🔌Uber Accelerates Toward Zero-Emissions by 2040 with 182,000+ EVs and New Sustainability Initiatives

October 10, 2024

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Thursday’s Mobility EVo contains the latest EV news: 

• Uber and the electric future

• Honda introduces next-gen technologies

• Tesla 0% financing

• GM sees new vehicles and improving EV profitability

• BYD sees EV Mexico sales ramping up

• Video: Lucid final validation

Scroll for more on the latest EV news and updates.  

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1. Uber is accelerating its progress toward becoming a zero-emissions platform by 2040, with over 182,000 EVs on the platform, new consumer and driver features promoting EV adoption, and sustainability initiatives for merchants.

2. At its 2024 Tech Meeting, the next-generation “Honda 0 Series” EVs were introduced, emphasizing new development approaches like “Thin, Light, and Wise,” to offer artistic design, advanced driving systems, exceptional electric efficiency, and a connected digital user experience.

3. Tesla's new 0% APR financing deal for the Model Y and Model 3, tied to Full Self-Driving purchases, is expected to boost sales and help achieve record quarterly shipment numbers as the company prepares for the launch of its Robotaxi in 2025.

4. With record EV growth, progress toward EV profitability, and plans for expanding its diverse EV portfolio, General Motors shared its optimism for 2025 with financial analysts.

5. Anticipating sales of 50,000 EVs in Mexico this year and aiming for 100,000 in 2025, BYD plans to announce the location of its first Mexican factory by year-end, which will have an initial capacity of 150,000 vehicles.

6. Tesla's sales of China-made EVs increased by 19.2% year-on-year in September, marking a 12% growth in the July-September period, as the company extends incentives to boost sales amid growing competition in the Chinese EV market.

7. Terawatt Infrastructure has opened its first full-build EV charging site in Los Angeles, featuring 29 DC Fast Chargers and advanced management tools to support light-duty fleet electrification, marking a key step in addressing rising demand for EV infrastructure.

8. Selected as Hyundai Auto Canada’s primary partner for recycling EV batteries through a multi-year agreement, Lithion will expand their collaboration to support over 250 Hyundai and Genesis dealerships in Canada.

9. Lectron has expanded the retail availability of its Vortex Plug, a NACS to CCS adapter that enables non-Tesla EVs to access Tesla Superchargers, now available at major retailers like Amazon and Walmart, offering fast charging up to 150 miles in 15 minutes.

10. Temple University's Electric Vehicle Safety Lab provides graduate and undergraduate students with hands-on experience testing and modeling EV batteries to improve crash safety, preparing them for careers in the growing field of electric transportation.

Lucid Validation

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