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Will the remains of EV startup Arrival help keep Canoo alive?

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EV startup Canoo earlier this week announced that it had acquired “a substantial portion of the advanced manufacturing assets” formerly owned by the U.K. Canoo had already acquired what remained of Arrival’s South Carolina facility in January, although what remained at the U.K. startup Arrival for “pennies on the dollar.”

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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A study of a 2017 Toyota Mirai fuel cell by Argonne National Laboratory found fuel cell stack efficiency below 50% and fuel cell system efficiency dropping below 40% at high loads. Clemson is a leading public research institution in South Carolina. Aramco Americas. SuperTurbo Technologies, Inc.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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The chief executive, Dave Calhoun, will leave at the end of the year, and Stan Deal, the head of the commercial planes division, which makes the 737 Max, retired immediately. Boeing said that it had increased the number of quality inspectors for commercial planes by 20 percent since 2019 and that inspections per plane had also risen.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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The number of fuel cell units manufactured in Asia continued to grow steadily, rising from about 13,500 units in 2011 to roughly 22,000 units in 2012. The number of fuel cells manufactured in North America also grew in 2012, rising to about 6,000 units in 2012. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report. Light duty vehicles.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

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And with less material and less overall manufacturing time invested, it’s likely to wear a lower lifetime carbon footprint—an aspect that automakers are especially aware of with EVs. “It’s a technology that really is useful in our approach of sustainability, because it saves material and it saves time,” he explained.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans has produced more than 25,000 electric vans

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We have a clear goal, we want to be the leading manufacturer in the field of electric vans in the long term. The eVito was presented in 2017, followed by the eSprinter in 2019 and the EQV in 2020. Mercedes-Benz Vans has to date produced more than 25,000 all-electric vans. Mercedes-Benz EQV, eSprinter, eVito. EQT: On large test drives.

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