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INFINITI says new gasoline-generated EV system (Nissan e-POWER) central to electrification strategy

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INFINITI’s future models will offer drivers a choice of electrified powertrains as the brand embraces new technology to propel its vehicles. INFINITI says that the new gasoline-generated EV powertrain is central to its electrification strategy, and establishes a new propulsion blueprint for many of the brand’s future models.

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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“It’s very easy in this current phase for two people you’ve never heard about to create a 30-gigawatt project and put out a press release,” says David Norman, CEO for the clean-energy research organization Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre in Wollongong, New South Wales. Phantom projects are not a problem confined to Australia.

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Royal Academy of Engineering Report Says EV Success Depends on Low-Carbon Electricity, Universal Broadband Provision and Smart Grids

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While technical development of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is proceeding—driven by an industry than sees their potential as the future of personal transport—market success will rely on a number of infrastructural improvements and early agreement on standards and protocols, the report says.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. Fleiss expects the future base VEA engine will meet the EU 2020 95 g/km CO 2 target without electrification. Earlier post.).

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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As well as providing a power boost to assist the gasoline engine during acceleration, the electric motor can also power the vehicle by itself. lithium-ion battery powering the motor is centrally mounted underneath the floor of the vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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PNNL team develops sodium-manganese oxide electrodes for sodium-ion rechargeable batteries

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The resulting improved electrical capacity and recharging lifetime of the nanowires. low-cost Na-ion battery system for upcoming power and energy. Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries perform well, but are too expensive for widespread use on the grid. makes them a promising candidate to construct a viable and.

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4,000 Robots Roam the Oceans, Climate in Their Crosshairs

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Thanks to wind-driven currents and large-scale patterns of circulation, the. transport of heat in the oceans and its eventual loss upwards are affected by many factors, such as the ability of the currents and wind to mix and churn, driving heat down into the ocean. The future of the Argo system. Susan Wijffels on…. Back to top.

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