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Anheuser-Busch completes first zero-emission beer delivery; BYD and Nikola

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Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with Nikola Motor Company and BYD Motors LLC, completed its first Zero-Emission Beer Delivery in its hometown of St. Lohr Distributors then delivered the beer to the Enterprise Center, home of the St. Louis Blues, on a BYD electric truck. The 21 BYD electric trucks as well as a 958.5

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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Group14’s next-generation silicon-carbon composite to displace graphite in lithium-ion battery (LIB) anodes, called SCC55, facilitates significant reductions in battery cost and carbon footprint on a per unit basis compared to incumbent graphite anode material. The plant will be an expansion of its existing facility in St.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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Group14’s next-generation silicon-carbon composite to displace graphite in lithium-ion battery (LIB) anodes, called SCC55, facilitates significant reductions in battery cost and carbon footprint on a per unit basis compared to incumbent graphite anode material. The plant will be an expansion of its existing facility in St.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. General Motors Corporation.

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Bladon Jets, SR Drives and Jaguar Land Rover Win Funding for Gas Turbine Electric Vehicle Project

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Jaguar Land Rover is now part of Tata Motors. Oil-less carbon-air bearing system. The basic switched reluctance SR Drive system comprises a simple brushless motor with a dedicated electronic controller. ETV Motors. In mid-2009, Israeli startup ETV Motors Ltd. High temperature axial flow turbine. One moving part.

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Electrify Your Fleet Faster With Incentives and Rebates

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So far, only General Motors and Tesla have passed this threshold. With more public policies pushing toward aggressive moves away from carbon emissions and fossil fuel dependency, the incentives and rewards are only likely to continue. Luke Daugherty is a freelance writer, editor and former operations manager based in St.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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The proposals are part of a £250m strategy, seen by the Guardian, spelling out a revolution in Britains road transport network based on ultra-low carbon vehicles. Something like 35% of all our carbon emissions are caused by domestic transport," he said. "Of Of that, 58% of the emissions are caused by motor cars."