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Schaeffler signs five-year supply deal with REEtec for rare earth oxides

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Schaeffler has been producing electric motors on a large scale since 2021 and offers its customers power classes ranging from 20 kW to more than 300 kW. Based on its proprietary technology, REEtec has been separating rare earths at an industrial-scale demo-plant since 2019.

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This new Mack MD Electric is a mobile EV charging station

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To help fleets understand how electric trucks can fit into their operations, Mack Trucks is offering a mobile off-grid charging system. While somewhat clunky as a concept, it should do a reasonable enough job of pretending to be permanent infrastructure to give a fleet manager a sense of whether or not an electric solution will work for them.

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Audi begins initial engine testing of Global Bioenergies, Fraunhofer e-gasoline

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The e-fuel production capacity will be significantly increased in 2019 with the addition to the Leuna Demo plant of a dedicated fuel production unit, which will allow the production of renewable gasoline batches. It originates in part from the company’s own power-to-gas plant in Werlte (Emsland). Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Stanford researchers develop new electrolysis system to split seawater into hydrogen and oxygen

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However, grid-scale freshwater electrolysis would put a heavy strain on vital water resources. Theoretically, to power cities and cars, you need so much hydrogen it is not conceivable to use purified water, said Hongjie Dai, J.G. (Image credit: Courtesy of H. Dai, Yun Kuang, Michael Kenney). —Kuang et al. Jackson and C.J.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

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That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Packetized energy management (PEM) allows the power grid to flexibly handle a varying supply of renewable energy.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

Setec Powerr

From 2022, new homes and buildings, such as supermarkets and workplaces, as well as buildings undergoing major renovations, will be required to install electric power under new legislation announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 22 November Car charging pile. BEVs accounted for 15.2% of the UK market in September. This is up from 2.5%

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

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A BMW owner, he is a possible future Polestar buyer, which made this a demo ride and reinforced my positive impressions. Plentiful Power. The Launch Edition features two motors, one up front and one in the rear, powered by a 78-kilowatt-hour battery. Matching the Polestar in power and range is the Jaguar I-Pace.

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