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Honda Plans to Launch Hydrogen Vehicle Using FCEV Technology

Electric Vehicles India

The only byproduct of this process is water, making FCEVs a zero-emissions vehicle option and emitting only water vapor. It starts with renewable energy and using water electrolysis technology, electricity produced by using renewable energy sources is converted into green hydrogen.

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Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen, and relying on food waste to make that happen

Baua Electric

To recharge, you can top off your vehicle via a fuel cell stack in about five minutes. For the Nexo, a recharge can take you 380 miles, with its only emissions being water vapor. Problem is, there is almost no hydrogen infrastructure and very few hydrogen recharging stations, and only a smattering in North America.

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CO2-neutral hydrogen storage with a bicarbonate/formate system

Green Car Congress

Most importantly, after full conversion of the formate, the bicarbonate solution may be recharged with hydrogen to close the cycle. to sodium formate in 96% yield at 70 °C in water/THF without additional CO 2. In comparison to CO 2 , solid bicarbonate is easy to handle and is very soluble in water.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

Green Car Congress

Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000. Ionic Materials will develop a more energy dense (by volume and mass) rechargeable battery based on an aluminum-alkaline chemistry. Ionic Materials, Inc. Metal-Supported SOFCS for Ethanol-Fueled Vehicles – $3,170,000. Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.

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Tesla Model 3 used by Police Department reveals massive financial savings

Teslarati

Each EV avoids emission of over 23 tons of CO2 per year and saves $8763 in environmental and health costs. Other examples are no oil changes, spark plugs, transmission, alternator, water pump, or catalytic converter. The Westport Police Department outlined several conclusions after the analysis. Reduced maintenance.

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Why Hydrogen power is not the answer

EV Info

Note the clarification of Zero Co2 at the point of use. Most of the hydrogen on Earth exists in molecular forms such as water and organic compounds. We can’t just dig Hydrogen up from the ground we must create hydrogen from either Water or from organic compounds, and this requires a lot of energy. Zero CO 2 at point of use.”

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GM Quantifies CO2 and Fuel Consumption Reductions Via E-REVs And PHEVs, As Compared To Conventional Hybrids

Green Car Congress

NHTS data shows that most cars are left at home during the weekday; the vehicles that are used to commute to work are obvious candidates for recharging after their commute. Your hot water heater will probably use more energy than an E-REV that travels 10K miles per year.” Data was collected at a rate of once per minute per vehicle.

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