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Toyota develops storage module for 70 MPa automotive hydrogen tanks; transportation of H2, other applications

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The government is working on a range of studies to promote the early adoption of hydrogen while ensuring safety, and Toyota and its business partners are ready to offer cooperation and support. This is also connected to the development of this conceptual model. For this reason, they are not currently used for a wide range of purposes.

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Volkswagen introduces near-series design study of the MEB-based flexible quick charging station at Geneva

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The Volkswagen Group Components brand will be showcasing the near-series design study of its flexible quick charging station at the Geneva Motor Show. Connected to the grid or even off-grid, the station can charge up to four electric cars simultaneously, based on the principle of a ‘power bank’, two with DC quick charging.

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Rising disposable income giving a thrust to connected cars in India – ET Auto

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Car variants that are connected feature-rich contribute as much as 45% of sales of a particular model, according to industry estimates. Connected cars are becoming the mainstream choice for many new car buyers in India fuelled by rising disposable incomes and an influx of new models.

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New study finds EV owners are very satisfied with home charging – Charged EVs

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Home charging is by all accounts quite a different experience, and a new study from automotive data provider J.D. The study measured satisfaction across eight factors: fairness of retail price; size of charger; cord length; ease of winding/storing cable; cost of charging; charging speed; ease of use and reliability. Source: J.D.

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SLAC, Stanford researchers revitalize batteries by bringing ‘dead’ lithium back to life

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As lithium batteries cycle, they accumulate little islands of inactive lithium that are cut off from the electrodes, decreasing the battery’s capacity to store charge. A study on the work is published in Nature. A particular focus is on developing lithium-metal batteries, which could store more energy per volume or weight.

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NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

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A new study by a team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) concludes that a high-pressure, scalable, intra-city hydrogen pipeline system could improve the economics and logistics of hydrogen delivery, making it potentially cost-competitive with gasoline. The smallest modeled system connects eight existing stations.

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Study identifies main culprit behind lithium metal battery failure; counters conventional wisdom

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The researchers made their discovery by developing a technique to measure the amounts of inactive lithium species on the anode—a first in the field of battery research—and studying their micro- and nanostructures. As the battery cycles, its stores of active lithium and electrolyte are depleted. —Professor Meng.

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