article thumbnail

Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

Green Car Congress

The Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH ( AGR ), a waste management company in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has put a converted DAF CF 340 hydrogen fuel cell truck into operation as part of the EU-funded HECTOR (Hydrogen Waste Collection Vehicles in North West Europe) project.

Convert 444
article thumbnail

Hino to join hydrogen demo study in California ports with Class 8 trucks

Green Car Congress

Hino USA has been awarded a grant provided by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a Japanese governmental agency, to promote new technology for energy and environmental sector, along with Hino Motors, Ltd. Mitsui E&S Machinery Co.

Hydrogen 326
article thumbnail

Elkem develops new powder for 3D printing of electric motors – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Chemicals company Elkem and its project partners VTT, Siemens , Stellantis and Gemmate Technologies have developed a 3D printing powder for EV motors. The development is part of the SOMA project, which aims to develop lightweight solutions for e-mobility by using additive manufacturing for soft magnetic alloys.

Motor 52
article thumbnail

American Battery Technology Company receives $2M USABC award to demo integrated Li-ion battery recycling technologies

Green Car Congress

USCAR is the collaborative technology company of Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Stellantis. All USCAR Member companies have joined in becoming signatories of the Responsible Raw Materials Initiative (RRMI, now part of the Responsible Minerals Initiative, RMI) Declaration of Support.

Li-ion 243
article thumbnail

Soletair demo plant produces renewable hydrocarbon fuel from CO2 captured from the air

Green Car Congress

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) are beginning testing of the Soletair demo plant, which uses air-captured carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. The pilot plant is coupled to LUT’s solar power plant in Lappeenranta. The total installed power is 206.5

Renewable 244
article thumbnail

Schaeffler signs five-year supply deal with REEtec for rare earth oxides

Green Car Congress

The aim is to make electric motors for hybrid modules, hybrid transmissions and all-electric axle drives even more sustainable. Permanent magnets manufactured using rare earth metals such as neodymium produce optimum magnetic flux in electric motors. —Andreas Schick, Chief Operating Officer at Schaeffler AG.

Supplies 259
article thumbnail

Tesla Model 3 Highland Long Range delivery times get pushed back

Teslarati

The Model 3 RWD starts at $38,990, while the Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive Long Range begins at $47,490. “Tesla did a good job of improving some of the parts of the Model 3 with this update. Tesla started offering limited demo drives for the Model 3 Highland across North America. Leasing prices are subject to change.