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Tesla tops the UK’s most popular EV list 5 years in a row

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Tesla has topped the United Kingdom’s (UK) Most Popular Electric Vehicle (EV) list for the past 5 years, according to annual car registrations from 2019 to present. As the older of the two Tesla vehicles, the Model 3 reigned supreme from 2019 to 2022. “But cost isn’t the only concern.

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NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

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About half of the levelized cost of retail station hydrogen can be attributed to hydrogen delivery, compression, and dispensing costs. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that a dispensed cost of about $7/kg must be achieved to make FCEVs competitive with gasoline internal combustion engine vehicles in early FCEV markets.

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Tesla refutes LA Times’ claims regarding Elon Musk lawsuit

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However, following the conclusion of this lawsuit, the LA Times published an article claiming Musk “elected to settle,” which has resulted in Tesla issuing an official statement on the matter. The LA Times article titled “Musk said he’d never settle an unjust legal case against him.

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Ministry of Heavy Industry announced FAME India Phase II scheme extended for 2 years

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1st April 2019, for faster adoption of electric mobility and development of its manufacturing eco-system in the country”. The FAME I ran from April 1, 2015, and was extended till March 31, 2019. The FAME II scheme had commenced on 1st April 2019 and will last until 3 years. But now it has extended up to 31st March 2024.

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EV components maker Matel raises USD 4 mn in funding – ET Auto

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A lot of the cost of ownership in EV comes from energy-consumption related issues… most of our R&D work is focused on improving the engine’s performance and efficiency across a large footprint of load to solve this,” he added. The firm also has a battery management system under development, Patro said. “A

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UCSD, South 8 team report improved liquefied-gas electrolytes for Li-metal batteries

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As a result, switching to lithium-metal anodes would significantly extend the range of electric vehicles and lower the cost of batteries used for grid storage, explained UC San Diego nanoengineering professor Shirley Meng, a corresponding author on the new paper in Joule. Department of Energy under the Battery500 Consortium. Yang et al.

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Huge Backlog Could Trigger New Wave Of Shale Oil

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A handful of new pipelines will add significant new pipeline capacity in the second half of 2019, after which more DUCs could be completed. And so I would say the bigger risk inflation-wise is really past 2019. The cost of drilling a well accounts for 30 to 40 percent of the total cost, according to S&P Global Platts.

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