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Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric hatch; deliveries of Tiago.ev start in January

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Lakh (US$10,000) (All India – Ex-showroom), for the first 10,000 customers (of which 2000 will be reserved for the current owners of Nexon EV and Tigor EV). It will be the first in its segment to offer best-in-class connected features as standard across all trims, that are usually offered in more premium cars.

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New stable Fe3O4/C composite material for conversion electrode in solid-state Li-ion batteries

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Fe 3 O 4 , also known as magnetite, is a low cost, environmentally benign metal oxide that can undertake a reversible conversion reaction with Li + ions … which results in a theoretical capacity of 924 mAhg ?1 The Fe 3 O 4 /C electrodes are characterized by galvanostatic cycling experiments using currents as high as 2000 mA g ?1

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DOE awards Envera $2.8M to develop and to test efficient variable compression ratio engine

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All three engine BSFC curves correspond to an engine speed of 2000 rpm.Click to enlarge. Envera estimates that the new engine could deliver up to a 40% improvement in fuel economy over a conventional port-fuel injection engine at a relatively low cost while also delivering performance, torque and flex-fuel capability.

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Ricardo Introduces Kinergy Flywheel Energy Storage System; FLYBUS and KinerStor

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Further potential Kinergy applications also include low-cost, compact energy management and storage systems for use in industrial and construction equipment, elevators, railway rolling stock, and local electrical substations and power distribution systems. The Technology Strategy Board is to provide £0.5 million (US$0.83

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DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects

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This three-year project incorporates engineering of fleet control, manufacturing and installation of seven 500-kW/6-hour TransFlow 2000 energy storage systems in California, Massachusetts, and New York to lower peak energy demand and reduce the costs of power interruptions. 16,080,554. Seeo, Inc (CA). . 12,392,120. SustainX, Inc. (NH).

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Tritium launches a Veefil range of fast chargers for EVs

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They also maintain the Veefil’s high design standards and are low cost to install and maintain. The Veefil UT 50kW DC fast charger is designed specifically for energy and utility companies worldwide, and is the first fast charger designed to connect directly to the grid. Supply frequency 50-60 Hz 50-60 Hz 50-60 Hz.

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Airbus forecasts Asia-Pacific will need ~11,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years

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Today the A330 twin-aisle aircraft is used extensively in the region by its airlines for international services, and connecting people regionally. In the single-aisle market, the growth of new low cost operations is stimulating demand for these aircraft particularly the larger types such as the A320/A321.

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