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eVTOL company Joby and NASA collaborate to measure noise footprint of electric air taxi

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NASA’s AAM National Campaign is designed to promote public confidence in emerging aviation markets, such as passenger air taxis, through flight testing in realistic scenarios and data analysis that will inform the development of regulatory standards for emerging aviation platforms.

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ZeTek Efforts on Fuel Cell London Cabs Reach Back to 1998

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The plug-in hybrid fuel cell London Taxi recently unveiled by Intelligent Energy, Lotus Engineering, LTI Vehicles and TRW Conekt ( earlier post ) is the latest in a set of attempts to apply fuel cell technology to London cabs. ZeTek Power Plc, which has since gone out of business, developed its first prototype London fuel cell taxi in 1998.

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Toshiba researchers use TiNb2O7 anodes for high-energy, fast-charging, long-life Li-ion batteries for EVs

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By comparison, a comparable LTO/NCM cell showed an energy density of 177 Wh L -1. However, LTO anode-based batteries have the disadvantage of low energy density, which is not suitable for automotive applications such as EVs with long driving ranges. High rate discharge tests indicated high capacity retention of 93% at 10 C rate.

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ITF analysis finds that societal costs for electric cars and vans range from €7K to €12K more than fossil-fueled equivalents

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Sample consumer and societal break-even curves for BEVs, with data points for a compact diesel for comparison. finds that the societal costs for electric cars and vans range from €7k to €12k (US$8,889 to $15,238) more than fossil-fueled equivalents. small, purpose-built, low range, agile, easy-to-park and congestion-beating.

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Kreisel Electric expanding capacity with construction of new Li-ion battery plant

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Kreisel says that it leverages assembly and thermal management techniques to deliver 20% more usable capacity available in comparison to the products of its main competitor. The range improves from 190 to more than 430 km—i.e., The range improves from 190 to more than 430 km—i.e., With a weight of only 4.1

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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The Emgrand range of vehicles, which includes the EC7-RV hatchback, EC7 Compact Sedan and EC8 mid-size sedan, proved to be popular models in key markets with export sales breaching 40,000 units over the course of 2012 and accounting for 40% of total export sales.

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Toshiba researchers use TiNb2O7 anodes for high-energy, fast-charging, long-life Li-ion batteries for EVs

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By comparison, a comparable LTO/NCM cell showed an energy density of 177 Wh L -1. However, LTO anode-based batteries have the disadvantage of low energy density, which is not suitable for automotive applications such as EVs with long driving ranges. High rate discharge tests indicated high capacity retention of 93% at 10 C rate.

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