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Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric hatch; deliveries of Tiago.ev start in January

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Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer, launched the newest member of its EV family this past week: the Tiago.ev. It is an ideal fun hatch which offers premium, safety and technology features, eco-friendly footprint, spirited performance, all made even more desirable with the added advantage of a low cost of ownership.

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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Their low cost and ability to start the engine at cold temperatures sets them apart in conventional and basic micro-hybrid vehicles, and as auxiliary batteries in all other automotive applications, according to the report. Large performance and cost improvements will be made through developments in cell materials and components (i.e.

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Konarka Technologies and Webasto collaborating on organic solar applications in automotive roofing systems

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Webasto specializes in developing and producing automobile roof systems and has taken on a leading role in the application of new materials and innovative roofs. The company has been developing and producing automobile roof systems with solar functionality for more than 20 years.

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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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Both reports also emphasized that although natural gas is the lowest carbon fossil fuel, it is still a fossil fuel. ” The MIT report said that natural gas should be seen as a “ bridge ” to a low-carbon regime, rather than as the ultimate long-term solution itself.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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intends to set up an advanced prelithiation and lithium anode manufacturing facility to accelerate the transition to next-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and enable the development of a robust US battery component supply chain. SCC55 is an innovative composite of amorphous, nano- sized silicon within a porous carbon scaffold.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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intends to set up an advanced prelithiation and lithium anode manufacturing facility to accelerate the transition to next-generation lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and enable the development of a robust US battery component supply chain. SCC55 is an innovative composite of amorphous, nano- sized silicon within a porous carbon scaffold.