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Cheap mini e-truck? Flying electric boats? Top 5 wildest non-car EVs I tested this year

Electrek

One of my favorite things about the electric vehicle industry is just how much diversity there is in the designs and types of EVs hitting the market. As Electrek ‘s resident tester of all things not-cars, I was fortunate enough to get behind, on top, and inside of some interesting and far-out forms of electric transportation.

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US tire manufacturers urge Congress to implement policies for more sustainable transportation and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The US Tire Manufacturers Association ( USTMA ) is urging congressional leadership to continue working on tire policy and related transportation sustainability initiatives. Research investments for stormwater runoff and roadway runoff mitigation efforts. Incentives for the use of low rolling resistance tires for public and private use.

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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.

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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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IPG’s project will demonstrate the role of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in bringing EV charging to high-use and remote locations through clean, cheap, grid-independent power generation. —Brian Cull, Senior Intelligent Transport Systems Engineer, Highways England.

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Kia Shows Off New EV6 GT

CleanTechnica EVs

Back in the ’90s, the brand gained a reputation for cheapness (and not the good kind of cheap) and low performance. But in recent years, it’s been turning heads with its cars’ cutting-edge design and incredible value. And now, […].

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Sunfire, Fraunhofer, partners launch project to scale alkaline AEM electrolysis

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In addition, AEM technology is characterized by its cheap and non-critical materials—similar to AEL technology. In the “Integrate” project, the institute designs and optimizes long-term stable, high-performance non-platinum groups of metal catalysts for use in dilute alkaline environments.

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UWaterloo: ridesharing links could boost transit use in the suburbs; gaming the system

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The researchers are scheduled to present a paper on their work—“Spatial characteristics of transit-integrated ridesourcing trips and their competitiveness with transit and walking alternatives,”—at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington this week. —Chris Bachmann.