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ASX and Spirit AeroSystems partner to develop affordable eVTOL aircraft for mass production

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Airspace Experience Technologies ( ASX ), an aviation technology start-up, and Spirit AeroSystems, a global aircraft design and manufacturing company, have signed a memorandum of understanding and a definitive agreement to cooperate on creation of affordable, certified all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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Cornell team develops aluminum-anode batteries with up to 10,000 cycles

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Friend Family Distinguished Professor of Engineering, have been exploring the use of low-cost materials to create rechargeable batteries that will make energy storage more affordable. So if we have a longer service life, then this cost will be further reduced. A paper on the work is published in Nature Energy.

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Ford concentrates on control strategies for low-cost start-stop system for Fusion

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In its quest to keep the system very affordable, Ford wanted to keep the supporting battery a 12V battery, but also didn’t want to compromise durability, said Birgit Sorgenfrei, Ford’s Auto Start-Stop program manager. It has been proposed to characterize the recharge ability of vehicle starter batteries as dynamic charge acceptance (DCA).

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Penn State team develops thermally modulated LFP battery; fast-charging, inexpensive, long-life for mass-market EVs

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A team of Penn State engineers has demonstrated a thermally modulated lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery to offer an adequate cruise range per charge that is extendable by a 10-minute recharge in all climates, essentially guaranteeing EVs that are free of range anxiety. There is no more range anxiety and this battery is affordable.

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Element 1 and NEXA Capital partner on methanol-based hydrogen generation for electric vertical aircraft

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Our hydrogen generators, when paired with fuel cells, will improve the performance of EVAs by generating onboard power for propulsion as well as by recharging onboard batteries. Element 1 designs hydrogen generators that significantly reduce the cost profile of delivered hydrogen. —Dave Edlund, President and CEO of Element 1.

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Volvo and CATL have big plans for old EV batteries

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Rowan told Reuters he expects “tremendous growth” this year as new models like the low-cost EX30 roll out. Volvo’s EX30 starts at $34,950 in the US and €36,590 in Europe as one of the most affordable EVs. Electric cars accounted for 16% of Volvo’s total vehicle sales in 2023, but this year is expected to be even bigger.

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DOE awarding $72M in 73 Phase II SBIR/STTR grants

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Polysulfide-Blocking Polymer Membrane Separators for Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries The advanced energy economy will be a dominant market force in the 21st century, one driven by US demand but asymmetrically low domestic supply without immediate action. NanoSonic, Inc.

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