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Libertine LPE free piston technology targeting power generation, waste-heat recovery and range-extended EV applications; feasibility study with PETRONAS

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UK startup Libertine LPE has developed a free piston linear power generator technology that it says overcomes the key challenges faced by earlier free piston engine schemes of motion control, emissions and power conversion efficiency. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). —Libertine CEO, Sam Cockerill.

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Aston Martin delays first EV for lack of demand

Baua Electric

2020 Aston Martin Rapide E at the 2018/2019 Formula E Monaco ePrix Aston has discussed EVs for years, but has changed course numerous times. At the time, Moers said Aston hoped to launch a plug-in hybrid version of the DBX SUV in 2023, with an all-electric model in 2025 or 2026.

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Mitsubishi Motors signs cooperation agreement to promote EVs with the Singapore Government

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The Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore, including Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Land Transport Authority (LTA), as part of a multi government agency EV task force will set up an EV charging infrastructure network and evaluate the cost benefits of EVs for future adoption.

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Nico Rosberg collects the first production Rimac Nevera

EV Central

The 2016 F1 champion and ‘sustainability entrepreneur’ Nico Rosberg has collected the first production Rimac Nevera EV , prior to it being sent to his Monaco home. ” A car needing little introduction, the Croatian electric hypercar boasts a power figure of 1427kW, 2360Nm of torque and a sub two-second 0-100km/h time.

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ZF electric driveline to premiere in Formula E with Venturi

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For the fifth season of the championship, ZF has developed an electric driveline for Venturi that includes an electric motor as well as newly developed transmission and power electronics. The Gen2 car has increased power output of 250 kW, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 New Formula E rules this year will usher in many changes.

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Opinion: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Driving an EV

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Electric vehicles have many benefits over traditional gasoline-powered cars, including lower emissions, cheaper running costs and (often) government incentives. While battery production for electric cars does produce some emissions , these emissions are dwarfed by the emissions produced by gasoline-powered vehicles. Lower emissions.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Behind the spent carbon fumes, a skeptic might detect a whiff off electric opportunism on the part of some lesser racing organizations, desperate to grab a foothold, headlines or the overtaxed attention spans of sports and racing fans. Ultra-fast charging at 600 kW nearly doubles the most powerful public chargers for civilian drivers.

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