Nissan Ariya evaluation, Honda solid-state battery timeline, coffee-grounds biodiesel: Right this moment’s Automotive Information

Honda goes solo for solid-state tech. Espresso grounds might get a second life for biodiesel. And we take the U.S.-spec Nissan Ariya for a drive. This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automotive Studies. 

In a evaluation of the 2023 Nissan Ariya, we discovered this electrical crossover to be one of the best new Nissan in years—with an awfully spacious, snug cabin, utterly new interface, and next-generation driver-assistance system. Up to now solely front-wheel-drive, it’s not the sporty choose in its peer set, however it’s the roomiest.

Honda is planning to construct a solid-state battery pilot manufacturing line in Japan, with the objective of placing the tech into manufacturing EVs—and maybe even bikes—by the tip of the last decade. Though it has huge partnerships with GM and Sony associated to EV manufacturing and tech, Honda goes it alone on solid-state tech.

Spent espresso grounds might assist make biodiesel. In a course of that reveals some promise for commercialization, coffee-fed algae generates biodiesel that meets U.S. and European specs, in line with the UK researchers behind the venture. Though it’s experimental, it’s one more novel instance of how the vitality pinch might drive corporations to innovate in biofuels to fill the hole. 

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