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Tesla Full Self-Driving version 12.1 beta faces yet more delays

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ArenaEV
Tesla’s much-anticipated Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta version 12.1 has begun its slow rollout, raising questions about its future deployment beyond employees and the validity of its “beta” distinction. Despite promises of a revolutionary shift in autonomous driving, skepticism lingers as Tesla faces yet another delay in achieving its self-driving goals. In a recent update, Teslascope revealed that FSD beta v12.1… Read more…

LG Energy Solution and Impact Clean Power sign agreement to power electric buses in Europe

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LG Energy Solution, a manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, and Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT), a supplier of heavy-duty battery systems, have signed a supply agreement for nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery modules. LG Energy Solution will ship 200,000 battery modules from its Wroclaw, Poland plant to ICPT’s GigafactoryX in Pruszkow over the next three years to be… Read more…

Zeon begins preparations for US Li-ion battery binder production

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Zeon, a Japanese chemicals corporation, is preparing to build a Li-ion battery binder production line via its subsidiary Zeon Chemicals at its Texas plant. Zeon expects the new facility to be operational by 2026. Zeon’s Li-ion battery binders include anode, cathode, functional layer (for separator coating) and sealant binders and materials for battery cells. Zeon’s… Read more…

Working to eliminate dangerous e-bike batteries

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Electric bicycles have quickly become enormously popular—the Light Electric Vehicle Association estimates that some 880,000 were imported to the US in 2021. However, some of them have a way of catching fire unexpectedly, sometimes in residential settings, with unfortunate consequences. At this point, unfortunately, a disclaimer is necessary. This is not one of those “EVs… Read more…

IoTecha’s EV charging tech enables Hager Energy to power VW’s bidirectional ID. models

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IoTecha, provider of a smart charging platform for EVs, and Hager Energy are collaborating on charging products to power Volkswagen EVs. Volkswagen’s recent announcement of bidirectional charging support for its new ID. models (and existing models through an ID. software update) and availability of a vehicle-to-home (V2H) solution with Hager Energy’s DC home power station… Read more…

EPA: Hybrids and EVs helped offset more polluting trucks and SUVs

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Green Car Reports
Increased production of hybrids and EVs has helped offset the shift toward larger vehicles in the new-car market, according to a comprehensive annual update from the EPA. The 2023 EPA Automotive Trends Report, released last week, showed that automakers significantly ramped up hybrid and EV sales from model years 2017 to 2022. During that time… Read more…