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Audi partner Joule announces its CO2-recycled ethanol meets US and Euro specs; $40M financing

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These efforts include fuel testing and validation, lifecycle analysis and support for Joule’s production facility in Hobbs, New Mexico, where demonstration-scale production of ethanol is underway. This will lead to the longer-term build-out of a 1,000-acre plant to begin in 2017.

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Researchers develop effective exhaust catalyst for lower temperature exhaust

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To improve fuel efficiency, advanced combustion engines are being designed to minimize the amount of waste heat in the exhaust. As a result, future generations of exhaust after-treatment catalysts must perform at temperatures that are 100 °C lower than current catalysts. Resources. Science doi: 10.1126/science.aao2109.

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JCESR team identifies new mechanism hampering Mg-ion batteries; unforeseen reactivity

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This wastes electrolyte, drying out the battery over time. The team included researchers from the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research at Berkeley Lab and Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, together with scientists from the University of Maryland, and from the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology in China.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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This makes it possible for the waste heat from the electrical drive components to be made available to the interior of the Q7 e-tron quattro. Whether charging with direct or alternating current, the new solutions from Audi for all-electric cars and plug-in hybrids will be extremely convenient for customers.

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