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Arrival Van achieves EU certification, receives whole vehicle type approval

Green Car Congress

We now look forward to starting production later this year and delivering vehicles to our customers, in order to help to make cleaner air for cities all over the world. Arrival’s zero-emission Van is purposefully designed to be an environmentally sustainable and economically efficient commercial electric vehicle, compared to traditional Vans.

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Syzygy Plasmonics raises $23M Series B to electrify chemical manufacturing; photocatalytic reactor for hydrogen production

Green Car Congress

Although the catalyst is important, the proprietary reactor design is what makes it work. With renewable electricity as an energy source, our technology is cleaner, and because of the stability and activity of our photocatalysts, we can drive dozens of possibilities, tuning reactions that produce different chemicals.

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For Greener Manufacturing, Think IAQ

Green Car Congress

The next generation of cars will be cleaner and greener than ever—but a lot of the manufacturing processes that go into them are still pretty dirty. From the frame to the muffler, automotive manufacturing still involves welding, cutting, grinding and machining. The Hidden Costs of Poor Air Quality. Click to enlarge.

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Greener Steel Production Requires More Electrochemical Engineers

Cars That Think

Thanks to the Hall-Héroult smelting process , which pioneered the electrochemical reduction of aluminum oxide in 1886, electrochemistry advancements made aluminum more available and affordable, rapidly transforming it into a core material used in the manufacturing of aircraft, power lines, food-storage containers and more.

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How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs

Charged EVs

Whether it’s a bigger or smaller battery pack size, the type of batteries, the type of motors, you need to have sort of a Lego block design where you can add a thing or delete a thing on the same production line. From the manufacturing side, we’re trying to localize it. That’s from the technology side.

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Toyota-led consortium developing prototype hydrogen fuel cell Toyota Hilux pickup

Green Car Congress

A consortium led by Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd (TMUK) will receive funding from UK Government through the Advanced Propulsion Center (APC) for the development of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered Hilux pickup. It will support in terms of crash safety and insurance ratings.

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Using modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Whether it’s a bigger or smaller battery pack size, the type of batteries, the type of motors, you need to have sort of a Lego block design where you can add a thing or delete a thing on the same production line. From the manufacturing side, we’re trying to localize it. That’s from the technology side.