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Valeo to offer new low-cost solid-state LiDAR; co-developed with LeddarTech; mass production in 2018

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Tier 1 supplier Valeo is adding a new low-cost solid-state LiDAR, developed together with LeddarTech , a specialist in advanced detection and ranging solutions, to its portfolio for driving and parking assistance. The new sensor will be ready for mass production in 2018.

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Why a Fiat 500e driver got a Honda Clarity Fuel Cell as his next green car: low cost

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When marketing executive Chris Baccus leased a 2015 Fiat 500e three years ago, he intended to keep his 2007 BMW 335i as a "fun car," and use the electric Fiat just for commuting. Within six months, he'd sold the BMW altogether. Part of his interest in the Fiat, he admitted, came from an article about a group of race-car enthusiasts who.

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New aqueous rechargeable lithium battery shows good safety, high reliability, high energy density and low cost; another post Li-ion alternative

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The battery, which can be low cost and reliable in terms of safety, provides another chemistry for post Li-ion batteries, they suggest, and with higher practical energy densities than Li-air systems for supporting applications including electric vehicles and large-scale grid energy storage.

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Iowa State researchers developing low-cost thermochemical process to produce sugars from biomass for bio-fuels and -chemicals; pyrolytic molasses

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Low-cost sugars from biomass are a key enabler for many production pathways for bio-based fuels and chemicals. million ConocoPhillips Biofuels Program at Iowa State, launched in April 2007. Fast pyrolysis involves quickly heating the biomass without oxygen to produce liquid or gas products. ISU’s Robert C.

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Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

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of all commercial diesel trucks (Class 3-8) on the road are 2007 and newer and are equipped with particulate filters so they achieve near-zero emissions for particulates. Its continued dominance in trucking reflects diesel’s record of continuous improvement and low-cost operation. That’s a 10.2%

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

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Paryani’s LinkedIn page indicates that he worked for Tesla as a Senior Engineer for over five years, from September 2007 to March 2013. We developed a super-talented skunkworks team to create a low-cost EV platform. Interestingly enough, AMP founder Anil Paryani is also an alumnus of Tesla. It was a startup.

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SK invests in Fulcrum BioEnergy to accelerate production of low-carbon fuel from waste

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in 2007, Fulcrum has developed a proprietary thermochemical process to convert the organic materials found in MSW to low-carbon drop-in fuels, which can be distributed in the same pipelines as traditional petroleum products. Fulcrum’s first MSW-to-fuels facility, Sierra BioFuels, located near Reno, Nev. Founded in Pleasanton, Calif.,

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