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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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The stamping, injection and sheet metal activities, but also the available surface area (237 hectares, 67 of which are currently built), the network of suppliers, accessibility via road connections, and above all the excellence of the industrial operational system (standardisation, manufacturing 4.0,

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Monash University team develops graphene-based supercapacitor with energy density of 60 Wh/L

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A research team at Monash University (Australia) led by Professor Dan Li of the Department of Materials Engineering has developed a new strategy to engineer graphene-based supercapacitors (SC), resulting in an energy density of 60 Wh/liter—comparable to lead-acid batteries and around 12 times higher than commercially available SCs.

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UW-Madison Hybrid Vehicle Team working with Engine Research Center to apply dual-fuel RCCI engines in series and parallel hybrids

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RCCI results in efficient, premixed-charge combustion with near zero levels of NO x and soot. You can’t eliminate friction, but we’re getting pretty close to the maximum amount of mechanical energy we can get from breaking a chemical bond. The team is converting two of its former competition vehicles for this purpose.

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Volkswagen Group’s MQB plug-in hybrid powertrain; foundation for Golf GTE, A3 e-tron, and more

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For example, the CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced at Auto Shanghai 2013, is also based off the MQB architecture, but featured a transverse-mounted turbocharged direct-injection (TSI) 220 kW (295 hp) 3.0L From a 2013 Volkswagen Group presentation. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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The additional $277 million being awarded comes from funding made available through the Recovery Act. awards are subject to FY 2010 to FY 2013 appropriations. Study complex material structures on the nanoscale to identify key features for their potential use as materials to convert solar energy and heat to electricity.

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Fiat introduces 2013 Fiat 500e EV at LA Auto Show; forget the Eco button

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2013 Fiat 500e. Fiat unveiled the 2013 Fiat 500e battery-electric version of the Fiat 500 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Charge time is less than 4 hour charge time with the Level 2 (240 volt) on-board charging module (OBCM). 2013 Fiat 500e. The 2013 Fiat 500e features a 16.3:1 Click to enlarge.

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Five Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles joining London hydrogen project

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The majority of those 1,000 cars will be available in Europe where the European Commission has established a number of schemes, such as the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), to promote the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier. So as well as producing a clean fuel we would be reducing the amount of waste we put into landfill.

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