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Rivian patents tailgate with gooseneck hinges

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The appliance additionally mentions hands-free opening of the tailgate, in addition to a “zero gravity” serve as that holds the tailgate unmistakable at a specified attitude the usage of wind springs. The post Rivian patents tailgate with gooseneck hinges appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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DOE announces $11.5M in Phase 1 funding for carbon capture and storage program; ARPA-E FLECCS

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Georgia Institute of Technology. The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will develop a modular direct air capture (DAC) process to be integrated with flexible natural gas-fired combined cycle (NGCC) power plants. Positive Power with Negative Emissions: Flexible NGCC Enabled by Modular Direct Air Capture - $1,009,210.

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Kia will beat Rivian and Tesla into affordable mass-market EVs

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To accelerate the launch, Rivian will build the R2 at its Normal, Illinois facility rather than its new plant in Georgia. Kia revealed the EV3 and EV4 concepts during its first annual EV Day in October. Scaringe announced the R2 was already generating strong interest, with over 68,000 reservations in under 24 hours.

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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Under the new contracts, the teams will now develop concepts and models that can be tested in computer simulations, laboratories and wind tunnels. Aircraft and Technology Concepts for N+3 Subsonic Transport, $4.6 The new contract will allow the team to start collecting higher fidelity data on its concepts.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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LanzaTech proposes to pilot an integrated field-deployable, zero-discharge, biorefinery concept for distributed production of ethanol—as feedstock for larger LanzaJet alcohol-to-jet SAF facilities—and biochar for soil amendment. Topic Area 2: Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries LanzaTech, Inc., MicroBio Engineering Inc.,

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First drive in the Kia EV9: The three-row electric SUV many consumers have been waiting for

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A quick Kia EV9 recap leading up to the test drive This latest drive event (personally my first with Kia) was three years in the making, as the EV9 SUV’s origin dates back to its debut as a concept at the LA Auto Show in 2021. The AWD Wind or the Land trims, however, intrigue me. You still get dual motors, the 99.8

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