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SpaceX’s first orbital-class Starship stretches ‘wings’ ahead of Raptor installation

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While they may look the part, Starship flaps aren’t wings and are specifically designed not to produce lift. However, significant crossrange performance is almost entirely irrelevant outside of Cold War paranoia like the kind that NASA let influence the Shuttle’s design to an ultimately catastrophic degree.

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Construction begins on Neo Orbis; fuel cell vessel with sodium borohydride hydrogen carrier

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In 2007, an independent technical review panel convened by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to consider the technical status and progress of R&D on the hydrolysis of sodium borohydride for on-board vehicular hydrogen storage has unanimously recommended a “no-go” to further funding due to a number of limiting factors. Earlier post.)

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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

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One of our first sustainable mobility solutions was a dual-mode Autorail à Grande Capacité (AGC) train, designed and developed by its Crespin site in France; the AGC was the world’s first hybrid train when it entered service in 2007. With 2,473 AGC train cars in operation today, the AGC is the largest regional fleet operated in France.

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Ford EV “skunkworks” team is led by a Tesla alumni

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Clarke’s LinkedIn page indicates that he had worked at Tesla for over 12 years, starting as a Senior Design Engineer in September 2009 and departing the automaker in January 2022 as a Director of New Programs Engineering. The role of Ford’s EV skunkworks team is expected to be substantial in the coming years. It was a startup.

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Trillium CNG expands offerings to include hydrogen fueling

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Trillium CNG, a leading US provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fueling facilities and part of the Love’s Family of Companies, will design, build and maintain hydrogen fueling stations. Trillium’s new services also include electric vehicle charging infrastructure, solar panel installation, and microgrid design and construction.

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Volvo CE Braås facility now powered entirely by renewable energy

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At the end of December 2013, Volvo Construction Equipment’s (CE) Braås facility, a 45,000 m 2 -site in southern Sweden, which specializes in the design and manufacture of articulated haulers, became powered entirely by renewable energy sources, including wind, biomass and hydropower. generated from renewable sources).

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ICCT-ClimateWorks: well-designed vehicle standards and fuel feeds could reduce combined US, China and EU CO2 emissions by 1.3 Gt in 2030, boost economy

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Gt in 2030 by implementing well-designed vehicle performance standards and fuel fees, according to a new analysis by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the ClimateWorks Foundation. Source: McKinsey & Co., ICCT-ClimateWorks. Click to enlarge. —Kodjak et al.

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