News Roundup: 12/17 – 12/23

Headlines and links from all the news, including things we didn’t cover in depth here on EVmeme.com this past week. Follow the links for more on each.

Oxylus Energy Validates Catalyst and Electrolyzer for CO₂ to Methanol Conversion
Startup Oxylus Energy, formerly Carbon Loop, has passed benchmark tests to validate its proprietary catalyst and electrolyzer technologies. The design offers predictability for performance in converting CO₂ into methanol fuel.

BC Hydro Announces V2G Pilot Project for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
BC Hydro has announced the first vehicle-to-grid project for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in Canada. The bidirectional charging trial project is the first of its kind in the country.

Keshi Has Deployed Nearly 400 Electric Coal Mining Vehicles
HummingbirdEV and Keshi Group have announced that 393 electric mining vehicles have been deployed to coal mines in operation across China. Keshi is the largest manufacturer of coal mining auxiliary transport and HummingbirdEV is a provider of commercial vehicle electrification systems.

Adamas Intelligence Says China Has Tripled Global PHEV Market Share
Adamas Intelligence has reported that as of Q3 2023, 76 percent of all battery capacity deployed onto roads globally in plug-in hybrid sales were in China. Up from 28 percent in Q1 2021 as both EV sales and battery pack capacity surge upwards.

Guidance on Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit Issued
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have issued guidance on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) credits via the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The $1.25/gallon SAF credit applies to qualified fuel mixtures containing SAF for certain sales or uses in 2023-2024.

Solaris Delivers 7 Urbino 9 LE Electric Buses in Germany
Solaris has delivered 7 Urbino 9 LE buses to the German city of Erlangen. This is the first order of the short model bus the company has delivered to Germany. The buses will run on a new CityLinie299 route through the center of the city.

Irizar E-Mobility Enters Latin American Market With 32 Electric Buses for Mexico
Irizar E-Mobility will supply 32 electric, zero-emissions buses to the state of Yucatan in Mexico in the company’s first Latin American market sale. The first units enter operation on December 30 in the Va-y-Ven public transport system.

Acura Begins Taking Reservations for 2024 ZDX Performance SUV
Acrua’s first all-electric model, a high-performance SUV, is now open for reservations from prospective buyers. First deliveries are slated for early 2024.

Nissan Ariya Finishes Pole to Pole Expedition
Chris and Julie Ramsey have completed an all-electric drive from the North Pole to the South Pole in a Nissan Ariya. The journey took 10 months, 30,000 kilometers. It’s the first time any car has ever done this full journey.

Chinese Buyers Opting for Big Trucks, MPVs, and SUVs says Adamas Intelligence
More than half the global total of combined battery capacity for electrified vehicles was sold in China, says Adamas Research. Most of that was in large pickup trucks (the largest growth sector) and MPV/SUVs.

Toyota To Compete In Thailand 10-Hour Endurance Race With Carbon-Neutral Vehicles
Toyota will participate in the Indemitsu Super Endurance Southeast Asia Trophy 2023 from December 22-23. A hydrogen-powered Corolla and a Prius running on carbon-neutral fuel. This is a production Prius, a first for the race.

Mercedes-Benz Testing Unimog Prototype With Hydrogen Combustion Engine
Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks is testing a Unimog implement carrier prototype that utilizes a hydrogen combustion engine. The real-world operation of the truck is being used to research the conditions under which H₂ combustion can be implemented as a supplement to fuel-cell and battery-electric drivetrains.

Volkswagen Group Implementing NACS (Tesla) Charging Standard
Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Scout will begin implementing the North American Charging Standard (Tesla plug) in North America starting in 2025. Making the VW Group the last of the major automakers to announce a switch to NACS.

Mercedes-Benz Gets Approval To Use Turquoise-Colored Marker Lights On Automated Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz has received approval in California and Nevada to begin implementing turquoise-colored marker lights on automated vehicles. This is hoped to become a standard to set autonomous vehicles apart so human drivers on the road are aware of them.

Canada Finalizes ZEV Standard – 100% ZEV By 2035
Canada has finalized its Electric Vehicle Availability Standard for its national target of 100 percent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035. The targets, set for light-duty vehicles in both consumer and commercial markets, create annual percentage of total sales targets for ZEVs between 2026 and 2035.

Joby, NASA Simulation Demonstrates Busy Airspace With Up To 120 Air Taxis Per Hour
Joby Aviation and NASA’s Ames Research Center have completed a series of air traffic simulations to evaluate how air taxi operations can be integrated into today’s airspace.

Volvo Delivers Its First Electric Trucks To Latin America
Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy-duty electric trucks to Latin America. Customers in Brazi, Chile, and Uruguay have received heavy-duty EV trucks, putting Volvo EV trucks in 45 countries on six continents.

Solaris Supplying 105 Electric Buses to Milan
Solar Bus & Coach will supply 105 electric Urbino 18 buses to Milan, Italy. This is the latest order from ATM Milano, now the largest recipient of zero-emissions buses from Solaris.

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