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Lux Research: wide variance in cost of cellulosic feedstocks for bio-based fuels and chemicals

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billion tons of cellulosic biomass available today—led by 1.2 billion tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) costs vary widely. Corn stover costs $91/MT, palm fruit bunches and fronds vary from $75/MT to $105/MT, while wood residues at $33/MT and bagasse $38/MT. They found that while there are 2.4 million MT.

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Archer taps FCA to accelerate eVTOL production

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Archer says that the 60-mile range is based on utilizing battery technology that’s commercially available today. FCA has already collaborated on cockpit design elements of Archer’s first aircraft, which is expected to be unveiled in early 2021. Source: Archer.

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GM reveals new Ultium batteries and flexible global platform for rapid growth of EV lineup

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GM’s joint venture with LG Chem to develop and mass produce battery cells will drive cell costs below $100 per kWh. Ongoing technological and manufacturing breakthroughs will drive costs even lower, the company said. Third-party forecasters expect US EV volumes to more than double from 2025 to 2030 to about 3 million units on average.

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Lightning Systems receives California ARB Executive Order for the Transit Bus Repower powertrain

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The Lightning Electric Transit Bus Repower is available for order now with delivery in six months and offers a range of up to 200 miles (depending on the configuration). Using this data, the team is now able to provide customers with real-world range expectations in a wide variety of weather and load conditions.

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Tesla gets J.D. Power Home Charging Experience Award for 3rd consecutive year

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Power measured EV users’ satisfaction across eight metrics: fairness of retail price; cord length; size of charger; ease of winding/storing cable; cost of charging; charging speed; ease of use; and overall reliability. For its study, J.D.

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Electrification gaining momentum in fleet vehicle industry – Charged EVs

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According to GreenBiz , the share of electric fleet vehicles is projected to grow from less than 1 percent to 12 percent by 2030, thanks to lower battery costs, industry partnerships and government incentives. Lower Total Cost of Ownership Driving Adoption The shift toward EVs is also influencing ownership costs.

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Pike Research forecasts automotive Li-ion battery prices to drop by more than 1/3 by 2017

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According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. of Li-ion chemistries are available today, none of them can claim to be the ideal solution.

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