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Porsche Consulting supporting Hydrogenious’ efforts to scale up LOHC activities

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It is thus transportable using conventional fuel infrastructure. Porsche Consulting will be supporting Hydrogenious’s efforts to further scale up its activities. A key role is therefore played by imports from regions such as Spain, the Middle East, Africa, and Australia. Plans for a hydrogen release plant: 1.5

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Toyota says diesels aren’t dead, might pair with hybrid tech

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Chairman Akio Toyota has also called for a new generation of combustion engines , showing the automaker isn’t done with fossil fuels. Porsche announced the end in 2018, for example. A 2016 report found that Africa got much dirtier diesel fuel than Europe, compounding the environmental impact of burning it.

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The Grand Tour's "Sand Job," Nothing to See Here, I'm Afraid

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Sand Job” takes the presenters to the remote and little-viewed country of Mauritania, located in the northeast corner of Africa southwest of Algeria. The cars are to be cheaper dupes of the very expensive “rally spec” production cars from the likes of Lamborghini (Huracan Sterrato), Porsche (911 Dakar), and Morgan (CXT).

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific will continue to drive PEV sales, as the technology will have only limited availability in the emerging markets of Latin America and Africa. Fuel cell car launches will spur a new round of “fuel cell vehicle versus battery electric vehicle” hype. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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Honda reveals radical new electric Saloon concept at CES 2024 | Autocar Professional

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Its rakish silhouette stems from Honda’s desire for “lower and wider vehicles”, said Minami, but it has not been conceived as a dedicated sporting EV to rival the likes of the Porsche Taycan. “We try to aim for the ultimate functional beauty, and we landed on this sporty design. The Space Hub.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

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Some of the top oil producers in the Middle East are making ambitious promises to transition away from the fossil fuels that have underpinned their economic growth, and shift to green technologies that are key to the world’s efforts to reduce emissions. Bloomberg) Fuel economics are starting to change in favor of EVs, too.