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Alaska Air Group collaborating with ZeroAvia to develop hydrogen powertrain for 76-seat zero-emission aircraft

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Alaska and ZeroAvia engineers will work together to scale the company’s existing powertrain platform to produce the ZA2000, an engine family capable of producing between 2,000 and 5,000 kilowatts of power with a 500-mile range. capable of transporting 76 passengers. Earlier post.).

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Bosch testing fuel cell vans using its own fuel cell components

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The partner in the project is ABT eLine GmbH, which designed and converted the vehicles together with Bosch Engineering GmbH. After the required technical tests, the vehicles were granted official approval for road use. Even loaded, the vehicles can travel up to 335 miles and are fully refueled again in six minutes.

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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

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kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. What we’re essentially offering is all-electric performance for about 25 miles at highway speeds. Kim Adelman, PICC founder and president. —Kim

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. There are already commercially available kits with excellent, detailed instructions for how to convert a vehicle.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen unveils I.D. EV concept; 1st MEB-based vehicle, to launch in 2020; up to 373 miles

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is driven by a 125 kW electric motor powered by a battery pack, and has a range of 400 - 600 km (249 - 373 miles) under European test conditions. will be the first Volkswagen built off the Modular Electric Drive kit (MEB). The compact I.D. The production version of the I.D. MQB, MLB, etc.) The high-voltage battery used in the I.D.

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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles joining London hydrogen project

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We also produce a huge amount of waste and we are looking at schemes that convert biomass into hydrogen. —Kit Malthouse, London Deputy Mayor for Business and Enterprise and Chairman of the London Hydrogen Partnership. seconds, a 100 mph top speed and a range of 369 miles (594 km). With a tank capacity of 5.6 km/liter (67.3

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