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Electric Vehicle Startup Canoo Makes First Vehicles At Its Oklahoma Assembly Plant

15 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"The company said the vehicles are the first to be built in Oklahoma since 2006...Canoo officials also said they’re hiring for both their Oklahoma City and Pryor facilities and expect to create more than 1,300 jobs...nearly a year after Canoo disclosed that it had acquired a 630,000-square-foot facility in Oklahoma City... wooed Canoo to Pryor's MidAmerica Industrial Park with a package of incentives said to be valued at more than $300 million..."

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BMW Halts Its ICE Production, In Germany At Least

15 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"...its main Bavarian plant will be converted for the production of EVs only, while the company relocates its ICE production to the UK and Austria...it's a big step for the old guard - its Bayerische Motorenwerke in Munich has been cranking out polluting vehicles for 60 years, with the final engine being put together this month...1,200 employees who worked in ICE construction in Munich will now be retrained and moved to other areas, either

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Mercedes Goes 'Electric Only' For Its Employee Company Cars In Germany

15 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"Mercedes is transitioning its company cars in Germany to electric...This would mean 5,000 vehicles, mostly available as diesel, gas, and PHEVs, will transition to EVs.

"Nearly one in three company cars are purely electric currently, while around 40% are plug-in hybrids...The move comes as more employees are choosing all-electric options anyway. Nearly one in three company cars are purely electric currently, while around 40% are plug-in hybrids

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Volkswagen Plans To Build Electric Vehicles In Mexico With An Initial $750M Investment

15 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"The VW plant in Puebla is the largest auto factory in Mexico and one of the biggest within its network. The plant currently produces models including the Jetta, Beetle, Golf, and Tiguan Long Version.

"The new 'made in Mexico' EV would not qualify for the IRA tax credit, but it would still cut down on shipping to North America significantly. Volkswagen currently assembles the ID.4 electric SUV at its Chattanooga, TN facility."

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U.S. and China Agree to Displace Fossil Fuels by Ramping Up Renewables

15 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"...both countries agreed to 'pursue efforts to triple renewable energy capacity globally by 2030. That growth should reach levels high enough 'so as to accelerate the substitution for coal, oil and gas generation,' the agreement says

"...analysis by CarbonBrie...found that China's emissions are likely to fall next year...The United States and China recognize that the climate crisis has increasingly affected countries around the world."

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Bezos Earth Fund Joint Study: EVs Only Bright Spot in Climate Fight

14 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"Global efforts to reach net-zero carbon emissions are failing in almost every way, with one exception: the boom in electric vehicles...Bezos Earth Fund and other non-profits which assessed 42 different measures key for the world hitting net zero by 2050. They cover electricity, industry, transport and land...The study shows six areas of the economy are going in completely the wrong direction...EV sales are the only area moving at the right speed..."

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Volvo EM90 Minivan Has 450mi CLTC Range, Scandinavian Living Room Interior

14 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"The first Volvo minivan EV features over 450 miles (738 km) CTLC range...will compete in an increasingly competitive Chinese auto market.

"The Volvo EM90 is based on the ZEEKR 009, another Geely-owned brand. Although the models look identical, Volvo included its unique design touch. Powered by a 116 kWh battery, it can charge from 10%-80% in less than 30 minutes. With a 200 kW electric motor, the electric minivan can go from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.3 seconds."

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Global Move To Cities Speeds Electric Transport Adoption

14 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"A full 60% of the world's population will be living in cities by 2030 and most of them will be in larger ones...The more people who live in a city, the greater the justification for subways, light rail, rapid bus transit and transit right of ways to move them...

"Electrified transit, electric micromobility and electrified urban delivery vehicles mean vastly more people and more goods are moving through our increasingly big and dense cities

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Joby, Volocopter Fly Electric Air Taxis Over New York City

14 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

Joby Aviation and Volocopter gave the public a vivid glimpse of what the future of aviation...performing brief demonstration flights of their electric aircraft in New York City....the company announced that it would roll out its commercial service in New York and Los Angeles first, as part of a landmark "city-to-airport" service deal with its investor Delta Airlines...Joby estimated that the service could shrink the transit time from Manhattan to JFK.

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NASA's Breakthrough In Battery Tech Paves Way For Electric Aviation

14 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"NASA has been developing solid-state batteries for use in transport through its Solid-state Architecture Batteries for Enhanced Rechargeability and Safety (SABERS) project...a prototype sulphur selenium battery that produces 500 watt-hours of energy per kilogram of battery, which is around double the energy density of a standard lithium-ion battery...this design eliminate 30 to 40 percent of the battery's weight, it also allows us to double or even triple the energy it can store."

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