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A cheap Toyota EV? Not right now, the company says

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Toyota has no current plans to launch a cheap EV despite demand building. Toyota says no small, cheap EV is in the works Although many automakers, including VW, Stellantis, and Kia, have revealed plans to launch low-cost EVs under $30,000 (£25,000), Toyota says not so fast. The post A cheap Toyota EV?

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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

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As part of its heavy investment in Tiamat, a company owned by the French National Centre for Scientific Research, Stellantis says it will build a new factory in France to mass produce the new cheap batteries. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? The post Battery revolution!

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The Toyota FT-Se Concept Probably Isn’t the Next MR2

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The Toyota FT-Se Concept that debuted at the Japan Mobility Show recently probably isn’t going to be the MR2 successor everyone has been hoping it would be. Still, it’s always smart to remain cautious when dealing with concept vehicles. An argument could be made that electrification could be used to help keep the car cheap to operate.

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Two Companies Working Towards Full-Scale Liberty Lifter X-Plane

Cars That Think

But excitingly, two major aerospace companies have now signed on with their own designs for Liberty Lifter , meaning that a new full-scale X-Plane may actually happen in the near future. The concept behind Liberty Lifter is to create a sort of hybrid delivery system that combines the speed of airlift with the efficiency of sealift.

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Chalmers team identifies two main challenges for bio-hydrocarbon fuel production from cheap sources

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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have identified two main challenges for renewable biofuel production from cheap sources: lowering the cost of developing microbial cell factories; and establishing more efficient methods for hydrolysis of biomass to sugars for fermentation. —Eduard Kerkhoven.

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Lockheed Martin pursuing compact nuclear fusion reactor concept

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There are several patents pending that cover their approach, the company said, although the team has yet to publish scientific papers on its approach. Our compact fusion concept combines several alternative magnetic confinement approaches, taking the best parts of each, and offers a 90 percent size reduction over previous concepts.

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Fisker’s talks with “large automaker” fall through, announcement pending

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After a Q4 wherein the company had big delivery growth but nevertheless said there was “substantial doubt” it could continue as a going concern without significant outside investment, the stock has fallen significantly from already-low levels. Things have been rough for Fisker in the last few weeks.

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