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Source: Businessweek - Bloomberg

"General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Honda (NYSE: HMC) announced an agreement for new advanced chemistry battery components, including the cell and module, to accelerate both companies’ plans for all-electric vehicles. The next-generation battery will deliver higher energy density, smaller packaging and faster charging capabilities for both companies’ future products, mainly for the North American market."
Honda partners on General Motors’ next gen battery development - Automotive World

In the news:

B.C. company says it is sucking carbon from air, making fuel | CBC News

A spokesman was on CBC radio yesterday morning, was saying the cost is currently about 25% more, compared to drilling for oil, and in some cases it would be advantagious: remote locations, with access to solar/wind power, for example. His main thought, that they're not creating anything new, just trying to make the process more viable, practical, using mostly existing industrial methods.

Just for fun - take the EV Driving Quiz!

How much will Antonio save by driving electric?



Place your guess in the comments below.

• Answer: [will be revealed tomorrow]

Question: How did you choose your home charger (of any type), if you have one?

Source: https://money.usnews.com/investing/stock-market-news/articles/2018-06-06/tesla-inc-tsla-stock?src=usn_rd

Another excellent report from Jeff Cobb and the Hybridcars.com group.
Source: http://www.hybridcars.com/may-2018-sales-dashboard/

	model	05/15/18	04/15/18	03/15/18	02/15/18
1	Model 3	6300	3800	3680	2600
2	Transit Diesel	5430	4205	4611	3383
3	Prius Liftback	4760	3830	4064	3889
4	Fusion Hybrid	4597	3120	4646	5059
5	RAV4	4268	3790	4128	3657
6	Prius Prime	2924	2626	2922	2050
7	Ram Pickup Diesel	2710	3043	2381	1917
8	Accord Hybrid	2591	626	135	250
9	Niro Hybrid	2590	2220	2251	1826
10	Camry Hybrid	2001	1809	2125	1557
11	Highlander Hybrid	1687	1373	1401	1094
12	Volt	1675	1400	1782	983
13	Clarity Plug In	1639	1049	1061	881
14	Leaf	1576	1171	1500	895
15	Model S	1500	1200	3200	1100
16	Model X	1500	1000	2500	900
17	RX 400 / 450 h	1359	832	965	668
18	Ioniq Hybrid	1257	1568	1391	975
19	Bolt EV	1125	1300	1774	1424
20	C-Max Hybrid	973	727	890	709
21	Prius C	818	714	814	716
22	NX Hybrid	762	604	735	518
23	Colorado Diesel	754	713	741	624
24	Fusion Energi	740	742	782	794
25	5-Series Plug...

Of three early reviews David Green identified at insideevsforum, this one is well written:
Jaguar I-Pace EV400 S 2018 review | Autocar

Happy Friday!
I wanted to share this list of EV incentives as a community resource for anyone that wants to use it for their own research. Our team updates this list regularly for EV incentives available throughout the nation. When you visit the link you can see what's available by clicking on your state.




There's also a link there that will show you incentives for installing commercial and home stations.
Here's where you'll find incentives that kick GAS (see what we did there? )


I hope you find this helpful!

- Rochelle H.
ChargePoint Community

Organizations like DHL, UPS and even Zion National Park are electrifying large vehicle fleets. New York is transitioning to emissions-free fleets and 12 cities worldwide have committed to buying only electric buses by 2025.

Electric buses will be 40 percent of the market by 2022, thanks to major financial, environmental and operational benefits. They have much lower operating costs and can already be cheaper, on the basis of total cost of ownership, than conventional buses today.

Here's a quick roundup of potential game changers in trucks and buses - but there are many more recent announcements internationally as well!

• UPS To Deploy First Electric Truck To Rival Cost Of Conventional Fuel Vehicles. Source: The Verge

• The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Thursday unveiled five all-electric buses. Source: ChargePoint

• The Los Angeles Board of Airport...

There are reports this complaint has been filed:
https://insight.rpxcorp.com/litigation_documents/12903053


We've seen similar patent disputes in the past that tried to block large format NiMH battery cells and the micro-controller, Prius transmission. Patent sitting comes to mind but there are times when innovation has occurred and the patent owner deserves the win. I say this because I have an open mind and a court filing without deposition and discovery is just one side. So I went to:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

To see if there were any open court filings, I went to the district court web page and could find no case titled with either Nikola and/or Tesla in the title. Perhaps someone with more legal skills (calling @hill) or others might give some...

Mercedes May Recall 600,000 C, G-Class Autos After Emission Cheating Detailed - Sputnik International

Ya gotta give it to the German auto industry. They really seem to walk in lock step.
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Source: Tesla agrees to settle class action over Autopilot billed as 'safer' | Reuters

So basically Dodge's marketing team accidentally said that electric vehicles are better than their gas guzzler car with their disclaimer.

Can't wait to see the Tesla Roadster 2.0 racing this car in a few years.

Dodge Challenger Demon ad turns into best electric vehicle advertising yet | Electrek

Automakers have announced they are going electric, are investing $150 billion, and are deploying hundreds of new EV models that will eventually produce at least 13 million EVs globally per year.




Quote: "Many strategic plans are not announced, so the actual investments are likely much
greater than shown. Considering the incomplete parts of the table, like investments
by General Motors and Toyota, the cumulative investment amount is likely to be much
larger. For example, GM indicated it would reach 20 all-electric models by 2023 and turn
a profit by 2023, but has not made an announcement about its total investment level.
Likewise, BMW and BYD have had among the largest deployment of electric vehicles to
date, but estimates of their investments were not forthcoming."


That's just one takeaway from the new report from The International Council of Clean Transporation. You can find their full...

Honda's New 186-Mile Electric Fit Will Be Priced Below $20,000

Now, I just wonder if they'll sell them nationwide in the US, or if they'll still only sell them in California/CARB states.

I do love that it's now comparable in price to entry level sedans. Even though the range isn't the greatest, and I'm assuming that 186 EV miles isn't on the EPA test cycle, at such a fairly low price relative to other EV's, it should get a lot of attention, and potentially sales, if Honda doesn't hamstring availability.

Source: Comrade Musk Wants to Launch “Pravda” Website to Rate Journalists | TheDetroitBureau.com

Most of the article is a demonstration of media malpractice. So I posted this comment:

Hopefully just a passing whim?

Automakers: Trump asks for security investigation of vehicle imports

First thing: no it's not April 1st. (see pics on installation) Second thing: I have no affiliation with product or vendor.



or

Toyota Prius Rangemore Extended Range 10 Kwh Battery Pack | eBay

Source:


The interesting thing is using Model S battery modules to power the car.

Bob Wilson

ps. This probably offends Clarkson.