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Metallic glass to improve performance of methanol fuel cells

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Fuel cells based on methanol oxidation have potential for the motor and technical industries. A group of researchers from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Austria, Turkey, Switzerland, and the UK has developed a new metallic glass that is 85% more efficient in oxidizing methanol than its platinum-based analogs. Lindsay Greer, A.

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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In 2009, motor vehicle taxes in the EU 15 amounted to €377 billion (US$505 billion) or 3.4% The Tax Guide is compiled with the help of the national associations of motor vehicle manufacturers or importers and describes in detail the taxes that are levied on the sale, registration, ownership and the use of motor vehicles in each country.

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Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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22 kWh pack, 70 kW motor). Abiotic Resource Depletion Potential (kg Sb equivalent). consumption leading to resources and abiotic depletion. Components production (electrode rolls, separator rolls, electrolyte) was in Japan, and assembly (cells, modules and pack) in Renault’s Bursa factory (Turkey) on a specific assembly line.

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

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While Turkey technically has the world’s largest graphite reserves, production has been extremely limited due to a lack of investment. steel) reliant on the same resources.& & [Image: Ford Motor Co.] deputy secretary of the Interior, in a news release. & This leaves Western nations with limited options.

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UNECE Adopts Type Approval for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles’ Electric Safety Requirements; Applies in 41 Countries

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100 includes the 27 Member States of the European Union, the European Union itself, as well as Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia, Switzerland, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia and Turkey. The change in UNECE Regulation No. Regulation No.

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Air pollution could claim 6.6 million lives per year by 2050, double current rate; small domestic fires and ag the worst offenders

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A leading cause of air pollution in Europe, Russia, Turkey, Japan and the eastern United States is, surprisingly, agriculture. Other major sources are fossil-fuel fired power plants, industry, biomass combustion and motor vehicles. Much of the smog in India and China is caused by small domestic fires. million per year.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. Aren’t we just exchanging one nonrenewable resource for another? C Dumke — Conrad Dumke 6.

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