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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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The slip in the July-September quarter leaves clean energy investment for the year so far running a modest 2% below that in the first nine months of 2017—leaving open the possibility that 2018 as a whole will end up matching last year’s total, particularly if a few more multibillion-dollar offshore wind deals are concluded before Christmas.

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Mercedes-Benz to showcase pre-production version of coming GLC F-Cell fuel cell PHEV at IAA

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Automobiles are initially developed on the computer. The GLC F‑CELL received its aerodynamic finishing touches in the wind tunnels in the Mercedes-Benz Technology Center in Sindelfingen: Even the most extreme weather events can be moved indoors here. Simulation, test rigs, road testing.

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Hondas F1 KERS motor: 60 kW, 21,000 RPM, >7 kg

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speed must inherently use extremely fast transients, creating voltage stresses within the winding. Not surprisingly, the stator winding was wound with scratch-resistant inverter duty wire to reduce the. conducted at full load in September, at the Jerez circuit in Spain, yielding the following results: Lap times were reduced by ~0.4

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Multilateral Solar and Wind Working Group. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency. Global Superior Energy Performance (GSEP) Partnership.

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Exploring the adoption of EVs in the US, Europe and China; charging scenarios and infrastructure

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Within the EU, it cites examples from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Spain has set a goal of 250,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2014. The automobile industry has said that without additional government subsidies they can only sell 600,000 electric cars by 2020 at best. percent of total car sales.

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