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Tesla executives to host discussion on the upgraded Model 3 this week

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Tesla’s main X account said that Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen and VP of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy would be holding a chat about the upgraded Model 3 , set to take place on March 7 at 2 p.m. Tesla VP of Vehicle Engineering responds to concerns about new Model 3 rear seat space What are your thoughts?

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LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

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Thermal management for charging and releasing hydrogen from the storage system needs to be optimized to increase overall efficiency. —Yunting Ge, LSBU Professor of Building Services Engineering. The impact of carbon materials on the hydrogen storage properties of light metal hydrides.” EP/T022760/1. EPSRC funding award.

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Renault Group and Plug Power launch HYVIA joint venture; ecosystem of fuel cell LCVs, green hydrogen & refueling stations

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HYVIA’s activities will be carried out at existing Renault facilities in France: The head office of the joint venture as well as the R&D teams will be located at Villiers-Saint-Frédéric, with the light commercial vehicle engineering and development center for Renault Group, to maximize synergy across teams.

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Tips: 4 Warning Signs to Watch for in Your Hybrid Car

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If you’re thinking of buying a used hybrid car, there are a few things you should keep in mind. You can expect to get about half the mileage out of a hybrid battery after five years, so it’s important to factor in the cost of replacement batteries when you’re calculating the total cost of ownership.

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Tesla Superchargers to adopt time-based pricing for non-Teslas EVs

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Users would then have to indicate which stall they would be charging in, before plugging in their electric vehicles and initiating the charging session. If the charge rate is super slow, then somebody will be charged more because the biggest constraint at the Supercharger is time, how occupied is the stall.

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UW-Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team working with Engine Research Center to apply dual-fuel RCCI engines in series and parallel hybrids

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team will work with the UW-Madison Engine Research Center to test implementations of Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition (RCCI) engines being developed by UW mechanical engineering professor Rolf Reitz and his colleagues. Earlier post.). —Glenn Bower.

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Aston Martin reveals production-ready Rapide E EV at Shanghai

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A special edition with a production run strictly limited to 155 units, Rapide E was developed in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE). liter V12, gearbox and fuel tank were located, with the 800V system allowing for more efficient charging and greatly improved thermal characteristics over existing electrical architectures.