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MHTL to partner with G2X, negotiate methanol offtake agreement from G2X methanol-to-gasoline plant

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million metric tons of commercial-grade methanol per year and will have the necessary facilities to convert methanol to automotive gasoline in the future. The site is located adjacent to multiple large natural gas pipelines and industrial electricity connectivity, and affords the option to ship methanol via barge or oceangoing vessel.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. In my conversations, I focus primarily on the overall total cost of ownership and I have encouraged some friends to convert. EV ownership promotes interest from the general public, which allows demonstrations. Frederick (Rick) W.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

The end of ownership usually results in used sales, which increases affordability and adoption. In my conversations, I focus primarily on the overall total cost of ownership and I have encouraged some friends to convert. EV ownership promotes interest from the general public, which allows demonstrations. Frederick (Rick) W.

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Marlow to Milan on one tank: the Volvo DRIVe story

Green Cars News

One of these intrepid road testers sent to try the fuel efficiency of Volvo’s new DRIVe models-the V70 and S80- was our reporter Tom Stewart, who kindly kept a diary to explain how Volvo converted a confessed ‘lead-foot’ to an eco-angel. The DRIVe Story. By Tom Stewart.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. Importantly, Tesla is about to offer a converter that allows Teslas to use CCS charging sites. But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. So if you're driving, let's say, a Volkswagen ID.4,

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. Importantly, Tesla is about to offer a converter that allows Teslas to use CCS charging sites. But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. So if you're driving, let's say, a Volkswagen ID.4,

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IBM unveils new Silicon Nanophotonic chip technology; furthering Exascale computing efforts

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To make this approach possible, IBM researchers have developed a suite of integrated ultra-compact active and passive silicon nanophotonics devices that are all scaled down to the diffraction limit—the smallest size that dielectric optics can afford. and IBM Zurich Research Lab in Rueschlikon, Switzerland.