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Chevrolet to produce Spark battery electric vehicle for US and global markets starting in 2013 with A123 Systems pack; EN-V gets a Chevrolet badge

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It complements Chevrolet’s growing range of electrified vehicles, including the Volt extended-range EV and the 2013 Malibu Eco with eAssist technology. In April, GM and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co. The EN-V is a zero-emissions vehicle powered by lithium-ion batteries.

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MIT team outlines path to low-cost solar-to-fuels devices; the artificial leaf

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The device combines two technologies: a standard silicon solar cell, which converts sunlight into electricity, and chemical catalysts applied to each side of the cell. The voltage produced by a standard silicon solar cell, about 0.7 volts, is insufficient to power the water-splitting reaction, which needs more than 1.2

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