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Chevron New Energies, Crowley invest in marine hydrogen tech company Zero Emission Industries

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Zero Emission Industries—formerly Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine—launched in 2017 and develops and sells hydrogen power systems for a range of marine applications. ZEI is best known for the Sea Change , the first commercial hydrogen fuel cell ferry.

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Tesla CEO Musk again teases rocket tech for Roadster, due in 2022

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He confirmed Thursday that the second-generation Roadster has been delayed until 2022—while still encouraging speculation about rocket tech for the electric supercar. When Tesla unveiled the Roadster in November 2017—and began accepting substantial reservation.

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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in Israeli technology start-ups MDGo and UVeye

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Volvo Cars has made investments in two Israeli technology start-ups through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the company’s venture capital investment arm. Both UVeye and MDGo have their headquarters in Tel Aviv, where Volvo Cars has been involved with DRIVE, an accelerator for young companies in the mobility sector, since 2017.

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Musk: Tesla Roadster Will Use SpaceX Tech and Have Rocket Boosters

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Tesla presented the “new” Roadster back in 2017, but the car isn’t expected to officially launch until next year. CEO Elon Musk has made some big promises about the car, including that it could break the one-second 0-60 mph time barrier.

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Tesla Semi payload estimates suggest critics underestimated battery tech advancements

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In 2017, many analysts and other experts concluded that the Semi would need a 600 kWh to 1,000 kWh battery pack to produce the truck’s 300 and 500-mile range variants. Besides better battery technology, the trucking industry has also shifted since 2017. Tesla Semi’s fast-charging system could be wireless.

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Volkswagen’s new Touareg to offer two PHEV variants

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The latest generation continues a long tradition of Touareg R models with high-tech features and customized equip- ment. Sales of the Touareg in North America were discontinued in the 2017 model year in favor of the new Atlas, designed for the US. They have all been developed by Volkswagen R. More than 1.13

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Tesla Roadster 2025 to make 0-60 mph in less than a second with SpaceX tech, says Elon Musk – ET Auto

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Tesla owner Elon Musk has said that the company’s upcoming car Roadster can make zero to 60 mph in just one second, thanks to tech from his another ventures – the SpaceX. ” Musk first unveiled a second-generation Roadster prototype in late 2017 and said then the car would arrive three years later.

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