Ford Motor released its first quarter sales Tuesday showing a 41% increase in EV sales. Despite the growth, Ford was outpaced in the first three months of 2023 by rival GM on the back of record Chevy Bolt EV sales.
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Elon Musk is hyping up Tesla Cybertruck production as some still hold on to hope that Tesla might be underpromising to overdeliver.
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Electric school buses are not just for blue states. The South Carolina Department of Education will deploy 160 Thomas Built Buses electric school buses over the next year. The deployment will be funded entirely by the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program.
Thomas Built Buses and its partner Proterra (which has a manufacturing facility in the Palmetto State) offer bus operators a comprehensive, turn-key electrification program that includes EV planning and funding consultation, vehicles, charging systems, and charging infrastructure design and installation.
Thomas and Proterra have some 300 electric school buses on the road, which have driven a collective one million miles for school districts across North America.
The Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley bus features battery capacity of 226 kWh, provided by Proterra Powered, and has a range of up to 135 miles. Its DC fast charging architecture allows it to charge in about three hours, and is fully bidirectional—a big selling point for operators of school buses, which are ideal use cases for vehicle-to-grid technology.
“With our company’s long history in South Carolina, Proterra is thrilled to see the surge in the number and variety of schools that will soon have access to electric school buses in the state that many of our employees call home,” said Chris Bailey, Proterra’s Chief Business Officer. “Knowing that the EV technologies we’re building at our Powered 1 battery factory in Greer are enabling the next generation of clean, quiet transportation for South Carolina students makes this news even more special to our Proterra team.”
“We’re excited to see the positive impact these buses will have on our community,” said Mike Bullman, Transportation Director for the South Carolina Department of Education. “This partnership puts South Carolina at the forefront of the vehicle electrification movement and brings us one step closer towards building a healthier and more sustainable future for the next generation of students.”
Source: Proterra
Source: Electric Vehicles Magazine
The electrification of mining haul trucks has taken a step forward with the launch of the CharIN Mining Task Force, a partnership between charging standards body CharIN and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). The task force will address technical bottlenecks around the interoperability of charging systems for zero-emission mining vehicles.
These are enormous trucks we’re talking about, with carbon footprints to match. Diesel-powered mining vehicles typically account for 30 to 50% of direct emissions at a mine site, and up to 80% in some cases. CharIN has been instrumental in establishing the CCS standard for charging passenger EVs and the new Megawatt Charging System (MCS) for heavy transport, but the massive haul trucks used at mines will require a new high-power charging solution.
Companies also need to prove that EVs are fit for the harsh environmental conditions and complex operations in mining. Taskforce participants, including BHP, Rio Tinto, Shell, ABB and GHD, will define requirements, pilot and test the technical capabilities of interoperable ruggedized charging solutions in mining environments. This will aid in defining the requirements for both a higher-power stationary charging plug and a dynamic (in-motion) charging interface for use on mining sites.
“Developing an interoperability framework for battery electric equipment is a complex jigsaw that cannot be accomplished without a new level of technical collaboration across the mining and e-mobility industries,” said Anna Wiley, Vice President, Planning and Technical, BHP.
“CharIN members represent all the various industries in the e-mobility ecosystem, from grid to charging point operators to heavy equipment makers to standardisation and testing organizations,” said Claas Bracklo, Chairman of CharIN e.V. “Our members’ in-depth knowledge of the charging ecosystem and its ISO 15118 data communication, e-mobility experience, and the technical requirements needed to develop and test new charging systems and e-mobility services make CharIN the perfect match with ICMM to define the requirements of future charging standards as requested in the mining and marine industry.”
“Through ICMM’s Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles initiative, we’ve identified technical bottlenecks affecting progress in implementing zero emissions vehicles at mining operations globally, that we’re now creating partnerships to drive progress on,” said Christian Spano, Director of Innovation, ICMM.
Source: ICMM
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Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives believes Tesla has more room for price cuts in the short term.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
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European yacht broker MYSEA has announced the first sale of the AQUON One eco-catamaran – a solar electric yacht powered by the sun and hydrogen fuel cells with luxurious accommodations for eight to ten passengers without any emissions.
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The Model Y is Tesla’s best-selling EV, so it makes perfect sense to use the next-gen platform for a smaller, cheaper version.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Sila, a California-based EV battery materials startup, announced today that its range-boosting silicon-based anodes, “Titan Silicon,” are now commercially available after beginning mass production. The upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQG G Wagon will be the first to feature the new battery material.
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Electric boat manufacturer X Shore announced it has secured its latest round of investment funding, adding another SEK 300 million ($29M) to its piggy bank. The fresh funds will be used to scale production of its first two electric boat models and eventually reach profitability. Additionally, X Shore is further investing in US market operations where its seeing the biggest appetite for its zero-emission vessels.
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