV are about 39 tonnes of CO2e versus almost 85 tonnes for an ICE vehicle. The difference in the US is even starker."

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Trump's Misleading Claims About Electric Vehicles and the Auto Industry

04 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

In a speech at a [non-union] Michigan auto parts plant, former President Donald Trump distorted the facts about electric vehicles and the U.S. auto industry.

'We found no support for Trump's claim that the proposed rules would kill 40% of the auto industry's jobs...Trump claimed all-electric vehicles can only "drive for 15 minutes before you have to get a charge"..claimed EVs are "bad...for the environment." [PHOTO CAPTION: Trump stands with now-bankrupt Lordstown electric pickup prototype at White House ceremony}]

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High-Speed, Super Agile Electric Super Sub Shows Up In The Flesh At Monaco

04 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

Built by Uboat Worx..."the three-person bubble-cabin Super Sub looks like an underwater supercar...Endurance from the 62-kWh onboard battery is around eight hours...life support, oxygen, CO2 scrubbing, interior lighting and communications with the surface will last at least 96 hours...

The Super Sub's speed of 10 knots is 3-4 knots faster than the top cruising speed of a bottlenose dolphin and 7 knots faster than the average submersible..."

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US Military Is Turning To Microgrids To Fight Global Threats - And Global Warming

03 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"...it's official Department of Defense policy: The Pentagon's stated goal is that all bases be "power resilient."

"That will keep key defense capabilities intact in the case of an attack on the U.S. power grid, or more likely an extreme weather event...Getting industry partners involved made funding and building the microgrid faster than the Pentagon's normally glacial procurement process...90% of key bases worldwide have at least a plan on becoming energy independent..."

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Mercedes Just Embarrassed Tesla

03 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"Mercedes has beaten them all to the punch and will be the first to offer Level 3 autonomous driving to the US market...Level 3 is considered the first official step of automation. Levels 4, 5, and 6 all require even less driver involvement, with Level 6 systems not needing steering wheels at all.

"Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) is not an autonomous driving system but is instead classified as a Level 2 advanced driver assistance system."

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Honda's First EV in the U.S. is a Semi-Affordable Midsize SUV

03 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

The Prologue will officially kick off Honda's attempt at breaking into the stateside market as a 300-mile range EV with a "neo-rugged" design...Prologue's [85kWh] battery can be charged at rates of up to 155 kW and will get up to 65 miles of range in around 10 minute...While Honda hasn’t revealed exact pricing details yet, it says the Prologue will start in the upper $40,000 range."

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