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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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Volta Trucks reveals purpose-built full-electric large commercial vehicle for inner city freight distribution: Volta Zero

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The Volta Zero will use 160 - 200 kWh of battery power, and Volta Trucks has selected to fit the vehicle with Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries instead of a Nickel Cobalt Manganese set up used in most passenger cars. The Flax weave is reinforced with Bcomp’s patented powerRibs grid technology.

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Infiniti EMERGE-E extended range electric sports car concept designed as part of UK TSB low-carbon vehicle initiative; REEVolution consortium

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You have more and more cities in Europe that are banning internal combustion engine emissions, but with this car you can run downtown in London, for example, with no guilt—you are not guilty, because you are zero emission. This is about changing the rule of the game. Silence is the new vroom. It’s elegantly silent, and responsible.

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

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This renewable production capacity is increasingly important to ensure the existing power grid can accept more renewable sources. And hydrogen technology is already being trialled in fuel cell buses by a number of cities including London and can also be scaled up to long-haul trucks and other big vehicles.

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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based TerraPower and London- and Italy-based Newcleo should be safer and simpler to operate than conventional reactors. Alexander Piragis/Alamy Batteries are an obvious nonstarter, Emblemsvåg adds. A large container ship needs about 3,000 megawatt-hours a day, which is roughly the capacity of the biggest grid battery ever built.

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BMW Group releases results of UK-supported EV trial

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With 62 members of the public and 76 pool users running the battery-powered hatchbacks over two six-month periods, the Government-supported trial is the most in-depth of its kind in the UK to publish its findings. The BMW Group released the data from the MINI E field trial in the UK. Earlier post.) The average was 2.9

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