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Lamborghini licenses MIT’s Cobalt-free organic battery tech for EVs – ET Auto

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The new battery also has comparable storage capacity and can be charged up faster than cobalt batteries. Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ), including one of Indian-origin, have designed a new battery material that could offer a more sustainable, cobalt-free way to power electric cars.

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Wait, What? Two New Hydrogen Motorcycle Projects Keep The Hopium Coming

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In today’s news that makes you hmmm… A couple of recent news items from some well-known organizations caught my eye, not just because they are both working on hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle projects, but also because the names of both institutions have a certain cachet in the tech world that.

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Founder of MIT’s Microsystems Technology Labs Dies at 88

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Founder of MIT's Microsystems Technology Labs. Penfield's academic career at MIT spanned 45 years. After joining MIT as a professor in 1960, he moved up the ranks and served as associate head of the electrical engineering and computer science department from 1974 to 1978. He also established MIT's master's degree in engineering.

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24M Technologies introduces new recycling process for its SemiSolid EV batteries – Charged EVs

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Massachusetts-based 24M Technologies , an MIT spinout that has a partnership agreement with Volkswagen, has unveiled a new recycling process for its SemiSolid EV batteries.

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Cummins faces $1.7B fine for diesel Ram pickup emissions cheating

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A 2017 MIT study estimated that the excess emissions produced by VW diesels caused 1,200 premature deaths. 2019 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty In recent years Cummins has attempted some technology pivots—including potentially to hydrogen fuel-cell tech. fine for diesel Ram pickup emissions cheating appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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White served on the board of visitors at Virginia Tech and was vice rector and rector there. He also served as a director of the Virginia Tech Foundation. He was a trustee of Randolph-Macon Woman's College , in Lynchburg, Va. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in business administration by Indiana University in Bloomington.

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Lightyear shelves solar EV plans, hires executives to spearhead solar systems for other OEMs

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Dr. Bonna Newman has been appointed Lightyear’s new CEO and brings a Ph.D. in Physics from MIT and nearly two decades of work experience in the solar and vehicle-integrated photovoltaic sector. I am confident they will take this company to new heights. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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