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DOE to award up to $35M to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies; fuel cell range extenders

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Subtopics were determined using a variety of means such as gap analyses, feedback from industry, Requests for Information (RFIs), external peer reviews, workshops and an assessment of the current RD&D portfolio. Support studies include novel carbon-based support materials and structures and non-carbon concepts. 2020 Target.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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It has a liquid cooling system, offers a maximum usable capacity of 5 kWh and can be recharged from a conventional 110 volt power outlet, at a BMW i charging station, or at a public EV charging station. When power demands allow, the high-voltage battery is recharged by the electric motor. Click to enlarge.

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Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show: Audi A7 Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion

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Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at Audi, during a fuel cell technology workshop held at the LA show, and may be ready to talk about that technology by the end of next year. Because the exhaust system only has to handle water vapor, it is made of weight-saving plastic. —Dr.

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2023 Peugeot e-Partner review: New electric van arrives to help green your fleet – at a price…

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Service intervals are 25,000km/12 month and average out at $346 across the first give visits to the workshop. This concept works much better now than it did in its earlier iterations when the wheel had to be dumped into your lap if you wanted an uninterrupted view of the gauges. 2023 Peugeot e-Partner.

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Researchers Demonstrate Liquid-Tin Anode SOFC Operating on Biodiesel

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The LTA-SOFC concept under development is for portable power applications in the 0.5 Oxygen ions are extracted at the cathode and pass through the electrolyte to the anode (fuel) side where they combine with hydrogen or carbon monoxide from the fuel to form water or carbon dioxide. Basic concept of the LTA-SOFC. McPhee et al.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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Higher levels of regen allow the driver to slow the vehicle almost to a stop (with “B”), while recharging the battery. Volkswagen implemented an acoustic concept for the e-Golf that is specifically tailored to the characteristics of an electric vehicle, greatly enhancing its already quiet attributes. Currently, the e-up!

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