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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

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The electric F-150, which is undergoing tens of thousands of hours of torture testing and targeting millions of simulated, laboratory and real world test miles, will be more powerful than any F-150 available today and deliver commercial and personal customers the lowest expected lifetime total cost of operation among F-Series trucks.

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Electra raises $85M to advance Low-Temperature Iron process; electrochemical refining at 60?C

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Hydrogen or natural gas-based steelmaking requires ores with the highest iron content at 67% or above, making the cost and ore supply challenge even more acute for these processes. The 50-person company recently opened a new office in Boston, MA to help expand its roster of engineers, scientists, and professional support staff.

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Advent Technologies announces availability of next-generation HT-PEM MEAs

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Since our IPO only a year ago, our goal has been to reduce the total cost of ownership of fuel cells to the point that we can replace diesel generators and combustion engines. Advent is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with offices in California, Greece, Denmark, Germany, and the Philippines.

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Study: 25% EV adoption would save US $17B annually from avoided climate change & pollution damages

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A new study led by researchers from Northwestern University projects that if electric vehicles replaced 25% of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. The open-access paper is published in AGU’s journal GeoHealth.

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Draper awarded patent on electrostatic motors; family under development

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For centuries, engineers have known that forces from electric fields can also be harnessed to build motors, but these so-called electrostatic motors were too weak and problematic to compete with their electromagnetic counterparts. 03TH8664), Boston, MA, USA, pp. Almost all electric motors today use magnetism to generate torque.

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This lithium-free battery startup just raised $78M in Series C funding

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Photo: Alsym Energy Boston-based Alsym Energy, which is developing a nonflammable rechargeable battery that’s cobalt and lithium-free, has announced a $78 million funding round. It asserts that Alysm Green has a low levelized cost of storage and the ability to support a wide, software-configurable range of discharge durations.

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RISE Robotics raises $3M in additional funding; electric linear actuation systems

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RISE Robotics, a leader in high-performance and cost-effective electric linear actuation solutions, raised $3 million in additional funding. The funding round was led by The Engine, the venture firm spun out of MIT that invests in early-stage Tough Tech companies. Energy Information Administration. Strauss, William J.

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