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European Parliament wants car charging stations every 60 km on major EU roads

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Last week, the European Parliament adopted its position on draft EU rules aimed at spurring the deployment of recharging and alternative refueling stations (such as electric or hydrogen) for cars, trucks, trains and planes and supporting the uptake of sustainable vehicles.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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For several months now, 20 teams of Australian high-school students have been designing fuel-cell cars to compete in the country’s inaugural Hydrogen Grand Prix. The task: make the most of a 30-watt fuel cell and 14 grams of hydrogen gas. Welcome to Australia, where a green-hydrogen boom is in full swing.

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Hyundai’s electric air taxi flying cars land in 2028, but does humanity want them?

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Final specs for Hyundai’s air taxi are still to be revealed, including battery size, maximum electric range and recharging time. The battery would likely need plugged in like an EV, although Hyundai’s experienced with quick-filling hydrogen fuel cell technology via its Nexo car. Infrastructure’s also a requirement.

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Toyota outlines eco-car plans, battery research progress

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Sales are targeted at more than 50,000 units annually, and the price for Japan is expected to be in the ¥3 million range (US$36,000). Although currently a price under ¥10 million (US$120,000) seems attainable, TMC aims to further reduce costs to bring the vehicle to market at a more-affordable price.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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In this case, the battery makes it possible to integrate electricity from solar or wind power, on the scale of an individual house, a building, a recharging station or an industrial site, for example. The second life market is booming today with the demand now greater than the supply as they are more affordable than new batteries.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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The team found that the vast majority of cars on the road consume no more energy in a day than the battery energy capacity in affordable EVs available today. Another important finding from the study was that the potential for shifting to EVs is fairly uniform for different parts of the country.

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Honda Introducing BEV and PHEV to US and Japan in 2012; Demonstration Programs in US Begin This Year

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Though there still are some issues that need to be addressed such as range per charge and recharging time, Ito said, battery EVs have the potential to create a new zero-emissions in operation market. Honda will continue working on the technological advancement of the FCX Clarity as well as our hydrogen refueling systems.

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