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2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate – Not Quite Fully Charged

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On paper, the 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin Ultimate seems like a fine compact EV. I couldn’t think of a use case where needing to be in the driver’s seat with the key on your person would inconvenience you except for a scenario where a driver runs into a store and leaves passengers to play with the radio. And it looks cool.

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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. Now, they have employed a different approach for incorporating aluminum, resulting in rechargeable batteries that offer up to 10,000 error-free cycles.

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OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

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We stepped back even further and asked: How can we affordably integrate new technology and required infrastructure into the world’s massive railroad networks in a way that is gradual, flexible, reliable, and affordable? This led us to OptiFuel’s modular, affordable designs. We didn’t look at one railroad or even one country.

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

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Being a liquid at ambient conditions, methanol can be handled, stored, and transported by leveraging existing infrastructure that supports the global trade of methanol. In addition, most hydrogen today is generated at large-scale production facilities, delivered and stored as a liquified or compressed gas.

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Washington governor vetoes legislation mandating all-electric new LDV sales by 2030

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Transportation is our state’s greatest source of carbon emissions and we cannot afford to link an important goal like getting to 100% zero-emission vehicles to a separate policy that will take time to design and implement.

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Honda Plans to Launch Hydrogen Vehicle Using FCEV Technology

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The hydrogen cycle has three phases: create, store/transport, and consume. This hydrogen may be transferred by pipeline, land, and sea and stored as hydrogen. One significant advantage of FCEV technology is its ability to provide long-range driving capability without requiring lengthy recharging times.

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Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle makes European debut in Milan; more specs and details

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The LiveWire motorcycle features a RESS (Rechargeable Energy Storage System, or the main battery) composed of lithium-ion cells surrounded by a finned, cast-aluminum housing. Charging can be completed using the on-board Level 1 charger that plugs into a standard household outlet with a power cord that stores below the motorcycle seat.