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Ørsted and partners secure funding for H2RES project; offshore wind power to produce renewable hydrogen for road transport

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million (US$5 million) for the H2RES project from EUDP’s second 2019 call for applications. The plant will use electricity from offshore wind turbines to produce renewable hydrogen for buses, trucks and potentially taxis. However, renewable hydrogen is currently more expensive than hydrogen produced from gas or coal.

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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Electrify America has released its National Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Investment Plan for Cycle 2; Cycle 2 is a 30-month investment period that begins in July 2019. Select DCFC stations also will be installed near multiunit dwellings (MUDs), expanding access to drivers who reside in apartment complexes and similar communities.

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DTM trialing lower-carbon high-performance racing fuel with Audi and Aston Martin

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The special fuel, developed by long-time series partner Aral, consists of 50% high-quality renewable components derived from waste products. Audi will use its 2017 Audi RS 5 DTM race-taxi, fitted with an additional passenger seat; R-Motorsport will use an Aston Martin Vantage GT4 race car. TFSI DTM 2019. earlier post ).

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ZeroAvia unveils hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for aviation

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ZeroAvia prototype shown powering a 6-seat Piper M-Class aircraft, already in flight tests from February 2019. Using hydrogen produced from local renewable energy is the most practical way to enable zero-emission aircraft of commercially meaningful size on traditional 300 to 500-mile regional missions.

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BYD’s home city in China now has more supercharging plugs than gas pumps

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million people has been an electrification leader for some time; in 2017, it completely electrified its bus fleet with more than 16,000 electric buses, and its taxis became electrified in 2019. China leads the world in renewables and EV growth, but it’s also the No 1 emitter of harmful greenhouse gases. The city of 12.5

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BluSmart rides out of FY24 with INR 390-crore revenue in the boot – ET Auto

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In December, bike-taxi-focused platform Rapido also expanded into cab services. BluSmart, founded in 2019, is aiming to cross INR 800 crore in revenue in FY25, Goyal said. The company clarified in stock exchange filings that the investment vehicle, Zenith Multi Trading DMCC, held less than 1.5% of Gensol Engineering.

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CARB approves Electrify America’s second $200M investment in California

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Implementation for Cycle 2 will begin on 1 July 2019, and continue through 31 December 2021. Electrify America also will invest in DCFC stations specifically targeting shared mobility drivers: car share, taxis, and transportation networking company (TNC) drivers. The company also will invest in rural Level 2 charging.