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Rheinmetall develops new plug-and-play solution for heat pumps; 400V and 800V applications

Green Car Congress

Rheinmetall now offers a new heat pump as a plug-and-play solution. It was developed specifically to enable precision climate control in the passenger compartment as well as intelligent conditioning of batteries in electric vehicles and drive components. This compact component comes completely preassembled and filled.

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The anti-EV brigade are pushing plug-in hybrids. But electric is still the future

The Driven EV News

US media is desperately pushing plug in hybrids, even though they cannot deliver the same climate benefits, or savings to consumers. The post The anti-EV brigade are pushing plug-in hybrids. But electric is still the future appeared first on The Driven.

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Plug to build large-scale green hydrogen generation plant at port of Antwerp-Bruges

Green Car Congress

Plug Power Inc. Plug signed a 30-year concession agreement to build the plant at the Belgian port, the second-largest in Europe. Plug plans to erect a 100-megawatt green hydrogen plant, using its own electrolyzer and liquefaction technology, on 28 acres of land leased under the agreement. NextGen District.

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Plug-in Hybrids 2.0: A Dangerous Distraction, Not A Climate Solution

CleanTechnica EVs

T&E commissioned the Technical University of Graz to independently test three new popular, average-sized plug-in hybrids — the BMW 3 Series, the Peugeot 308, and the Renault Megane — on the road.

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VW ID.4 range boost, Mazda CX60 PHEV, Tesla EPA fine, Polestar climate-neutral car: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Mazda teases a new plug-in hybrid. And Polestar reveals more about its climate-neutral car project. Polestar seeks help from suppliers in building a first truly climate-neutral car by 2030—no tree-planting. Tesla gets a slap on the wrist from the EPA. VW gives the ID.4 4 a range boost.

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Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners advance climate-neutral eFuels development; Haru Oni pilot in Chile

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Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners are developing and implementing a pilot project—the “Haru Oni” project—in Chile that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). Electrolyzers will use wind power to produce green hydrogen.

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Mercedes-Benz introducing A- and B-Class plug-in hybrid models

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Benz Cars is introducing plug-in hybrids under the EQ Power label in the A- and B-Class. The company aims to extend its plug-in offering to more than 20 model variants by 2020. This means that the compact plug-in hybrids can be charged at a 7.4 The pre-entry climate control can also be activated conveniently by smartphone.

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