08 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"...cities can draw upon 2 main tools to accelerate the construction of charging infrastructure...(1) EV vehicle-ready building codes, which ensure the long-term, cost-effective buildout of charging...(2) streamlining permitting processes and providing pre-approved site, which helps to spur private investment in charging infrastructure...States, too, are targeting strategies to increase their EV charging infrastructure."08 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"...owned by BMW, delivered 6,032 vehicles to customers in 2023, a slight rise on its previous record of 6,021 in 2022."Performance was driven by demand for its Cullinan, Ghost and Phantom marques, as well as the Spectre model
"Chief Executive Chris Brownridge [is] especially encouraging to see the enormous interest in and demand for [the electric] Spectre, supporting the decision to adopt a bold, all-electric strategy for future model development and production."
08 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"In the study titled "Attention to Global Warming" (researchers) analysed temperature and financial data in 74 cities with major stock exchanges...people living in cities with higher abnormal temperatures were more likely to search for relevant information...Investors also tended to sell stocks that are highly sensitive to climate change..no evidence that the same was true for institutional investors."08 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Transitioning from gas-powered vehicles to electric is a central component of the president’s climate policy agenda...Electrifying Biden's own ride is complicated."The Beast is a specialty Cadillac limousine... estimated to weigh more than 15,000 pounds and cost more than $1.5 million...The vehicle could be reconfigured to run on a battery or as a hybrid...the battery needs for a roughly 15,000-pound vehicle would be "extraordinary"...
08 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
Despite a 17% anticipated increase in cars shipped globally to a record 23.4 million in 2023, the industry is grappling with a 10% reduction in ship availability compared to pre-Covid-19 levels. European car imports experienced a remarkable 40% rise, with China projected to ship 4.3 million vehicles in 2023, significantly surpassing the 1 million shipped in 2020."Approximately one in four EVs sold in Europe originates from mainland China, emphasizing the critical role of sea freight in the supply chain."
07 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Critical to BYD's success has been vertical integration. Instead of relying on other companies for parts, BYD managed to crack the code of producing EVs cheaply in part by making most of its own components...BYD has had a lot of help from the Chinese government and even Warren Buffett..BYD is building factories in Europe, Latin America and across Asia...its cars and buses are popping up in cities all over the world."07 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"A solid-state prototype from VW’s US partner QuantumScape 'significantly exceeded' industry targets in recent tests...the cell saw only 5% storage capacity loss after more than 1,000 charging cycles, the equivalent of 500,000 kilometers on the road...industry targets for this development phase are 700 charging cycles and a maximum loss of 20% capacity"This innovation, if proven to work beyond the lab and reproduced flawlessly hundreds
07 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"...hundreds of announcements about revolutionary battery breakthroughs, but so far, the vast majority of them have been vaporware."Nanotech Energy says graphene is the world’s first 2-dimensional material...the company claims its graphene based lithium batteries can charge 18 times faster than conventional lithium-ion batteries...plans to release a non-flammable, environmentally friendly lithium battery that can charge "18 times faster than a conventional lithium ion battery."
07 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"...the company is interested in putting the Hyper Force concept into production. And the futuristic speed machine - which many have viewed as a preview of a battery-powered GT-R -0 could be here as soon as 2030."...the designer didn't go into any mechanical or technical detail...EV will have e-4ORCE all-wheel-drive, suggesting there will be at least one motor on each axle. It will also get its juice from a solid-state battery..."
07 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Ridership grew and more cities committed to bike-share programs and infrastructure, yet micromobility providers face an uncertain financial future.""It was the best of times and the worst of times in 2023 for bike- and scooter-share providers...(NACTO) highlighted in a November report the competing forces shaping shared micromobility: growing ridership, increasing costs for users and financial challenges for operators."
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