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Greening India’s Homes & Vehicles with Low-Cost Finance

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Greater Credit from Financial Institutions Can Improve Affordability, Awareness, and Adoption By RMI India Pursuing low-carbon development is central to India’s Paris Agreement climate goals. The post Greening India’s Homes & Vehicles with Low-Cost Finance appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Bank of America joins Stanford’s Global Climate & Energy Project

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Bank of America has joined Stanford University’s Global Climate & Energy Project (GCEP), a collaboration of academic and business experts that identifies and supports new avenues of research to make environmentally sustainable, low-cost energy available to everyone.

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Ford concentrates on control strategies for low-cost start-stop system for Fusion

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In its quest to keep the system very affordable, Ford wanted to keep the supporting battery a 12V battery, but also didn’t want to compromise durability, said Birgit Sorgenfrei, Ford’s Auto Start-Stop program manager. The control software includes a simulation model of the electrical system that constantly monitors the accessory loads.

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Occidental Petroleum and Chevron invest in direct air carbon capture and synthetic fuels company Carbon Engineering

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Occidental Petroleum is the industry leader in using CO 2 to enable low-cost EOR, which can increase oil recovery by 10 to 20 percent in the fields where it is employed, while at the same time permanently sequestering the CO 2 in the reservoir. —Steve Oldham, CEO of CE.

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Nacero selects Topsoe’s TIGAS technology for gas-to-gasoline unit; reducing lifecycle carbon footprint up to 50%

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The plant will produce cleaner gasoline from low-cost natural gas, captured bio-methane from farms and landfills, and mitigated flared gas from the Permian basin. The TIGAS technology enables us to cut both the production cost and the lifecycle carbon footprint of everyday fuel by 50%.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. AOI 02: Low Cost Electric Traction Drive Systems Using No Heavy Rare Earth Materials. Cummins Inc.

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Penn State team develops thermally modulated LFP battery; fast-charging, inexpensive, long-life for mass-market EVs

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A team of Penn State engineers has demonstrated a thermally modulated lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery to offer an adequate cruise range per charge that is extendable by a 10-minute recharge in all climates, essentially guaranteeing EVs that are free of range anxiety. There is no more range anxiety and this battery is affordable.

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