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UNIST team develops novel hydrogen production process using biomass oxidation instead of water oxidation as electron source

Green Car Congress

Conventionally, water is considered a cheap and clean source of electrons; 2H 2 O ? The new device has been designed to move electrons from lignin, along the wire to the electrode where the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) occurs. volts, but the new system was capable of producing hydrogen at a much lower potential (0.95

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Test drive: 2024 Genesis GV60 delivers rolling design statement

Baua Electric

Few automakers are as on-point with their design game at the moment as Genesis, and the automaker’s first electric car is no exception. In an era of garish design and massive grilles, Genesis has figured out how to stand out from the crowd with the 2024 GV60 with delightful details and reasonable efficiency.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. motor designed for electric skateboards for $88 and fashioned a mount for it out of a few pieces of scrap aluminum. Being an open-source design no doubt keeps the price of this hardware down: The controller I bought set me back a mere $85. So I bought an outrunner.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. motor designed for electric skateboards for $88 and fashioned a mount for it out of a few pieces of scrap aluminum. Being an open-source design no doubt keeps the price of this hardware down: The controller I bought set me back a mere $85. So I bought an outrunner.

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New nanolithia cathodes may address technical drawbacks of Li-air batteries; scalable, cheap and safer Li-air battery system

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volts to 0.24 volts, so only 8% of the electrical energy is turned to heat. Because these “solid oxygen” cathodes are much lighter than conventional lithium-ion battery cathodes, the new design could store as much as double the amount of energy for a given cathode weight, the team says.

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Cheap, Easy, and Underutilized Online Communication for Nonprofits

Green Car Congress

In arriving at this design, developers applied experience they had gained in numerous design studies. Energy management is handled by a high-voltage pulse-controlled inverter that is integrated in the compact integral drive along with the 12 Volt electrical system’s DC/DC converter and charging module. As in the Up!

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New compact Mercedes-Benz electric cars will have more than 750km range and charge twice as fast

EV Central

. “Our lightweight, in-house development features 800-volt electric architecture and a two-speed transmission, paired with a smartly packaged battery with excellent energy density,” Källenius said at the unveiling of the Concept CLA Class, referring to MMA’s similarities to the Vision EQXX.