Elon Issues One Of His Famous Ultimatums On Dry Coating 4680 Technology — Fix It Or Forget It – CleanTechnica
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In 2019, Tesla acquired Maxwell Technologies, a company that claimed to have invented a dry coating process for making supercapacitors. Tesla wasn’t interested in supercapacitors;
Almost Every BMW, Audi And Mercedes EV Is Leased
Almost no one is buying German luxury EVs. Roughly 9 out of 10 customers chooses to lease, not purchase, their Mercedes, BMW or Audi EV, per J.D. Power data reported by Automotive News. And the reason comes from everyone's favorite boogeyman: The
Policy Report Cards on Trump & Biden, California Home Energy Assault, Huge Cleantech Growth — Top Cleantech Stories This W
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The summer seems to be flying by faster than an electric jet now, and it’s already time for another weekly news roundup. Below are 27
U.S. Battery Recycling Capacity To Triple In The Next Few Years
As the electric vehicle market expands and the first wave of modern EVs ages, the topic of lithium-ion battery recycling arises. Is the industry ready to handle old batteries to protect the environment and provide valuable materials for new batteries?
Will Audi Still Go All-Electric By 2026? It’s Staying ‘Flexible.’
Car manufacturers the world over have said many things about their powertrain strategies. Broadly, many insist that the end of pure internal combustion is nigh and, after a quick dalliance with various takes on hybridization, everything will be electric (mostly).
Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T: Which Is Best To Catch Crazy Air?
The Rivian R1T and Tesla Cybertruck are generally both viewed as lifestyle trucks that are geared more towards off-road adventuring than typical truck work like a Ford F-150 Lightning or Chevy Silverado EV. We have seen a lot of videos
45% of New Cars Sold in Netherlands in 2024 Have a Plug! – CleanTechnica
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In a negative month in the overall market (down 12% to 35,386 sales), June saw plugin registrations also drop by 15% YoY, to 16,089 units.
Mercedes-Benz U.S. EV Sales Sharply Declined In Q2 2024
Mercedes-Benz reports 84,662 car sales (excluding commercial vans) in the United States during the second quarter of 2024, nearly 4% less than a year ago. EVs were the main reason behind this drop.
In Q2, Mercedes-Benz sold 9,640 passenger all-electric cars,
The Absurd “Sin Tax” on Electric Vehicles in Brazil – CleanTechnica
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In an unexpected move, Brazil has recently proposed a “sin tax” on electric vehicles. Traditionally, sin taxes are levies placed on products considered harmful to
Plug-In Car Sales In Germany Are Down Despite Overall Car Market Growth
In June, new passenger car registrations in Germany increased by 6.1% year over year to 297,329 units, taking the first-half result to 1,471,641, up 5.4% year over year. Unfortunately, plug-in car sales continued to decrease.
The total number of new