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Cornell team receives $8.3M for fuel cell and battery research from VW class action settlement

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Chamot Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) at Cornell University, has been awarded $8.3 million to further his group’s research related to fuel cells and advanced battery technologies. Professor Héctor D. Abruña, the E.

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Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

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A novel finding of our work, enabled by our high resolution simulation, is that electrification may increase deadheading for TNCs [transportation network companies] due to additional travel to and from charging stations. This extra vehicle travel increases estimated congestion, crash risk, and noise externalities by 2–3% (2–3¢ per trip).

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Lucid Motors says Lucid Air to be the fastest charging EV yet; 900V+ architecture, up to 20 miles/minute charging

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Lucid Motors announced the Lucid Air will be the fastest charging electric vehicle yet offered with the capability to charge at rates of up to 20 miles per minute. For owners charging their Lucid Air in real-world conditions on the road, that can translate into 300 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging.

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New electrode material for solid-state batteries improves performance

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Amorphous nature of the Li 2 RuO 3 -Li 2 SO 4 matrix enables inclusion of active material with high conductivity and ductility for achieving favorable interfaces with charge transfer capabilities, leading to the stable operation of all-solid-state batteries. Credit: Atsushi Sakuda, Osaka Prefecture University.

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Penn State team investigates battery requirements for eVTOL applications vs EVs

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In a paper in the journal Joule , a team from Penn State University has analyzed the primary performance metrics required for eVTOL batteries compared with electric vehicle (EV) batteries. EVTOL requirements on battery specific power and energy. Representative battery power profile during an eVTOL trip.

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Oxford promises transit operators faster journeys as incentive to deploy 159 electric buses – Charged EVs

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The famous English university town of Oxford has officially launched a fleet of 159 new battery-powered buses. According to EV advocacy group Zemo , there are currently some 2,776 battery-operated buses in service in the UK, including 1,400 in London and nearly 500 in Scotland. million grant.

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Study: EVs cannot succeed without developing parallel supercharging networks

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Electric vehicles cannot succeed without developing a nationwide network of fast-charging networks in parallel with the cars. These are the observations in an in-depth study of the industry by management professors at the University of California, Davis, and Dartmouth College. But, the authors submit, “where do they charge up?”.

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