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Kia surprisingly tops Hyundai in market value with affordable EVs rolling out

Baua Electric

For the first time since 2001, Kia surpassed Hyundai in market value with new affordable EVs rolling out this year. The Hyundai Motor Group was formed in 2000 after buying out Kia. The new affordable EVs are a big reason why Kia topped Hyundai in market value. Kia is now South Korea’s fifth most-valued stock at $31 billion (41.3

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Sono Reveals Final Designs For Sion & Solar Bus Kits

CleanTechnica EVs

Recently, Sono Motors hosted its first “Celebrate the Sun” community event with over 2000 attendees.

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KAUST team devises electrically-driven membrane process for seawater lithium mining

Green Car Congress

As lithium possesses one of the smallest ionic sizes, we considered that it could be technically feasible to use a molecular sieving membrane to enrich lithium and to remove multivalent ions at an affordable energy cost. The team found that the LLTO membrane could be used for more than 2000 hours with a negligible decay in performance.

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2025 Nissan GT-R announced for Japan, could be the last edition of the supercar

Baua Electric

Also Read : Nissan and Honda may team up for affordable EVs that challenge Chinese brands. The R25 GT-R entered production in December 2007, although development started back in 2000. Upgrades include new weight-balanced piston rings, connecting rods, and crankshafts.

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ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat in joint development agreement to advance atmospheric carbon capture technology

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Our scientists see potential in this exciting technology that could lead to more affordable methods to reduce emissions in power generation and manufacturing, along with removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. —Vijay Swarup, vice president of research and development for ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company.

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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Today, it's the turn of the third member of the 2000-2002 Daweoo triumvirate: The compact Nubira, an example of which I found in a Denver self-service yard last week. The Nubira was supposed to compete against such affordable machinery as the Chevy Cavalier and Toyota Corolla. There were problems. The engine is a 2.0-liter

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GKN Driveline providing eTransmission to StreetScooter electric vans

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GKN’s system has an output torque of up to 2000 N·m in a compact package with superior noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) characteristics and efficiency. StreetScooter is a start-up formed by leading German technical university RWTH Aachen to develop more affordable electric commercial vehicles for urban operations.

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