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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. Reed Faculty Initiatives Fund, and the MIT Energy Initiative. Needell, James McNerney, Michael T. Chang & Jessika E.

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MIT team develops first supercapacitor made entirely from neat MOFs, without conductive additives or binders

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Researchers at MIT have shown that a MOF (metal-organic framework) with high electrical conductivity—Ni 3 (2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene) 2 (Ni 3 (HITP) 2 )—can serve as the sole electrode material in a supercapacitor. The supercapacitor field was (but will not be anymore) dominated by activated carbons. Bachman, Joseph S.

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MIT study finds air quality co-benefits of US carbon policies can significantly offset costs, depending upon the policy

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The human health benefits associated with improvements in air quality related to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions improvements can offset 26–1,050% of the cost of US carbon policies, depending upon the type of policy, according to a new study by a team from MIT. precursors through 2030. —Gregory Nemet. Saari & Noelle E.

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NEVS and AutoX to collaborate on large-scale RoboTaxi deployment in Europe

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AutoX’s vision to empower the world with AI drivers enabling universal access to transportation of people and goods, safely and efficiently, makes them go truly hand in hand with our view on the future we want to create. AutoX was founded in 2016 by Jianxiong Xiao (a.k.a. —Stefan Tilk, CEO of NEVS.

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Stanford, CMU, MIT team reviews challenges to practical implementation of solid-state Li-ion batteries

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A team from Stanford, Carnegie Mellon University, and MIT recently published an open-access paper in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society reviewing the practical challenges hindering the development of solid-state Li-ion batteries. However, there remain a number of unresolved issues precluding commercialization at this point.

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Toyota establishing new artificial intelligence R&D company; $1B investment over 5 years

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The headquarters will be located in Silicon Valley near Stanford University, with a second facility to be located near MIT. The new company will begin operations in January 2016. (TRI), as an R&D enterprise with an initial focus on artificial intelligence and robotics.

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U Chicago, MIT study suggests ongoing use of fossil fuels absent new carbon taxes

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A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. 2016) “Will We Ever Stop Using Fossil Fuels?” —Covert et al.

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