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Universal Hydrogen successfully completes first flight of hydrogen fuel cell powered regional airliner

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The powertrain does not use a battery—the fuel cells drive the electric motor directly—reducing weight and cost significantly. Our business model resolves the chicken-and-egg problem between hydrogen airplanes and hydrogen infrastructure by developing both in parallel and with a uniquely low-cost approach.

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New fka and Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds China best prepared for electric mobility among all automotive nations

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Although Germany takes the lead from France in terms of technology for this latest report, China is catching up quickly and ranks second in terms of technology for the first time. Due to lower vehicle weights, this results in an increase in range/battery capacity ratio and thus an improvement in terms of the vehicles compared.

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Prayon obtains worldwide sublicense for lithium iron phosphate battery material

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The patents are owned by Hydro-Québec (Canada), Université de Montréal (Canada) and French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS, France). Prayon built a pilot plant for the manufacture of lithium iron phosphate based on a high-speed, low-cost continuous process. Belgium-based Prayon Group has obtained a worldwide.

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EU funded project developing fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery for hybrid and small electric vehicles

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million (US$5 million) research project to create a new class of fast rechargeable zinc-polymer batteries for hybrid and small electric vehicle applications. The PolyZion (Fast rechargeable zinc-polymer battery based on ionic liquids) received funding of €2.4 An EU consortium is two years into a 3-year, €3.5 million (US$3.4

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BNEF ups forecast for global investment in stationary energy storage, sees majority of capacity likely to be grid-scale

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The total demand for batteries from the stationary storage and electric transport sectors is forecast to be 4,584GWh combined by 2040, providing a major opportunity for battery makers and miners of component metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. Global cumulative energy storage installations.

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Liquid Metal Battery Corp secures patent rights from MIT

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Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. Patents for all liquid metal battery inventions were licensed from MIT.

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Zomato, Kotak Mahindra and Gogoro join hands to advance the ownership of EVs

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The Taiwan-based battery-swapping firm Gogoro Inc. The businesses will provide low-cost loan terms and battery switching services to last-mile delivery partners so they may switch to environmentally friendly modes of transportation. declared its partnership with Zomato and Kotak Mahindra Prime.

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