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ASX and Spirit AeroSystems partner to develop affordable eVTOL aircraft for mass production

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The program aims to converge automotive mass production techniques with the reliability of commercial-grade aerospace. In addition to a purely electric solution, we are working to integrate a clean hybrid propulsion system that enables our aircraft to fly continuously without recharging.

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Hercules EV opens $20M Series A round; targeting electric pickup in late 2022; Prieto solid-state batteries

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Hercules will offer a previously unapproached range of customer options for personalizing the Alpha, including fully customized interiors with numerous vegan and natural surfaces available, as well as a configurable Android-based digital experience system.

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Nissan displays 3 light commercial truck models using Nissan LEAF systems and components

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exhibited five models from its Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) lineup, including three trucks all based on the Atlas 24 model equipped with Nissan LEAF components and other EV-related technologies at the 2011 Tokyo Truck Show: the e-NT400 Atlas Concept; the Atlas F24 Refrigerator Van by Li-ion Battery; and the Atlas F24 Power Supply Truck.

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ANL team develops new class of Li- and Na- rechargeable batteries based on selenium and selenium-sulfur; greater volumetric energy densities than sulfur-based batteries

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Beyond conventional intercalation chemistry, reaction of lithium with sulfur and oxygen (so-called “Li-air” batteries) have the potential to provide 2 to 5 times the energy density of current commercial systems. systems suffer from cycling performance issues that impede their commercial applications: Li/O 2. —Abouimrane et al.

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Valence Technology receives $12M purchase order from Wrightbus for Li-ion batteries

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This order once again demonstrates that we have the technology of choice for leading edge hybrid and electric commercial fleets. Over the last eight years, we have powered more than 60,000 motive applications including electric trucks, buses, commercial delivery vehicles, scooters, motorcycles, and personal mobility vehicles.

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Never Recharge Your Consumer Electronics Again?

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And if we could reduce or eliminate that problem, how would that actually influence the development of mobile and wearable tech beyond just not having to recharge as often? We just recharge this small rechargeable battery indoor and outdoor, just continues to charge all the time. Fili: Yeah. So now it’s happening.

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Eaton to Support Project to Develop and Deploy Medium-Duty Plug-in Hybrid Systems; Stimulus Funding to Support Largest Commercial PHEV Demonstration to Date

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This will represent the largest deployment of commercial PHEVs to date. Ford Motor Company and Southern California Edison, in the deployment of plug-in hybrid electric commercial vehicles to more than 50 utility and municipal fleets nationwide. Mark Duvall, director of Electric Transportation at EPRI.

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