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It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars

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Last February, the European Union approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine cars in its member states from 2035 — joining several US states , Canada , Japan , Singapore, India, New Zealand, and a number of other nations with similar bans already on the books (see chart, below ). Ethiopia, however, isn’t waiting for 2035.

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Researchers develop free-standing nanowire mesh for direct solar water-splitting to produce H2; new design for “artificial leaf”

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Researchers from UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a new technology for direct solar water-splitting—i.e., mol, which corresponds to an overall solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency of 0.0017%. Credit: ACS, Liu et al. Click to enlarge. —Liu et al.

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Eltek to supply on-board chargers for Volvo Car Corporation plug-in hybrid program

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Eltek is a global provider of high-efficiency power electronics, with experience supplying DC power systems and battery charging to applications in telecom, railways and power utilities. The charger is designed to be placed in an IP housing. — Michel Fraisse, Vice President of E-Mobility at Eltek. Through the 50.1%

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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To extend the driving range further, Hyundai Motor intends to implement technology that enables battery charging and discharging while driving, utilizing an independent power bank. The company plans to expand production by region through a two-track approach of line conversion in ICE factories and new dedicated EV plant establishment.

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New “2-in-1” EV unit integrates traction motor and A/C compressor for increased range in hot climates

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Hybrids and EVs use regenerative braking to capture kinetic energy and store it; this requires the conversion of the kinetic energy first into electricity to transport to the battery, resulting in extra energy conversion steps. The team is applying for a Proof-Of-Concept (POC) grant in Singapore. Click to enlarge.

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MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

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The aluminum ion research fits into a quest to find battery materials that pack higher charge density than lithium. The advantage of aluminum is that it carries three charges per ion compared with lithium, which carries just one. Aluminum is more abundant and less costly than lithium. Rechargeable metal-air batteries.

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SUTD team proposes low-temperature thermionic converter with graphene cathode; about 45% efficiency

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Stanford University, for example, has a thermionic energy conversion research effort underway as part of its Nano-electrochemical Systems (NEMS) group. is the work function of the metal (independent of T), k B is the Boltzmann constant, A is the Richardson constant, which is related to the electron charge and the electron mass.

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