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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

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The inlet design and sound-absorbing material in the air cleaner prevent air column resonance. By necessity, the intake air for the fuel cell must be purified; the electret air cleaner element captures ultra-fine particles (PM 2.5 ), and a charcoal filter removes chemical substances.

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BYD to supply 50 e6 BEVs to greentomatocars for minicabs in London

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Every year the fleet is getting cleaner, making our city an even more attractive place to live, work and visit. The company expects that the 50 electric BYD e6 will be available for its customers to use from the second quarter of 2013. The batteries can be fully charged and discharged for more than 4,000 cycles, according to BYD.

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Opel Astra with 1.6 CDTI diesel drops fuel consumption as low as 64 mpg US

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CDTI at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March. An 81 kW/110 hp version of the new turbo diesel is even cleaner and more economical: 3.7 Top speed is 200 km/h (124 mph) and the notchback even reaches 205 km/h (127 mph). seconds, and top speed is 186 km/h (116 mph). l/100 km (63.6 Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Road-legal Fuel Cell Black Cabs make first appearance on London’s roads

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This marks an important milestone in my goal to create a cleaner cab fleet, firstly through introduction of the first ever age limits moving towards zero-emission vehicles as they come to market. Acceleration from 0-30 mph takes 4.5 seconds; acceleration from 0-60 mph takes 14 seconds.

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GM and Vacuumschmelze (VAC) to build a new magnet factory in US to support EV growth

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GM and Vacuumschmelze (VAC) of Germany announced plans for VAC to build a plant in the US that will manufacture permanent magnets for the electric motors used in the GMC HUMMER EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Silverado EV and more than a dozen other models using GM’s Ultium Platform. Magnets are at the heart of an EV motor.

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Mazda to offer diesel Mazda6 in North America in second half of 2013; i-ELOOP and SCBS

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Expected to offer a high amount of torque as well as cleaner combustion, the SKYACTIV-D 2.2L Also, with the ultra-low compression ratio, the SKYACTIV-D diesel engine burns cleaner and discharges fewer nitrogen oxides to produce virtually no soot, thus requiring no additional NO x aftertreatment as is typical of conventional diesel engines.

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Mercedes-Benz F125!: fuel cell plug-in hybrid with Li-sulfur battery and structure integrated hydrogen storage with MOFs

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In the new Mercedes-Benz research vehicle, the fuel cell stack is centrally located under the hood at the front, while the compact electric motors are installed near the wheels in the front and rear axle areas. seconds, with a top speed of 220 km/h (137 mph).NEDC Click to enlarge. Fuel cell system. This accelerates the F 125!

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