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Toyota and Net Impact announce 3 finalists of Next Generation Mobility Challenge

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Net Impact , a global community of students and professionals who aspire to be effective drivers of social and environmental change, and Toyota announced the 3 finalists of the Next Generation Mobility Challenge. Sally Xia, Masters in Digital Media, Georgia Tech. Riley Keen, Masters in Industrial Design, Georgia Tech.

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Hyundai & Kia take second place after Tesla in US EV sales

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Based on sales data from S&P Global, Hyundai Motor Group is behind big names in the global auto market, including Toyota, Ford, and General Motors. billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia. Hyundai Motor Group chose to focus on smaller and more affordable electric vehicles for the US EV Market.

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DOE awarding $15M to 3 algae-based biofuel and bioproducts projects

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This funding will advance the research and development of advanced biofuel technologies to speed the commercialization of renewable, domestically produced, and affordable fossil-fuel replacements. Global Algae Innovations. Global Algae Innovations Inc., Algenol Biotech LLC.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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Kohl, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in Atlanta, “The media don’t treat EVs and ICEs with equal footing, because gasoline is not sensational anymore.” Yet, says, Paul A. The media don’t treat EVs and ICEs with equal footing, because gasoline is not sensational anymore.”

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Hyundai sold nearly 269,000 electric vehicles last year as IONIQ 5 and 6 spark growth

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Hyundai sold 268,785 EVs in 2023 During the last three months of 2023, Hyundai sold over 57,975 electric vehicles globally. With this, Hyundai’s global EV sales reached 268,785 in 2023. Meanwhile, Hyundai said it expects the global auto market to continue growing in the future as the shift to electric heats up.

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Hyundai introduces trade-in program in Korea to encourage transition from ICE cars to EVs

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Hyundai’s dedicated EVs, like the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6, are becoming best-sellers in key markets globally. Meanwhile, Hyundai’s upgraded Kona Electric is rolling out as one of the most affordable EVs on the market. The IONIQ 5 was the sixth best-selling electric vehicle in the US last year, Hyundai’s biggest market.

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Waste Management and Renmatix to explore conversion of urban waste to low-cost cellulosic sugar via supercritical hydrolysis

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and Renmatix, a manufacturer of biobased sugar intermediates for global chemical and fuel markets, have entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) to explore the feasibility of converting post-consumer waste into affordable, sufficient-quality sugars for manufacturing biobased materials using Renmatix’ supercritical hydrolysis technology.

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