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U Toronto study measures GDI emissions in urban near-road environment

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A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet.

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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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The China Energy Group of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) recently released the eighth edition of the China Energy Databook —the most comprehensive publicly available resource known to exist covering China’s energy and environmental statistics. Click to enlarge.

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Hy Stor Energy developing green hydrogen hub in Mississippi

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As a comparison, Air Products’ newly announced blue hydrogen megaproject in Louisiana will produce some 1.8 Pending regulatory approvals and equipment availability, the hub’s first phase is planned to enter commercial service by 2025. million kg of blue hydrogen per day. Earlier post.).

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Fraunhofer researchers develop technique to produce aluminum windings for motors

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Cast coils are characterized by a flat conductor arrangement, which leads to a higher slot fill factor and thus to a better utilization of the available installation space. To show this in a direct comparison, the Fraunhofer team used 250W commercial pedelec motors. millimeters. © Fraunhofer IFAM. © Fraunhofer IFAM.

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Mercedez-Benz gets approval for autonomous driving tech beforeTesla FSD in CA

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However, Drive Pilot should be able to fully detect the vehicle’s environment and assess appropriate driving tasks to maneuver around the area. In comparison, Tesla’s Autopilot is classified as Level 2 autonomy, which still requires human monitoring. For one, drivers can only use the system on highways during daylight.

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Akasol unveiling new high energy density battery module for coaches and trucks; cylindrical cells

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The compact size of AKAModule 60 CYC fits the PHEV2 standard module and can be built into its system environment. kWh battery module offers a power density of up to 433 W/kg and high cycle stability in comparison to other high-energy solutions (1,500 to 3,000 operative cycles). Afterwards it will enter series production. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen sold around 394,000 battery-electric vehicles in 2023

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“We expect the market environment to remain challenging in 2024. 7, this year, along with the next-generation of the Golf, and updated drive systems and operating concepts for its previously available ID.4 By comparison, BEV market leader Tesla sold over 1.8 Notably, Volkswagen says it plans to launch the ID.7