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Vitesco Technologies wins major order for electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters in 48V MHEVs

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Vitesco Technologies, formerly (until September 2019) the Continental Powertrain Division, has won a major contract from an European vehicle manufacturer for the supply of innovative electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters. —Rolf Brück, head of Catalytic Converters and Filters at Vitesco Technologies.

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DHL and London Stansted Airport to Use ITM Power’s Hydrogen Refueller in Hydrogen ICE Trial with Converted Ford Transit Vehicles

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DHL Supply Chain and London Stansted Airport recently signed agreements to participate in Hydrogen On Site Trials (HOST) of ITM Power’s transportable high pressure hydrogen refuelling unit (HFuel). It requires an on-site water and electricity supply but is otherwise an autonomous solution for refuelling hydrogen-powered vehicles.

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Altalto waste-to-jet fuel plant advances in UK; BA, Shell, Velocys

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Velocys is leading the development of the project and has assembled all the technology components into a standardized integrated design. Velocys also supplies the central processing unit: micro-Channel Fischer-Tropsch reactors with the proprietary Velocys Actocat catalyst.

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Roskill: automotive batteries and stainless steel to drive nickel demand

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Supply growth to come mainly from China and from Indonesia. Since 2014, supply growth has lagged demand growth, as weak nickel prices have dissuaded investment in new capacity and led to some capacity closures. However, the LME nickel price remains low by historical standards. weeks of consumption.

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Hyundai opens first car-powered hotel with the IONIQ 5

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The IONIQ 5 has at least two battery options: the Standard-range 58kWh pack and the Long-range 72.6 Hyundai stated that V2L could supply up to 3.6 The Korean car manufacturer said the IONIQ 5 could charge high-power electric equipment using a converter. Hotel Hyundai is situated in Essex, an hour away from central London.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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However, as sustainability is central to the mission of the EV industry, we need to hold ourselves to much higher standards than those of past transportation technologies, and there’s a long way to go before we have a true circular supply chain for batteries. Developing and scaling more sustainable recycling methods is a high priority.

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The environmental impact of electric cars

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In comparison – a combustion engine car’s brakes convert kinetic energy into wasted heat to slow the vehicle. Most new electric car models offer a ‘real world’ range of more than 150 miles per charge and some Teslas have WLTP ranges of more than 400 miles, while the Peugeot e-Expert Standard van has a real-world range of 170 miles.