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Cars, all models arriving country by country

CAR 2020 Lots of news will redefine the automotive landscape. That’s where they come from by Massimo Mambretti January 11, 2020 Lamborghini Siàn 4 ‘of reading In the next few days, the parade of new products for the new decade will begin. It is a massive deployment, which will come from every corner of the… Continue reading Cars, all models arriving country by country

Ionity with Abb for the second phase of expansion of the European charging station network

CAR ON THE PLUG Abb has received an order for 324 additional 350 kW high-power battery chargers from Ionity January 11, 2020 1 ‘of reading Ionity has chosen Abb for the second phase of the expansion of its network of charging stations for electric vehicles in Europe. The Swiss company has received an order for… Continue reading Ionity with Abb for the second phase of expansion of the European charging station network

Tesla Model S Crashes Into 50-Ton Truck Full Of Explosive Content

A Tesla Model S crashed into a huge 50-ton semi-truck that was full of explosive material at the time. Miraculously, nobody was injured. The Tesla is totaled, but the occupants are fine. This again proves just how safe Teslas truly are. See video and images of the wreckage here. The big truck was stopped on… Continue reading Tesla Model S Crashes Into 50-Ton Truck Full Of Explosive Content

Mahindra Supplied 1,000 EVs To Lithium Urban Technologies In India

Mahindra Electric (part of Mahindra Group) recently reached a milestone of supplying the 1,000th all-electric vehicle to the Lithium Urban Technologies, India’s largest zero-emission service for employee transportation The partnership was started in 2015 with 10 e20, and then quickly progressed with eVerito electric cars. “Lithium is India’s largest EV fleet operator with the majority of its… Continue reading Mahindra Supplied 1,000 EVs To Lithium Urban Technologies In India

German Taxi Operator Plans To Add 50 Tesla Model 3s To Its Fleet

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Published on January 4th, 2020 |

by Johnna Crider

German Taxi Operator Plans To Add 50 Tesla Model 3s To Its Fleet

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January 4th, 2020 by Johnna Crider

One of the perks of owning an electric vehicle is that you don’t have to buy gas. Taxi Norman, out of Dusseldorf in Germany, knows this and has already put into service a couple of Tesla Model S vehicles. The company is now planning to add 50 Tesla Model 3s to its fleet.

Many people who use Uber or Lyft never really consider taxis, but every major city in the world has a n extensive taxi network — often numerous independent operators. German cities have many small operators.

Taxi Norman believes that switching from diesel vehicles to electric vehicles will not only be environmentally friendly, but also profitable. One of their older vehicles costs around 6,000 euros per year in gas and maintenance. A Tesla would only cost around 35 euros per vehicle per month (420 euros per year).

Taxi Norman currently has approximately 150 vehicles, only 2 of them being Tesla Model Ss. The 50 Tesla Model 3s planned for purchase should each cost around 45,000 euros.

“The car has only been driving this morning, and the driver has already received a tip of 15 euros because the customer simply thought it was great to drive in an electronic car.” — Erol Norman, Managing Director, Taxi Norman

The fact that Taxi Norman, in German auto country, is integrating electric vehicles into its fleet from an American car company is a strong message to legacy automakers. It is essentially a demand that they need to wake up before they no longer have a spot in this new auto world — an all-electric one.

As of 2012, there were around 233,900 taxi drivers in the United States. This number is no doubt much higher if you include Uber and Lyft drivers as well. Imagine if every taxi company in the United States added 4 Teslas or other electric vehicles to its fleet. Imagine them replacing their entire fleet and going completely electric. I believe that by the time 2029 rolls around, this will either have happened or be happening.

Tens of thousands of Teslas could be sold each year in the US just for use in taxi services. However, the more important thing is that taxis drive a lot of miles and spend a lot of time idling. So, a Tesla taxi cuts a lot more pollution than a Tesla used as a normal consumer car.
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China will not cut new energy vehicle subsidies in July, minister says

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Interview: VW’s hip, all-electric ID Buzz van is a platform for its self-driving efforts – Electrek

It’s been three years since Volkswagen first announced plans to produce an all-electric, long-range retro microbus. The ID Buzz still seems almost too cool (and far away) to be true. But at CES 2020, the new chief of VW self-driving told Electrek that the Buzz is also the basis of VW’s first self-driving vehicles for… Continue reading Interview: VW’s hip, all-electric ID Buzz van is a platform for its self-driving efforts – Electrek

A New Type Of Tesla Jewelry For Vehicle Access

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Published on January 10th, 2020 |

by Johnna Crider

A New Type Of Tesla Jewelry For Vehicle Access

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January 10th, 2020 by Johnna Crider

I love jewelry. I love creating it and I love wearing it and looking at it. I love seeing the works of other artisans who get creative, but I never expected to be writing about jewelry or the art of making it for CleanTechnica — as I usually save that for my blog. Nonetheless, this story about a Tesla owner and his wife definitely needs to be shared.

Jewelry is used for many things. Gemstones and jewelry have been a part of humankind since history was passed down orally. The ancients would create talismans made of feathers, bones, shells, and pebbles — pebbles that were, in fact, gemstones. In these ancient times, jewelry had one main use — as amulets for protection against bad luck and illness. Many gems and minerals have these legends, like Tiger Eye being seen as a stone of protection while traveling. Legends, lore, and jewelry are often intermingled with one another. The oldest piece of jewelry found so far was dated at around 25,000 years of age. It was a simple necklace made of fish bones found in a cave in Monaco. Jewelry has had many meanings across the vast stretch of time, whether for practical use or religious use.

Speaking of the versatile uses of jewelry, one Tesla owner and his wife have created another use for a handmade work of wearable art that would be a great way to not get locked out of your vehicle if your phone died.

This ring is a key for access to a Tesla Model 3. It’s made with resin by hand. It also has the RFID chip from a Tesla Model 3 key card inside. The ring can be made with any color.

This would be a great backup for those who use their phones to access their car in case of their phone dying. You can even have the ring made with 24K gold inlay for only $150. And for those who buy the ring, there is a how-to video on how to pair it with your Tesla.

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No, A Tesla Did NOT Start The Fire That Destroyed 300 Cars In Norway, And Other Nordic News

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Published on January 10th, 2020 |

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No, A Tesla Did NOT Start The Fire That Destroyed 300 Cars In Norway, And Other Nordic News

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The internet has been buzzing with news of a gigantic car fire in a parking garage at Stavanger airport in southwestern Norway. The car park (“parking lot” for Americans) holds 3000 cars. Sometime around 3:30 pm on January 8, a fire broke out, and by the time it was contained 6 hours later, 200 to 300 cars had been destroyed and a portion of the garage had collapsed.

Then a funny thing happened: A representative of Gjensidige, a Norwegian insurance company, let it be known that an electric car fire caused the conflagration and referred to electric cars as “fire bombs.” Not long after those intemperate remarks, a rumor started that a Tesla was at fault. Those of us at CleanTechnica were curious about the truth of that claim, so we reached out to regular reader Are Hansen who lives in Norway to see what he could find out.

Diesel, You Say?
Within a few hours, Are got back to us with an article published by Elbil, the Norwegian Electric Car Association, that set the record straight. It says the local police have determined the fire began in a 2005 Opel Zafira diesel-powered car. The owner had just returned from vacation and noticed smoke coming from under the hood when he tried to start it. A second attempt to start the car resulted in flames that completely engulfed the Opel before spreading to other automobiles parked nearby.

Christina Bu, Secretary General of the Norwegian Electric Car Association, had harsh words for the Gjensidige representative. “Of course one should fear a fire in the parking garage, with the serious consequences of major car fires. But that fear should apply to all cars — since all cars burn. Therefore, it is very unfortunate when the communication manager at Gjensidige creates the impression that electric cars are unsafe fire bombs.

“On the contrary, it is very difficult to start a fire in an electric car battery with external heat sources, and any fires in the electric car develop slowly. One should also not create the impression that the fire department can do nothing if an electric car catches fire,” she said.

And yet the myth that electric cars are prone to burst into flames at any moment persists. Clueless people spreading misinformation don’t help the situation.

Another report from Elbil adds that diesel- and gasoline-powered cars are four times more likely to catch fire than electric cars. We’ve presented similar findings in the past. The principle advice Elbil gives electric car owners is to make sure the wiring used to recharge their cars at home is properly sized for the task and installed by a qualified electrician.

Dramatic Increase In DC Fast Chargers

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Last year at this time, there were 25 charging stations rated at 150 kW available in Norway. Today, that number has increased 8 fold to 226. The number of 50 kW chargers has grown 29% to 1,366 and the number of Tesla Superchargers has gone up 37% to 770. In total, there are 13,786 public EV chargers in Norway to service about 270,000 electric cars.

Thanks to generous government policies that favor electric cars, Norway has more EVs per capita than any other country, and the size of its public charging infrastructure is increasing fast enough to keep pace with the number of electric cars on its roads.

Related: More Than 150 Gas Car Fires Per Day — Can We Please Get Serious About Electric Car Battery Fires?
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