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Roskill: automotive batteries and stainless steel to drive nickel demand

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Demand for primary nickel in this market is anticipated to increase by 2.5% Mills in these countries rely heavily on primary sources to obtain the nickel units they require, unlike producers in regions such as the EU, or the USA and India, where the use of scrap dominates.

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Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

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Nominal pack voltage of the nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery remains at 201.6 System operating voltage is now boosted from battery voltage to as high as 650 VDC by the vehicle’s boost converter before being converted into three-phase alternating current by the inverter, which Toyota refers to as a Power Control Unit (PCU).

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BMW Provides Update on ActiveHybrid X6

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The world’s first V8 gasoline engine with two turbochargers and two catalytic converters in the V-section between the two rows of cylinders maintains its maximum output of 300 kW/407 hp from 5,500 – 6,400 rpm. V8 with TwinPower Turbo Technology. liter V8 was terms presented for the first time in the BMW X6 xDrive50i. kWh, with 1.4

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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Under a venture with the motto “From Road to Grid”, Audi is therefore currently working on a concept to convert old batteries into stationary energy stores. The plate has an integrated primary coil and an inverter (AC/AC converter). An AC/DC converter inverts the current, which is then fed into the high-voltage electrical system.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

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That’s just not another expert Greenius opinion my friends, that’s what is going on in Gainsville, Florida right now after they became the first city in the USA to enact a feed-in tariff law. Convert your Prius to a plug-in hybrid and rock the world. Here’s what Gainsville Mayor, Pegeen Hanrahan, P.E. NO PURCHASE!

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) USA Today ) 6/23/06 "General Motors Corp., Establishing dealer network. Detroit News ).

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