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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

Green Car Congress

How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance. The detailed report— Need Nickel?

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BMW Group and Vattenfall Europe begin second phase of MINI E fleet test in Berlin

Green Car Congress

The aim of the project, funded by the German Federal Environment Ministry (BMU), is to optimize the charging strategy to the use of wind energy for the MINI E to achieve the best possible. Also, the final reports of the consortium partners of the firs MINI E Berlin project were presented to the Federal Environment Ministry official.

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Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

Cars That Think

One day soon, a platform 50 times as large may float in the deep waters of the North Sea, buoying up a massive wind turbine to harvest the steady, strong breezes there. About an hour’s ride up the coast, full-scale 3,000-tonne behemoths already float in Aberdeen Bay, capturing enough wind energy to electrify nearly 35,000 Scottish households.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

Cars That Think

Ultimately, a government laboratory in Norway, the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment , and a laboratory at University College London came on board—enough to get the satellite network up and running. He was able to take rejection and keep persisting.” So I wanted something that didn’t require perfect communication.”

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

And he assured me that Oben is not taking the Chinese assembler route to market. The jet routinely flies at an altitude of 50,000 ft - and can do Bangalore London non stop. For me it turned out to be a good tech demonstrator for what makes BYD the king of Chinese roads. Wind Sailing at Mysuru!

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The result is a quiet, controlled environment free of intrusive noises. Other than sports car wanna-bes, modern cars are so quiet that you hear tire/wind noise much more than engines. Electronic systems determine the signal needed to provide cancellation which is then seamlessly generated through the in-car entertainment system.

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