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DOE estimates EV battery pack costs in 2022 nearly 90% lower than in 2008

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The 2022 estimate is $153/kWh on a usable-energy basis for production at scale of at least 100,000 units per year. Note: Cost refers to usable energy and not rated energy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, p. That compares to $1,355/kWh in 2008. Source: DOE.

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GWU team suggests C2CNT carbon nanotube composites could amplify reduction of GHG emissions

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A team of researchers at George Washington University led by Prof. In the figure "ton" refers to metric tonne and CNT, carbon nanotube. Furthermore, the removed CO 2 is permanently stored, unlike, other methods like the production of fuels or seltzer water that re-release CO2 when the product is used. Licht et al.

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Tesla Tequila limited edition bottle, glass set sold out lightning fast

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Like most Elon Musk products, the Tesla Tequila limited edition set sold out lightning fast. The Tesla Tequila limited edition set references the inside joke at least twice. The set came with a lightning-shaped bottle with two matching sipping glasses. In August 2018, Musk tweeted that he was thinking of taking Tesla private at $420.

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Malaysia to build massive chip design park: PM – ET Auto

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Now it wants to go beyond production and emerge as a chip design powerhouse too, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday.

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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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A study by a team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. —Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, the study’s senior author and an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University. The measure of how many years of healthy life are lost is often referred to as “disability-adjusted life years.”). They also estimated that 8.2

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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The majority (62%) of the plantations were located on the island of Sumatra, and more than two-thirds (69%) of all industrial plantations were developed for oil palm cultivation, with the remainder mostly being Acacia plantations for paper pulp production. There is a variance based on production method, etc.). —Miettinen et al.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production documented dozens of lapses in Boeing’s quality-control practices. Several said employees often faced intense pressure to meet production deadlines, sometimes leading to questionable practices that they feared could compromise quality and safety. After the Jan. 5 mishap, a six-week F.A.A.