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The EV Revolution Isn't Dead Yet, Although Some Would Like You To Think So

13 Feb 2024 | Synopsis

"...talk of an implosion in the market for electric vehicles in the US is verging on the ridiculous."

"...leading forecasters agree that EV sales and market share will continue to grow in 2024...The truth is that EV sales were strong in 2023. US consumers bought 1.19 million all-electric vehicles last year, up 46% from the prior year

".. both 2023 sales and 2024 forecasts...do not support the idea that we are in some kind of apocalyptic event for this segment of the auto market."

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Walmart Is Rolling Out Its 'Coast-To-Coast' Network Of DC Fast Chargers

13 Feb 2024 | Synopsis

"Walmart is hitting the ground running: It says it's going to remodel 650 stores across 47 states and Puerto Rico over the next 12 months, and build or convert more than 150 stores in the next five years. DC fast charger installation is included in that plan.

"The retailer stated that it's 'working on developing a coast-to-coast network of affordable electric vehicle fast-charging stations'..90% of the US population is located within 10 miles of a Walmart."

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Fisker Ocean 0wners Flagged Sudden Power Loss And Brake Problems For Months, Internal Documents Show

13 Feb 2024 | Synopsis

"Shortly after Fisker board member Wendy Greuel took delivery, her Ocean SUV lost power on a public road, according to two employees familiar with the matter... Geeta Gupta Fisker - the company's chief financial officer, chief operating officer and Henrik's wife - took an Ocean out for a drive, only to have it suffer a similar fate

"Problems with the Ocean SUV, however, are not limited to the vehicle suddenly losing power, a review of nearly 200 documents shows."

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Explained: How China Built Electric Vehicle Company BYD, Its Tesla Killer

13 Feb 2024 | Synopsis

"Nobody is laughing at BYD now."

"BYD is building assembly lines in Brazil, Hungary, Thailand and Uzbekistan and preparing to do so in Indonesia and Mexico.

"BYD has shown how Chinese carmakers can tap the country’s dominance of electrical products. No company has benefited as much from China's embrace of battery-electric cars and plug-in gasoline-electric cars.

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Dutch Police Found A Way To Test E-Bike Power On The Side Of The Road

13 Feb 2024 | Synopsis

"The device is similar to a dynamometer typically used to measure the performance of vehicles like cars...the Dutch police have rolled out nearly 250 smaller versions that are appropriately sized for doing tests on bicycles...European e-bikes are limited to a relatively paltry 250W...e-bikes are permitted to reach 25 km/h under pedal assist..the majority of e-bikes that are in excess of local performance limits are fat tire electric bikes."

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They Are Trying To Kill The Electric Car...Again!

11 Feb 2024 | Synopsis

"Anti-EV rhetoric has been on the rise once more...When you step back and look at history you realize that we could have gone electric 25 years ago, but concerted industrial forces killed the trend

"Another weaponized story is that traditional carmakers are pulling away from EVs again...Some who are clearly not very competent at mathematics have also equated a fall in the rate of growth as demand going backwards...The EV market is still expanding."

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IDTechEx Discusses Whether Fuel Cell Vehicles Will Succeed and What It Would Take

11 Feb 2024 | Synopsis

"The sales of hydrogen fuel cell cars have largely stalled from 2021 onwards, but does this mean there is no market for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in the future

"Tesla Model 3 could cost around US$0.04/mile to run in comparison to a Toyota Mirai at US$0.21/mile, which is even above a gasoline/petrol car at US$0.15/mile.

"Where FCEVs could be used is where the duty cycle is so demanding that BEVs will struggle to cope..."

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Self-Extinguishing Batteries Could Reduce The Risk Of Deadly And Costly Battery Fires

11 Feb 2024 | Synopsis

"...replaces the most commonly used electrolyte, which is highly combustible – a medium composed of a lithium salt and an organic solvent – with materials found in a commercial fire extinguisher

"By modifying affordable commercial coolants to function as battery electrolytes, we were able to produce a battery that puts out its own fire...electrolyte worked well across a wide temperature range, from about minus 100 to 175 degrees Fahrenheit..."

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Can You Ride An E-Bike In Rough Neighborhoods? Yes.

11 Feb 2024 | Synopsis

"John Hicks rides his Surron fast e-bike around through some of the roughest parts of Compton

"Compton has the same reputation as Mos Eisley Spaceport, and probably worse because it's real and Star Wars is fiction...it seemed to be even more useful riding around the area - curbs, ditches, dodging pedestrians, and avoiding animals...if you're going to ride an expensive bike around, you should trust your instincts."

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In Rural Utah, Concerns Raised Over Efforts To Use Colorado River Water To Extract Lithium

11 Feb 2024 | Synopsis

"The area's groundwater is rich in lithium salts and other minerals from when it was a marine basin millions of years ago...The Green River is a tributary of the Colorado River, the over-tapped powerhouse of the West upon which 40 million people rely.

"...lithium would be separated from saline water using chemicals, which could be faster and less disruptive to the environment... there's enough metal in the brine to initially produce 10,000 tons...of lithium carbonate per year."

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