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Universal Hydrogen completes first taxi tests; granted experimental airworthiness certificate by FAA; Air New Zealand agreement

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The company also released video footage of successful first taxi tests of the aircraft, designed to evaluate ground handling qualities and the performance of the fuel-cell electric powertrain at low power settings and airspeeds. The Dash 8-300 flying testbed has a megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cell powertrain installed in one of its nacelles.

New Zealand

New Zealand Universal Grant Taxi

Symbio targets European taxi market with fuel cell range extender in Nissan e-NV200; 500 km range

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MARCH 2, 2017

Symbio has integrated a 15 kW (net) fuel cell range extender in a Nissan e-NV200 electric van, with plans to introduce the vehicle to the European taxi market. The customized e-NV200 offers taxi drivers a similar total cost of ownership to a hybrid taxi, but with the range of an internal combustion engine.

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Taxi Range Nissan Market

Symbio intros 40 kW hydrogen fuel cell range-extending module for heavy-duty electric vehicles

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JUNE 1, 2018

At the Movin’On 2018 mobility summit in Montreal, hydrogen fuel-cell company Symbio intoduced a 40-kW fuel cell system—H2Motiv L—targeting range-extending conversion applications for heavy-duty electric vehicles. Auxiliary functions are optimized for system operation (power conversion, cooling, preheating, air compression).

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Range Electric Vehicles

Ford Expands CNG/LPG Conversion Capability to F-450, F-550 Super Duty

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JUNE 7, 2010

Ford presented details of the conversion option, which will become available this fall and enables the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas), at the annual Ford Fleet Product and Business Conference in Dearborn. liter V-10 engine is well suited to CNG/LPG conversion. liter and 6.8-liter

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Conversion Ford Transit Connect Alternative Fuels

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

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AUGUST 24, 2020

1 ) and ammonia conversion (>99%) at a significantly reduced operating temperature (. This has resulted in a growing demand for a technology that can convert surplus renewable energy into hydrogen and transport the hydrogen to the target destination for utilization. mol-H 2 g cat ?1 Membrane reactor for production of H 2 from NH 3.

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Production Hydrogen Gas-Electric Low Cost

Smith Electric Vehicles to open manufacturing facility in Chicago

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Smith said its decision to locate a facility in Chicago was influenced by the Mayor’s innovative voucher system created to accelerate the conversion from diesel to zero-emission, all-electric commercial vehicles, the large number of fleets interested in vehicle electrification, and the development incentives made available to Smith.

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Chicago Electric Vehicles Manufacturer Kansas City

IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

Electric Air Taxis/ Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing (eVTOL) - The future of electric air taxis, or electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), is perhaps the most uncertain due to high regulatory barriers as well as technical. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021. GWh annually in 2021.

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Market Electric Vehicles Vehicles Cars

DOE to issue $35M funding opportunity for hydrogen and fuel cell technology; Class 1-2 fuel cell plug-in hybrids

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JANUARY 24, 2015

Hydrogen Production R&D: Microbial Biomass Conversion. Microbial biomass conversion processes offer mid- to long-term potential for sustainable hydrogen production with low environmental impact. 1 to 3 awards between $1M and $3M. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Manufacturing R&D: Hydrogen Delivery Pipeline Manufacturing.

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Hydrogen Plug-in Fuel Plug

Better Place Launches Switchable-Battery Electric Taxi Project in Tokyo; Converted Crossovers with A123 Systems Packs

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APRIL 26, 2010

Electric taxi driving through Ginza in Tokyo. Better Place launched a 90-day switchable-battery electric taxi in Tokyo in partnership with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and Nihon Kotsu, Tokyo’s largest taxi operator. Source: Better Place. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Taxi Convert Batteries

In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

JUNE 1, 2021

He has been loyal to this brand since 2014, when it became the first commercial EV introduced on the Virgin Islands by Nissan Saint Thomas USVI , also known as Drive Electric VI. Unfortunately, the taxi drivers weren’t so happy and they hit back.” From there, he turned to an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)-to-electric conversion. “I

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Virgin Islands Vehicles Puerto Rico Solar

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant

ARPA-E to award up to $55M in two programs to support electric aviation

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

Research on Aviation-class Synergistically Cooled Electric-motors with iNtegrated Drives ( ASCEND ) and Range Extenders for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency ( REEACH ) programs seek to develop commercial-class electric aviation energy technology solutions with the goal of mitigating the emissions caused by passenger aircraft.

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Electric Electrical Emissions All-Electric

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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JULY 17, 2015

The vehicle can also be used to transfer the energy to another location—for example, from a solar charging station at work to the vehicle owner’s home or from a home solar set-up to a vacation dwelling or to a jobsite in a commercial setting. There are trucks and buses being converted commercially today.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

EV Driven

Universal Hydrogen completes first taxi tests; granted experimental airworthiness certificate by FAA; Air New Zealand agreement

Symbio targets European taxi market with fuel cell range extender in Nissan e-NV200; 500 km range

Symbio intros 40 kW hydrogen fuel cell range-extending module for heavy-duty electric vehicles

Ford Expands CNG/LPG Conversion Capability to F-450, F-550 Super Duty

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

Smith Electric Vehicles to open manufacturing facility in Chicago

IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

DOE to issue $35M funding opportunity for hydrogen and fuel cell technology; Class 1-2 fuel cell plug-in hybrids

Better Place Launches Switchable-Battery Electric Taxi Project in Tokyo; Converted Crossovers with A123 Systems Packs

In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

ARPA-E to award up to $55M in two programs to support electric aviation

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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