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VW Commercial Vehicles unveils e-BULLI; electric T1

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) unveiled the e-BULLI. VWCV partner eClassics is planning to offer T1 conversions and T1 complete vehicles in the style of the new e-BULLI. eClassics is offering the T1 conversion, complete with redesigned front and rear axles, at prices starting from €64,900.

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New halogen conversion-intercalation chemistry enables high-energy density aqueous Li-ion battery

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developed a halogen conversion–intercalation chemistry in graphite that produces composite electrodes with a capacity of 243 mAh g -1 (for the total weight of the electrode) at an average potential of 4.2 Proposed conversion–intercalation chemistry. A team of researchers led by a group from the University of Maryland has.

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Electra raises $85M to advance Low-Temperature Iron process; electrochemical refining at 60?C

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Electra has raised $85 million to produce Low-Temperature Iron (LTI) from commercial and low-grade ores using zero-carbon intermittent electricity. By comparison, 69% of steel today is made at approximately 1,600 degrees Celsius (2,912 degrees Fahrenheit) using coal, emitting about two tons of carbon dioxide for every ton of steel produced.

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‘Stop looking FSD and Tesla,’ says Ford CEO

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Ford Pro is the legacy automaker’s business unit for commercial customers, including fleet operators and government agencies. Ford Pro’s pretax earnings to increase between $8 billion and $9 billion in 2024. billion.

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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Gas chromatography comparison of Conoco fuel and a Conoco-CoolPlanet blend. Cool Planet has devised a biomass-to-liquids thermochemical conversion process that simultaneously produces liquid fuels and sequesterable biochar useful as a soil amendment. One of the catalytic conversion processes creates the high-octane gasoline blendstock.

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IDTechEx comments on Volkswagen’s long-term, high-manganese cathode strategy

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A comparison between NMC 811 and three high-manganese cathodes (LMFP, Li-Mn-rich, LNMO) shows that trade-offs in performance are always involved. Comparison between NMC 811 and three high-manganese cathodes (LMFP, Li-Mn-rich, LNMO). Comparison between NMC 811 and three high-manganese cathodes (LMFP, Li-Mn-rich, LNMO).

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Tula presenting diesel Dynamic Skip Fire technology at Future Diesel Powertrain Summit in Shanghai

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Comparison of baseline and dDSF CO 2 and NO x on HD FTP cycle and LLC. This allows for more efficient conversion of pollutants in the catalyst and reduced NO x , at no additional after treatment hardware cost. Source: Tula. Cylinder deactivation also reduces excess engine airflow, increasing exhaust temperatures.

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