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BMW Goes Vertical On EV's, Contracts For For Sustainable Lithium Supply For Own Battery Production

BMW Goes Vertical On EV's, Contracts For For Sustainable Lithium Supply For Own Battery Production

Multi-year contract worth around 285 million euros with US company Livent Responsible extraction of lithium in Argentina Participating in study of sustainable lithium extraction in South America Wendt: ... Continue reading

Chinese Electric Vehicle Makers Need Lithium So Badly They're Willing to Buy it in the Ground

Chinese Electric Vehicle Makers Need Lithium So Badly They're Willing to Buy it in the Ground

It seems that the increase in demand for lithium has Chinese manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs) digging deep to secure the future supply of the metal. Apparently they are so concerned about producers' abilities to fill downline supply that Chinese EV companies are now willing to buy lithium that's yet to be mined ... Continue reading

ChargePoint and NATSO Progress Toward 2030 Fast Charging Commitment Across the United States

ChargePoint and NATSO Progress Toward 2030 Fast Charging Commitment Across the United States

ChargePoint, Inc. a leading electric vehicle (“EV”) charging network, and NATSO, representing travel plazas and truckstops, today announced significant progress in the first year of the National Highway Charging Collaborative, an initiative that will leverage $1 billion in public and private capital to deploy charg ... Continue reading

Illinois Commerce Commission EV Electric Rates Report

Illinois Commerce Commission EV Electric Rates Report

the impact of electricity rate design on transportation electrification (TE), TE infrastructure adoption, and beneficial electrification (BE), and explore rate design options. ... Continue reading

2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness Preview

2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness Preview

Upgraded suspension and Subaru’s Symmetrical All-wheel drive, the Outback Wilderness is ready for adventure. The Outback Wilderness also features award-winning EyeSight Driver Assist Technology, and a tablet-style 11.6-inch SUBARU STARLINK™ Multimedia system with integrated center information display. ... Continue reading

LIVE ON DRIVE Video Of Lexus Reveals LF-Z Concept Of Electric Future

LIVE ON DRIVE Video Of Lexus Reveals LF-Z Concept Of Electric Future

Lexus announced today (19:00 Japan time) initiatives for the transformation of the Lexus brand through its “Lexus Concept Reveal Show”. With an unyielding spirit of innovation and support from buyers around the world, Lexus has continued to evolve as a luxury lifestyle brand. Lexus has delivered amazing product and ... Continue reading

Honda Announced Agreement Reached to Standardize Swappable Batteries for Electric Motorcycles

Honda Announced Agreement Reached to Standardize Swappable Batteries for Electric Motorcycles

allowing battery sharing and paving the way for increased adoption of electric motorcycles in Japan. The Consortium was established by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Suzuki Motor Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

NHTSA Official Vehicle Recalls March 29, 2021

NHTSA Official Vehicle Recalls March 29, 2021

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap Up - March 21-27 2021

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap Up - March 21-27 2021

* California Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein urged President Biden to set a date for phasing out sales of internal combustion vehicles nationwide. California last fall said it wants sales of new ICE vehicles to end by 2035. ... Continue reading

2022 Nissan Ariya Right size, right vehicle, right time, right price

2022 Nissan Ariya Right size, right vehicle, right time, right price

Nissan’s first BEV (battery-electric vehicle) crossover will be “available this year” in the USA, contrary to rumors that it wouldn’t be certified for North America. Nissan has vast BEV knowledge-over due to over 5 billion miles of on-the-road data from Leaf—which remains available at dealerships. ... Continue reading

U.S. Energy Information Administration to release new monthly biofuels data

U.S. Energy Information Administration to release new monthly biofuels data

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced today that it will release expanded monthly biofuels data through a new report—the Monthly Biofuels Capacity and Feedstocks Update. On March 31, 2021, EIA plans to publish the first edition of this report, which will contain January 2021 data. ... Continue reading

Growth Energy: COVID Assistance From New UDSA Chief Tom Vilsack Is Welcome Relief for Biofuels Producers

Growth Energy: COVID Assistance From New UDSA Chief Tom Vilsack Is Welcome Relief for Biofuels Producers

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced todaythat the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin issuing a new round of pandemic assistance to key agriculture programs, specifically including biofuels. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor welcomed this announcement in a statement:“We are pleased that US ... Continue reading

Biggest Barn Find Ever; Big Red, Ford Motor Company's Turbine Powered World's Fair Concept Truck +VIDEO

Biggest Barn Find Ever; Big Red, Ford Motor Company's Turbine Powered World's Fair Concept Truck +VIDEO

The Big Red concept truck was designed and engineered by Ford Motor Company’s Scientific Research Laboratory and styling team during the early 1960s. The 96-foot truck project was put together by Roy Lunn. The truck was launched on August 28, 1964 around the same time that the Ford Mustang was also being introduced t ... Continue reading

All Flavors Of Electric Cars and Trucks - Plus +VIDEO "Who Killed The Electric Car" Movie

All Flavors Of Electric Cars and Trucks - Plus +VIDEO "Who Killed The Electric Car" Movie

EDTA promotes hybrid, plug-in hybrid, extended-range, battery, and fuel cell electric technologies. A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) uses both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine to propel the vehicle. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) uses electricity obtained by plugging into the grid to power a ... Continue reading

AEP and Electric Highway Coalition Will Add Fast EV Chargers Throughout Parts Of USA

AEP and Electric Highway Coalition Will Add Fast EV Chargers Throughout Parts Of USA

The Electric Highway Coalition – made up of American Electric Power, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Entergy Corporation, Southern Co., and the Tennessee Valley Authority – announced a plan to enable EV drivers seamless travel across major regions of the country through a network of DC fast chargers for EVs. ... Continue reading

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