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High-power battery company MOBIUS.energy secures $50M investment commitment from GEM

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MOBIUS.energy Corporation secured a $50-million investment commitment from GEM Global Yield LLC SCS, a $3.4-billion, billion, Luxembourg-based private alternative investment group. This demonstration flight will be a critical milestone in our path toward public listing.

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NGK Spark Plug & HAKUTO-R to test solid-state lithium battery technology on the moon in 2021

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announced that NGK Spark Plug has agreed to participate as a corporate partner of the world’s first commercial lunar exploration program “ HAKUTO – R ”. NGK Spark Plug, a manufacturer with more than 80 years of experience in spark plugs and ceramics, and lunar exploration company ispace, inc., PO 4 ) 3 or Li 7 La 3 Zr 2 O 12 ) at IMLB 18.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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l/100 km) on the European combined cycle, a range of 817 miles on one tank of fuel and CO 2 emissions of 99 g/km. In the Civic Tourer, the 1.6 i-DTEC engine provides 120 PS (118 hp, 88 kW) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque, 62 mpg US (3.8

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Volvo Buses officially launches the all-new plug-in Electric Hybrid bus

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The bus, which can operate about 70% of the time on electricity, has an electric range of about 7 kilometers (4.3 Hamburg, Luxembourg and Stockholm will implement the new bus system in 2014 and 2015. —Håkan Agnevall, President Volvo Bus Corporation. The bus is rapid-charged at select bus stops via a pantograph.

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Global WorldAutoSteel Project Presents Interim Results of FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) Phase 2 Project for Low GHG Body Structure for Electrified Vehicles

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Portfolio of innovative steel solutions that apply to full range of electrified or internal combustion engine vehicles. —Jody Shaw, Chairman, FSV Program and manager of Technical Marketing and Product Research at United States Steel Corporation. Members of WorldAutoSteel are: Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation – China.

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Wrightspeed named as World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer

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developer of heavy-duty range-extended electric vehicle powertrains, was named one of the current crop of World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers—and was the only purely automotive technology company so selected. Other selected pioneers come from France (2), Luxembourg (2), and Canada, Israel, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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Canoo’s 200-Mile Electric Pickup is Compact Truck With A Full-Size Bed – Canoo (GOEV), the California-based EV start-up revealed its electric pickup with an estimated 200-mile range. Alpha estimates 250-275 miles of range, and 0-60 mph acceleration in 6.2 – March 14, via MotorAuthority. March 14, via CleanTechnica.

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