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ARPA-E selects SwRI to create more effective burner to reduce methane emissions

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of the methane encountered during oil production. Burners currently used on the field commonly perform below target specifications, especially under crosswind conditions, which results in a significant portion of this powerful greenhouse gas escaping into the atmosphere. of the methane in gas flares used by the oil and gas industry.

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Show me the money! Ford targets Tesla Model 2, MG4 and BYD Dolphin with new small electric car line-up

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Facing multi-billion dollar annual losses from its electric vehicle product roll-out, Ford has revealed it is going to build its own ground-up smaller and cheaper EVs to tackle the Tesla Model 2 and Chinese brands head-on. billion) in EV investments and cut production of the Lightning in half as EV demand slowed. billion ($8.4

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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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Unifrax recently broke ground on its first production line located in New Carlisle, IN, which is expected to come online in early 2022. The SiFAB technology becomes part of a Unifrax battery portfolio that also consists of thermal management products and separator media. Rita Lane, former Vice President of Operations, Apple Inc.,

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Sony drove its AFEELA EV concept onto stage using a PS5 controller

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Sony is now on its fifth year of showing off its upcoming electric car in its CES press conferences, which we learned last year will be named AFEELA and is planned hit the market in 2026. This year, the press conference focused on Sony’s software plans for its new vehicle – along with a heap of the latest buzzwords, mostly to do with AI.

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SpaceX director says six Crew Dragon launches per year is a sustainable goal

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Benji Reed, Senior Director of Human Spaceflight Programs, offered his thoughts on the matter in a press conference following SpaceX’s successfully recovery of Crew Dragon and four private Axiom-1 astronauts from the Gulf of Mexico, marking the end of the first all-private mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

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SpaceX’s backup Dragon launch pad on track for 2023 debut

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Four months later, SpaceX and NASA have provided another press conference update. LC-40 is SpaceX’s most productive launch pad by far, and the company intends to launch up to 100 times in 2023. More importantly, the same arm and tower would be used to escape Dragon and Falcon 9 in case of a minor emergency.

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Ford doubles electric drive market share in US from 2012 to 2013; surging with plug-in hybrids

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2012 was something of a transition year for Ford with its electric drive vehicles; the venerable Escape Hybrid was phasing out, while only the new Fusion Hybrid and the MKZ Hybrid had a full year of sales. So we’re likely going to see some of that product, but it’s going to be purpose-built. in 2012 to 23.3% —Mike Tinskey.

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