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Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Taxi Unveiled at London’s City Hall

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Intelligent Energy, Lotus Engineering, LTI Vehicles and TRW Conekt, with funding from the UK Government’s Technology Strategy Board, unveiled a full performance, zero-emissions Fuel Cell Hybrid London taxi. IE’s Fuel cell taxi system offers 58% efficiency. Earlier post.). Acceleration from 0-30 mph takes 4.5 Click to enlarge. .

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Archer To Unveil Its “Midnight” E-VTOL Aircraft Next Month, 250 Air Taxis by 2025

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Even more importantly, the low cost of operation gives more people access to aviation, even in a limited way, which saves money and saves […]. I write quite a bit about unmanned electric aircraft, and the benefits (both for people and the environment) that they come with as they replace the mission of many manned aircraft.

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KIST team develops membrane reactor system to produce pure H2 from ammonia with high productivity

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Although the need to build a global clean energy supply network has been noted worldwide, there are constraints when it comes to transporting renewable energy in the form of electricity across long distances. drone taxis), unmanned aerial vehicles, ships, and other modes of transportation. —Park et al. Jo Young Suk from KIST.

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BCG forecasts electrified vehicles to take half of global auto market by 2030; hybrids to dominate

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At the same time, battery costs, which are the single largest driver of TCO for BEVs and PHEVs, are declining further and faster than projected just a few years ago. The low cost of gasoline in the US will yield similar results.

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ICCT report assesses domestic fuel efficiency performance of US airlines for 2010; Alaska Airlines on top, Allegiant on the bottom

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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, DC, released a report assessing and comparing the fuel efficiency of airlines serving the US domestic market in 2010. Zeinali et al. Click to enlarge. aircraft technology or operational practices).

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Already Porsche, Mercedes and other high-end automotive manufacturers are making such PHEVs because of the availability of low-cost electricity from wind and solar and the availability of government incentives which make them competitively priced in the beginning. The convenience and low cost of this concept alone merit attention.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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BYD makes about 80% of Motorolas RAZR handsets, as well as batteries for iPods and iPhones and low-cost computers, including the model distributed by Nicholas Negropontes One Laptop per Child nonprofit based in Cambridge, Mass. Meanwhile, BYD researchers are on to their next big idea, a product they call a Home Clean Power Solution.

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