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ArcelorMittal publishes concept for global low-carbon emissions physical steel standard

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ArcelorMittal published a concept for a low-carbon emissions steel standard to help incentivize the decarbonization of steelmaking globally and support the creation of market demand for physical steel products which would be classified as lower, and ultimately near-zero, carbon emissions steel.

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BYD unveils Song L concept SUV, Destroyer 07 hybrid sedan at Shanghai auto show

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BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) began previewing the new model Song L a few days ago, and now it turns out that the model is a concept car. The Song L concept, which was officially unveiled today on the first day of the Shanghai auto show, is a premium B-segment all-electric SUV in BYD's Dynasty series.

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BMW i Ventures co-leads investment in radial-flux dual-rotor motor technology: DeepDrive

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The key enabler for the dual-rotor concept is a new distributed winding concept with a slot-filling factor above 80%. DeepDrive says that their motor will have less than 30% of the cost per N·m in comparison to current state-of-the-art motors.

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Fraunhofer researchers developing ammonia-based systems for mobile energy in infrastructure, transportation and industry

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In comparison to hydrogen, liquefied ammonia makes it easier to transport large volumes to wherever it is needed. In the integrated process, it is possible to achieve an efficiency of 90% in comparison to 70% achieved with conventional technologies. This is particularly important for mobile and space-constrained applications.

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ORNL team develops carbon-nanotube-based superlubricity coating

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In comparison, when dry metals slide past each other, the coefficient of friction is around 0.5. ORNL’s Laboratory Directed Research and Development Seed Program provided the initial support to the proof-of-concept work. A paper on the coating is published in the journal Materials Today Nano. Resources Chanaka Kumara, Michael J.

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Faradion demonstrates proof-of-concept sodium-ion electric bike

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For the proof-of-concept, the cells were manufactured to be larger than necessary to avoid unnecessary costs and lengthy manufacturing processes at this early stage. The battery for the e-bike has a design energy of 418 Wh, 250 Wh of which has been used in the e-bike proof-of-concept. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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JAC and Ricardo develop production version of HyBoost concept; seeking 30% boost in fuel economy with same performance

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Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co Ltd (JAC) and Ricardo are collaborating on a project to develop the Ricardo HyBoost concept ( earlier post )—a combination of low-cost technologies to deliver improved performance and fuel economy which featured recently in the Ricardo Centenary celebrations —into volume production on a JAC vehicle.