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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Fifty years after the birth of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s easy to see its value. Did Exxon invent the rechargeable lithium battery? The battery’s performance was also unprecedented: It was both rechargeable and very high in energy output. It’s used in billions of laptops, cellphones, power tools, and cars.

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Wind Turbine Blades Destined for the Afterlife

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This group of wind-turbine fan blades, fresh from Siemens Gamesa’s new RecycleBlade manufacturing process at England’s largest such factory, await shipment to the various points around the globe where they will serve 20- to 30-year stints generating electricity at wind farms before they’re recalled and reincarnated. What’s Next?

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Electric or hydrogen cars – which makes more sense for NZ?

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Green Hydrogen is sorted under pressure in cylinders within vehicles and converted into electricity to power electric motors. This electricity is then used to propel the vehicle’s electric motor and recharge its battery. Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen gas into electricity, the only byproduct being water vapour.

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BMW M introduces i7 M70 xDrive electric performance model

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This new standard-setting figure can be attributed to a BMW Group-patented innovation developed under the umbrella of BMW EfficientDynamics, which uses six excitation windings in the motor’s stator instead of the customary three. The new BMW i7 M70 - Performance and charging. Located in the vehicle’s underbody, the battery provides 101.7

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How Efficient Is Your EV? It’s Complicated

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The efficiencies are so different because internal-combustion engines convert a lot of energy to heat rather than to mechanical torque. But the efficiency equation is more complicated than that because, unlike petrol pumps, recharging stations do not transfer energy perfectly.

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Symbio FCell delivers first 5 Kangoo ZE electric utilities with fuel cell range extenders in La Manche

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This technology recharges the battery when it drops below a certain level and permits the vehicle to be refueled with 1.8 This technology recharges the battery when it drops below a certain level and permits the vehicle to be refueled with 1.8 La Manche is a département in West Normandy, France. Fleets Fuel Cells Hydrogen'

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California Startup Aurica Motors Trying to Keep NUMMI Plant Open for Manufacturing Electric Cars, Battery Swap System

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Under the proposed plan, the NUMMI plant in Fremont, California would be converted into the manufacturing facility for the Aurica Motors E-Car, an all-electric vehicle, as well as Aurica’s proposed PEP (Power Exchange Package) battery swap system. The PEP station concept is not compatible with the Better Place system.