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DOE selects 9 universities for about $2.7M in advanced coal technologies research awards

Green Car Congress

Research projects will also develop new processes and computational design methods to develop these materials, improve efficiency and reduce the costs of cleaner power generation systems. Ohio State University. The Energy Department’s $2.7 million in total projects. DOE Share: $300,000). Improved Structural Materials.

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2023 Rivian R1T Review - Got My Chips Cashed In

The Truth About Cars

& On the other hand, it’s easy to forget about the cost of your electric bill, since you pay it once a month and unless you’re in Texas, electrical service is always right there. After all, being a full-time auto journalist doesn’t pay well enough to afford a vehicle like this. I’m not quite there yet in my world.

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The raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?

Charged EVs

We EVangelists have gotten used to smugly pointing to the steadily declining costs of batteries (and renewable energy). That said, with increased adoption of batteries, alongside improvements in technologies, the [long-term] trend is likely to still be towards lower battery costs and increased affordability, as economies of scale take hold.”.

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The redesigned federal EV tax credit and other EV-related measures

Charged EVs

Some fear that the new rules will penalize startups such as Lucid and Rivian, which are selling pricey luxury vehicles, presumably as the first phase of an iterative strategy to work their way to more affordable EVs (as Tesla originally planned to do). Lucid’s sedans currently start at over $80,000, and Rivian’s pickups start at $72,500.