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FirstElement Fuel’s California hydrogen network receives $24M from Mitsui and Air Liquide; quadrupling its retail capacity

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FirstElement Fuel has secured $24 million to help fund the growth of its True Zero Hydrogen Network of retail stations in California, and thereby quadruple the company’s capacity to dispense retail hydrogen to customers of fuel cell electric vehicles. FirstElement Fuel’s retail hydrogen network is the largest in the world today.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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New vehicles are becoming more problematic, evidenced by the number of problems per 100 vehicles (PP100) rising a record 30 PP100 during the past two years. A lower score reflects higher vehicle quality. According to the newly released J.D. In 2023, the industry average is 192 PP100. In 2023, the industry average is 192 PP100.

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Redwood Materials opens up new facility just miles from Tesla Giga Nevada

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Straubel, has opened up a new manufacturing facility in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park, just miles from Tesla’s Giga Nevada production facility. Redwood’s new facility is just miles from Tesla Giga Nevada, where the automaker has a joint venture with Panasonic to produce electric vehicle batteries.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD

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The Palisade Calligraphy AWD has MacPherson struts with coil springs up front, a multi-link independent set-up in the rear, and an auto-leveling rear suspension which levels out the vehicle when the rear is weighted with passengers, cargo or towing. Interior: “The Ultimate Family Vehicle”. New Vehicle – Five years/60,000 miles.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

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In the world of electric vehicles, this is very good efficiency. Lucid names the Air Touring interiors after California destinations of Santa Cruz, Tahoe and Mojave. Tahoe gets Black and Saddle and with Carbon Oak trim, and Mojave gets seats in Black and Graphite with Carbon Oak trim. seconds and hit 88 mph before lifting.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Carnival SX

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The Korean car company will remind you it is not a minivan but an MPV or Multi-Purpose Vehicle. In a world where SUVs and crossovers are the rage, the number of minivans sold each year have dropped to where they are about two percent of all light vehicles sold. So, how to change opinions and misconceptions about minivans? Fun in back.

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Battery cell qualification for EVs: Lucid’s cell specialist discusses the complicated process

Charged EVs

The properties of a particular cell act as constraining factors for every aspect of a vehicle’s design—and not only for vehicle performance parameters such as range and power, but for the development of manufacturing processes as well. For economy options, the cells are the biggest cost driver in the vehicle.