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Hyundai Motor Group building new fuel cell system plant in China; first outside of Korea

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The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry. At the new plant, the Group will manufacture the same proven fuel cell systems that are used for Hyundai Motor’s NEXO fuel cell electric SUV.

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Toyota establishes joint research institute with Tsinghua University; hydrogen and advanced mobility

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By establishing the Joint Research Institute, Toyota sees an opportunity to further contribute to the development of China and to become a mobility company capable of meeting the needs of Chinese consumers through the development and popularization of vehicles equipped with new technology.

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U of Birmingham, Bentley and partners in rare-earth recycling project; RaRE

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The technology, called Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap (HPMS), uses hydrogen decrepitation as a cost-effective and efficient way of extracting rare earths from redundant or broken products. Hydrogen preferentially enters the rare earth metal, and causes an expansion in volume. Resources. Kimiabeigi et al. 2017.2762625.

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Bosch and Weichai Power boost efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from 46% to 50%

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Bosch and Weichai launched their joint development project in September 2018. Bosch and Weichai, China’s largest manufacturer of engines for commercial vehicles, have enjoyed many years of partnership. Electric vehicles are climate-neutral if the charging power and hydrogen are sourced from renewables. liters displacement.

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Hyundai Motor Group opens CRADLE Beijing

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To foster Hyundai Motor Group’s transformation from a vehicle-centric manufacturer to a lifetime provider of mobility solutions for our customers, we must identify and incentivize ideas that extended beyond our traditional patterns of business and break into new territory in vehicle design and lifestyle-centric offerings.

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Ballard announces planned deployment of 500 fuel cell commercial trucks this year in Shanghai

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Ballard Power Systems announced the planned deployment of 500 licensed hydrogen fuel cell electric commercial trucks—all using Ballard fuel cell stack technology—in Shanghai, China. Each box van truck is manufactured by Dongfeng Special Vehicle Co. measures 6.4 meters (21 feet) in length, can carry a load of 3.2

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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Most eVTOL manufacturers are targeting 2023 for the start of commercial operations, and the IDTechEx report provides forecasts in unit sales and battery demand through 2042. The new regulations are driving interest in e-fuels, ammonia, and hydrogen as the industry scrambles to find multiple silver bullets.

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