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JUNE 26, 2023

The promise of low-cost EVs has been one long awaited. It was here on CleanTechnica that I first read about it, in 2018 or so, when the Osbourne effect started to be mentioned and estimates for price parity were presented, the most pessimistic of which claimed 2027 would be the date BEVs would cost the

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

ABI forecasts that 24 billion completed trips by the end of 2018. In direct contrast to Western Europe and North America, vehicle ownership is relatively low in Asian markets due to the large expense and impracticality for consumers in large cities. —Shiv Patel, Research Analyst at ABI Research. —Shiv Patel.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Each week, it seems, there’s another press release about another automotive company planning to use more aluminum sheet, especially for closures (hang-on parts); and, this is happening even though stamped aluminum sheet costs at about three times stamped steel sheet. From 2018 to 2021: 11.4%, or 166 pounds. —“AutoBody Warfare”.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

The team projects that reasonable estimates for production costs and loss of performance due to system implementation result in total energy storage costs roughly 5 times cheaper than those for 700 bar tanks, potentially opening doors for increased adoption of hydrogen as an energy vector. wt% and 50 kgH 2 /m 3 for 5 kg of hydrogen.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Electric bicycle sales by region, world markets: 2012-2018. between 2012 and 2018, resulting in global sales of 47.6 million vehicles in 2018, up form more than 30 million units in 2012. billion revenue in 2018, Pike suggests. billion revenue in 2018, Pike suggests. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 14, 2020

The Gen 1 unit uses commercially available low-cost triple-junction silicon solar cells for designing self-contained hydrogen generating PEC cell and panels array to obtain pilot data that will be applied for Gen 2. This in turn would lead the way to the company’s first pilot-scale solar-hydrogen farm.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

According to Frost & Sullivan, technological developments such as the integration of radar and camera as well as sensor fusion between multiple applications are enabling a price reduction which may well lead to a 40% penetration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in compact cars by 2018. —Manish Garg.

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JULY 22, 2012

Cost reduction potential of a polymer fuel cell system using an ITM Power membrane. Unlike the majority of conventional fluorocarbon membrane materials which are expensive and require significant chemical plant to fabricate, ITM’s materials are low-cost hydrocarbons made by mixing together liquid chemicals to a particular recipe.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

According to the latest report from the United Nations (UN), the global population in 2018 was 7.6 The country had undergone the biggest urban expansion in the period, between 2001 and 2018, its BUA increase accounted for 47.5% In 2018, the country has 19% of the total BUA of large cities in the world.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

Ionomr’s materials can make more efficient, cost-competitive solutions possible, including eliminating expensive precious metal requirements from hydrogen production and CO 2 electrolysis, and supporting higher temperature recyclable fuel cell solutions. —Hans Maenhout, Finindus, Investment Directo.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

million), or to produce super strong, durable concrete with lower cost and environmental impact (3 projects, $6.1 Inspired by the high quality of applications in the agency’s recent OPEN 2018 funding opportunity, ARPA-E created OPEN+ cohorts to focus on targeted, high-value opportunities to innovate technologies and create new communities.

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MARCH 6, 2020

Overall, the combined global market share of ternary cathodes (including NCM and nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) varieties) in passenger EV batteries reached 90% in 2019, up from 83% in 2018. a full multiplier of 1.0 is granted for pack energy density ? a full multiplier of 1.0 is granted for pack energy density ? 160 Wh/kg).

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

The agency decided to create the OPEN+ cohorts—drawing from the large and impressive OPEN 2018 applicant pool—to focus on particular topics in energy where ARPA-E sees significant opportunities to innovate and create new communities. ARPA-E plans to announce a total of nine OPEN+ cohorts throughout late 2018 and early 2019.

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APRIL 3, 2021

James Breyer founded Hercules Electric Vehicles in 2018 with a vision to bring luxury eco-utility products to market, beginning with an electric pickup truck and followed by other electric mobility products. Such materials and the underlying technologies lend themselves to low cost manufacturing and production scale-up.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In 2018, 4.28 Automakers such as VW are building their next-generation EVs around the concept of a low-cost and scalable modular platform that will be shared across the maker’s model lineup, enabling it to thrust its EVs from niche to affordable mass market. kWh in December 2018. kWh in January 2010 to 24.8

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

After the separation, the Upstream Company will be a cost-competitive industry leader in bauxite mining; alumina refining; and aluminum production. It has a low 19 th percentile position on the global bauxite cost curve. billion in 2018. The Upstream Company. billion in total incremental margin. times from 2014 to $1.8

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In 2018, Eos brought its production and supply chain back to the United States from China, and the expanded facility would further build on Eos’ investment in American manufacturing with the increased production of its zinc-based energy storage systems.

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APRIL 9, 2018

With a combination of low contact resistance, high corrosion resistance, and low cost, it exceeds both performance and cost reduction targets set up by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the company says. Impact Coatings has previously delivered coatings for Michelin’s fuel cell development.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Global battery demand is expected to increase to around 14 times 2018 levels of 184 gigawatt hours, or GWh, to more than 2,600 GWh in 2030, according to a report by the World Economic Forum’s Global Battery Alliance. However, because cobalt is costly and mined overseas, finding alternative materials has become a top priority. SPARKZ Inc.

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MAY 10, 2018

This transaction is subject to, among other things, Clean Energy obtaining the approval at its stockholders’ meeting, which was originally scheduled for 30 May 2018 and which Clean Energy is announcing will be postponed to 8 June 2018. Natural gas can become the fuel of choice. —Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of Total.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

With rapidly increasing demand from their customers and the strong support of their shareholders, Farasis expects to announce additional global expansion projects throughout 2018 and 2019. The Farasis Energy contract award, valued at $5.9

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The US Department of Energy announced $98 million in funding for 40 new projects as part of OPEN 2018, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) latest open funding opportunity. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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MARCH 26, 2019

globally, all while providing few low-cost, fuel-efficient options for passenger flights under 1,000 miles. In 2018, 75% of worldwide airline flights were 1,000 miles or less in range. —Greg McDougall, founder and CEO of Harbour Air Seaplanes. —Roei Ganzarski, CEO of magniX.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

The objective of the Advancements in Algal Biomass Yield (ABY) funding opportunity DE-FOA-0000811 ) is to demonstrate, at a process development unit scale of 1 acre cultivation equivalent, algal biofuel intermediate yield of 2,500 gallons of biofuel feedstock (or equivalent dry weight basis) per acre per year by 2018.

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JUNE 29, 2018

It will secure fast and cost efficient fueling of Nikola’s fleet of hydrogen trucks, delivering support to major customers like Anheuser-Busch, as well as a growing fleet of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles. However, other supporting components and sub-systems will be sourced locally in the US to reduce costs and minimize transportation needs.

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APRIL 23, 2018

cycles, suggesting that the characterized materials would be suitable candidates for low?cost cost and high?energy?storage Despite the appealing features of the Li/S battery in terms of cost, environmental impact and performance, its commercialization has been limited so far owing to issues related to the lithium-metal anode.

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MAY 19, 2018

This program will develop improved cathode ionomers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells to help reduce their costs and potentially accelerate their widespread adoption for a “greener” hydrogen energy economy where the US is no longer predominately dependent on fossil fuels. To demonstrate a low-cost fuel cell technology.

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APRIL 11, 2019

Low-cost battery-pack designs through minimization of safety features and simplified thermal management. This latest news follows Solid Power’s announcement in September of 2018 that it closed $20 million in a Series A investment round. Substantially improved safety due to the elimination of the flammable.

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JANUARY 18, 2019

The treated water streams can achieve the most stringent effluent water quality standards in the United States with a new cost-efficient, energy-positive model. OSU’s technology would be modular, portable, scalable, and deployable at a fraction of the cost of existing treatment systems. Sensors for Bioenergy and Agriculture cohort.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The ultimate aim of the research is to facilitate improvements in batteries used for transport and other applications such as grid storage with improved performance and cost characteristics. Its aim is to put on the path to commercialisation a safe sodium ion battery with high performance, low cost and a long cycle life.

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DECEMBER 2, 2018

a developer of low-cost, high-performance polymers for electrochemical applications, announced its selection by the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for an award that will support the continued development of its alkaline exchange ionomers and membranes. Ecolectro Inc., —You et al.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

liter full hybrid powertrain joining the engine line-up, the new 2018 Corolla model range also marks the debut of Toyota’s dual hybrid strategy. This latter is a unique proposition in this segment as no other conventional powertrain can offer the same combination of performance and low emissions. With a new 2.0 liter or 180 hp, 2.0

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JANUARY 23, 2020

Since signing a strategic agreement in August 2018, Bosch and Ceres have been successfully collaborating in the development of fuel-cell stacks for stationary applications. This enabled Bosch to start initial low-volume production of pilot fuel-cell systems in autumn 2019 in Germany. Picture: Bosch.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

NRC IRAP will support Nano One’s project to develop Coatings for High Durability Lithium ion Battery Cathodes and will contribute up to $349,000 in non-dilutive and non-repayable funds between 1 August 2018 and 31 May 2020. We are excited to begin a focused effort on the critical challenge of stabilizing high energy cathode materials.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Ceres Power, a developer of low-cost solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)company, and Weichai Power, one of the leading automobile and equipment manufacturing companies in China, finalized their long-term strategic collaboration first announced in May 2018. Earlier post.). million) joint development agreement.

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APRIL 11, 2018

The partnership aims at developing low-cost, renewable hydrogen production and fueling sites for the potential development of 14 large-scale sites. The additional purchase order brings the total value for the demo stations to approximately $9 million, with delivery in the second half of 2018 and into 2019. Nikola Motor Co.

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JULY 31, 2019

Energy storage installations around the world will multiply exponentially, from a modest 9GW/17GWh deployed as of 2018 to 1,095GW/2,850GWh by 2040, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). The remaining significant markets include India, Germany, Latin America, Southeast Asia, France, Australia and the UK.

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