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S. Korean researchers develop new catalytic pathway for direct conversion of CO2 to liquid hydrocarbon fuels

Green Car Congress

A team led by Professor Jae Sung Lee at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), with colleagues at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), have developed a new pathway for the direct conversion of CO 2 to liquid transportation fuels by reaction with renewable hydrogen produced by solar water splitting.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

Cars That Think

It’s a textbook example of the mixture of amazement and, especially, anxiety that often accompanies a tech triumph. Brooks, who is now working on his third robotics startup, Robust.AI , has written hundreds of articles and half a dozen books and was featured in the motion picture Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. And it’s really cheap.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

We don’t know if the Ioniq 6 will introduce remote connectivity – allowing activating climate control or checking the charge status from your phone – as found in Teslas, for example. As soon as you hop in the Ioniq 6 you’re hit with the feeling of luxury, advanced tech and space. Generous, to say the least.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

tech industry during the 1990s. Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name. His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. But can this no-nonsense tech veteran come up with a plan to save Yahoo?

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. So, the used batteries are almost arbitrarily cheap since an arbitrarily large fraction of their cost of production can be loaded on their use in transportation.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Well need to spend some more time with the car to find out how it holds up over longer drives, but the powertrain tech obviously works. Reply ↓ ↑ report 6 CaramelZappa 3:20AM (4/23/2009) Yea, you COULD convert a lotus for $10k but the conversion wouldnt be terribly satisfying. Its a Lotus. Or maybe just snap up the engineers.

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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor review: Better, but good enough?

Baua Electric

Cabin heating and defrosting seemed up to the challenge of a Berlin winter, melting light snow off the exterior glass, though I can’t speak for climates with true deep-freeze conditions. More concerning to me than any of the above is that the Polestar 2’s tech stack isn’t aging well. Bring your USB-C cable.

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