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TEMO’s easy-to-install electric outboard motors make DIY e-boats simple

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The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. TEMO’s easy-installation electric outboard motors make it painless for boaters to convert their vessels into electric boats. hp internal combustion outboard motor.

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Cummins to form joint venture with NPROXX for hydrogen storage

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NPROXX was formed in 2018 in a split from EMS, a leading supplier of high-quality carbon fiber products and specialist manufacturing services. When used for hydrogen storage in hydrogen fuel-cell trucks or buses, these carbon fiber-reinforced vessels can result in a weight reduction in the gas containment system.

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Ford, RTR introduce Mustang Mach-E 1400 performance prototype; 1400 hp, 7 motors

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Mustang Mach-E 1400 has seven motors—five more than even Mustang Mach-E GT. The challenge was controlling the extreme levels of power provided by the seven motors. kilowatt-hour battery (installed) is made up of nickel manganese cobalt pouch cells for ultra-high performance and high discharge rate. at 160 mph.

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CrownCruiser introduces its e-bike

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UK-based CrownCruiser Motors has unveiled its eponymous e-bike on Indiegogo. Featuring a lightweight, ultra-strong monocoque carbon fiber frame, the CrownCruiser e-bike comes with a rider recognition anti-theft defense, GSM location tracking, and Bluetooth, complimented by a powerful app that tracks riding statistics.

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DOE awards $54M to 13 projects for transformational manufacturing technologies and materials; top two awards go to carbon fiber materials and electrodes for next-gen batteries

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The top two awards, one of $9 million to a project led by Dow Chemical, and one of $8.999 million to a project led by PolyPlus, will fund projects tackling, respectively, the manufacturing of low-cost carbon fibers and the manufacturing of electrodes for ultra-high-energy-density lithium-sulfur, lithium-seawater and lithium-air batteries.

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Teijin’s Sereebo now in use for GM as first CFRTP for high-volume production vehicles

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Teijin Limited announced that its Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected by General Motors (GM) for use in select pickup box applications. Two additional tie-down locations are installed at the front of the bed. 2019 GMC Sierra Denali CarbonPro Edition. billion by 2030.

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I visited Ride1Up’s e-bike factory to find the secret behind good quality, low-cost e-bikes

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My tour of Ride1Up’s factory took me straight onto the factory floor where parallel production lines were busy cranking out Ride1Up’s ultra-affordable $995 Portola folding e-bike on one side of the factory, and the company’s budget-priced $2,295 CF Racer1 carbon fiber road/gravel e-bike.