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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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These VPPAs enable Honda to fully offset the remaining carbon intensive grid-supplied electricity being used in its Ohio, Indiana, and Alabama automobile manufacturing operations. Renewable Energy Efforts in North America.

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Looking Ahead: What’s Coming in the EV Industry 2022 and Beyond

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Adoption of EVs by consumers, governments and automobile manufacturers has passed the critical turning point. In 2022, the focus for utilities will include expanding the grid so it will be ready to produce the power needed to charge the explosion of EVs on the road over the next decade. Progress toward V2X.

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National Academies issues interim report on overcoming barriers to PEV deployment

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The interim report considers PEV manufacturers, dealers and customers; the charging infrastructure; and the electric grid. Findings and possible Federal roles for overcoming the barriers include: Manufacturers, dealers and customers.

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Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

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Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. This gives it a total range of some 1,300 kilometers (808 miles). Audi’s e-gas plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Customers can order a quota of e-gas when they purchase the car.

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Audi to introduce natural gas A3 Sportback g-tron at year’s end; CO2-neutral e-gas

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CNG provides a range—based on standard fuel consumption—of around 400 km (249 miles), with gasoline providing another 900 km (559 miles) if necessary; the total range of 1,300 km (808 miles) is approximately on a par with an Audi TDI. The Audi A3 Sportback g-tron is fully bivalent—i.e.

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DOE HPC4Mfg program funds 13 projects to advance US manufacturing; welding, Li-S batteries among projects

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A US Department of Energy (DOE) program designed to spur the use of high performance supercomputers to advance US manufacturing has funded 13 new industry projects for a total of $3.8 Partners range from small to large companies, industry consortiums and institutes. Harper International Corp.

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Proposal for a Vehicle-Level Test Procedure to Measure Air Conditioning Fuel Use

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PHEV Charge-Depletion electric range over the UDDS and USO6 drive cycles with and without A/C. Air-conditioning systems can have a significant impact on the fuel economy of a conventional vehicles and on the fuel use/range of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Source: Rugh, 2010. Click to enlarge. kW engine and a 51.8 Rugh, 2010.

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