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Old empires could be the key to a new car future – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The most promising path to exploiting hydrogen is to store the gas in a tank, as you would gasoline, then feed it into a fuel cell where it combines with oxygen to create an electric current, with water as a byproduct. Put this in a car and you have a fuel-cell electric vehicle.

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EV Charging Stations for Gas Stations and Convenience Stores

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Convenience stores and gas stations have an incredible opportunity to capitalize on the rapidly developing EV industry due to their trusted presence in drivers’ lives. Below are four excellent reasons why your gas station or c-store should add EV charging as soon as possible!

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Geely supporting Danish initiative on e-methanol with vehicle trials in Aalborg

Green Car Congress

Geely Holding has provided two Geely Auto Emgrand methanol sedans ( earlier post ) and the world’s first M100 heavy truck to Danish partners as part of the long-term trial. From well to wheel, Geely’s methanol vehicles allows for a 70% reduction in CO 2 emissions compared to gasoline models.

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China auto sales sluggish on consumer sentiment, improvement expected in Q2, says Deutsche Bank

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(Image credit: CnEVPost) Low consumer sentiment in the wake of the Covid wave has led to weak auto sales in China, though the situation is expected to see relief in the second quarter, and the launch of new models and lower lithium carbonate prices are also encouraging, according to Deutsche Bank. NIO delivers 10,378 vehicles in Mar, down 14.6%

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Nissan reaches 50% thermal efficiency with next-generation e-POWER system; STARC

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Nissan’s e-POWER system utilizes an on-board gasoline engine to provide electrical energy to the e-powertrain battery pack. However, Nissan’s e-POWER system utilizes an on-board engine as a dedicated electricity generator for the system’s e-powertrain.

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2020 Range Rover available with 48V mild hybrid in-line 6

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liter in-line six-cylinder Ingenium gasoline engine in a Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) powertrain designed to bring enhanced efficiency to the range with fuel economy of 9.3l/100km liter engine is paired with an electric motor that can harvest energy through deceleration and store it in a 48V battery.

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Gas prices due to drop in 2024, as EVs plug into cleaner energy

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The cost of gasoline and the carbon footprint of EVs could both fall in the new year. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects combined electricity generation from solar and wind to exceed coal for the first time in 2024. energy mix points toward all emissions-free sources together adding to 40% of total electricity generation.

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