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Johnson Matthey nickel-rich battery material eLNO to debut at COP26 in two-seater electric race car

Green Car Congress

It will demonstrate the performance capabilities of eLNO-equipped battery cells. Believed to be the world’s first two-seater electric racer, the car will be revealed at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland on 31 October. The battery cells were developed and produced by EAS Batteries.

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Report: sustainable batteries represent the best prospect for meeting Paris climate goals; requires $550B investment over 10 years

Green Car Congress

The report— A Vision for a Sustainable Battery Value Chain in 2030 —suggests that, with a concerted push to put the right conditions in place, batteries could enable a 30% reduction in carbon emissions in both the transport and power sectors. This would also contribute to achieving the more ambitious 1.5°

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A wood-burning EV charger? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Florida-based Air Burners, a manufacturer of air curtain burner systems, collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment to develop a portable machine that turns biomass waste into energy. The BioCharger is designed to provide off-grid power from vegetative waste.

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DOE announces $26.6M SBIR/STTR FY15 Phase 1 Release 2 awards; fuel cells, batteries, power electronics and efficient combustion engines

Green Car Congress

Of these, 16 are vehicle-related, encompassing projects developing batteries, power electronics and improved combustion engine technology including on-board reformers, and two are specifically hydrogen fuel cell-related. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 162 projects to receive about $26.6 Earlier post.) 149,871.44.

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ITM Power in fuel cell materials handling trial with Marks and Spencer plc

Green Car Congress

Using the ITM Power HFuel platform to generate hydrogen, the six-week trial involves M&S using several fuel cell vehicles as a direct substitute for part of the existing battery-powered fleet. The vehicles will be deployed at M&S’s 1.1 million sq. Prologis Park Distribution Centre.

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Electric-Car Battery Energy: Why Waste It On Cabin Heating? (Video)

Green Car Reports

Among the drawbacks of cars that run on battery power is the energy required to heat their cabins. As electric-car drivers in less temperate climes know, heating the cabin to room temperature has an enormous impact on battery range--conceivably as high as 40 percent.

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Advantage EV

Electric Auto Association

Gas and diesel vehicle owners in cold climates face reduced mileage, frozen fluid lines, dead batteries, and long warm-up periods. Electric vehicles are popular in cold climates. Cold weather is hard on all vehicles : Drivers of both EVs and gas and diesel vehicles have to deal with complications caused by cold weather.