article thumbnail

Chile to nationalize lithium industry

Green Car Congress

Chile President Gabriel Boric announced that his government will nationalize the country’s lithium industry, with the objective of increasing wealth for the country, and developing a key industry as a fundamental step to link Chile’s economic development with the change towards a green economy at a global level.

Chile 459
article thumbnail

President Biden calls on Congress, States for fuel tax holiday; increase in refinery capacity

Green Car Congress

President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. He also continued his calls for the oil industry to increase refinery capacity to increase production.

Congress 259
article thumbnail

Congress Pushes Back Against AM Radio's Decline

The Truth About Cars

The elderly folks in Congress don’t often understand new technology, but they perk right up when somebody tries to take away something they are familiar with. We poke fun at Congress, but to be fair, AM radio plays a vital role in disseminating safety alerts and other information across large geographic areas.

article thumbnail

€24M EU project HyInHeat researching use of hydrogen in aluminum and steel industry

Green Car Congress

The EU project HyInHeat is researching the use of hydrogen in the aluminum and steel industry. The main objective of HyInHeat is the integration of hydrogen as fuel for high-temperature heating processes in the energy-intensive industries. The EU is contributing €17.7 million in funding to the €24-million project.

Hydrogen 440
article thumbnail

Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

Brief (..)

article thumbnail

Hydrogen Heavy Duty Vehicle Industry Group signs agreements to industrialize 70 MPa high-flow refueling; H70HF

Green Car Congress

The Hydrogen Heavy Duty Vehicle Industry Group—comprising Air Liquide, Hyundai, Nel Hydrogen, Nikola Corporation, Shell and Toyota—has signed agreements with Tatsuno Corporation and Transfer Oil S.p.A. to industrialize globally-standard 70 MPa hydrogen heavy-duty vehicle high-flow (H70HF) fueling hardware components.

article thumbnail

SpaceX’s Elon Musk wins IAF World Space Award at 74th Int’l Astronautical Congress

Teslarati

The award was given during the 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Baku, Azerbaijan. SpaceX’s innovations have also paved the way towards a more affordable space industry. “Mr. Photos of the event that were shared online revealed that Musk was not able to personally receive his award.

Congress 118