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Tesla says its standard tech can save police departments over $4,000

Teslarati

Tesla says the district, which recently started a multi-campus school police department for the community in Austin, Texas, could spend just $640 per year to charge the electric vehicles (EVs), while it estimates current spending of around $2,000 per year in gas for traditional police vehicles. Many cities across the U.S.

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New IACMI collaboration to develop advanced carbon fiber for hydrogen, natural gas storage tanks; $2.7M DOE award

Green Car Congress

million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbon fiber by 25% to make composite natural gas or hydrogen fuel tanks to power cars and trucks. The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) will receive $2.7

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Tech: John Deere: High Tech Down on the Farm

Clean Fleet Report

Tech: John Deere: High Tech Down on the Farm Higher Farm Yields through Innovation, Advanced Technology and Sustainability The sight of a farmer sitting in a tractor for hours and hours working a field is being replaced by a semi-automated agricultural machine with no human behind the wheel. Story by John Faulkner.

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How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs

Charged EVs

We believed in the technology, and we’ve focused on building that tech, and that’s what the last seven years were all about. We’re approaching it from both the tech and the manufacturing standpoint to be modular, to enable and deploy for any vehicle application. You call AAA, they’ll come and bring you a gallon of gas.

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Tech: Protecting EV Batteries from Corrosion

Clean Fleet Report

Car battery corrosion occurs when the sulfuric acid inside the battery releases hydrogen gas. Automating the coating-application options should also bring down the overall cost of EV battery production. More Battery Tech: Tech: How Long Do Hybrid Batteries Last? Tech: Users Expect More from Batteries.

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CFA study shows better gas mileage standards offset cost of modern safety tech

Green Car Reports

Cars that get good gas mileage aren't unsafe. In fact, gas savings have more than paid for safety improvements in modern cars, as well as for the technology needed to make the gains in fuel economy.

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

Cars That Think

Gas Li-ion batteries thwart extreme cold South 8 Technologies demonstrates the cold tolerance of its Li-ion battery by burying it in ice at the 2024 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit. IEEE Spectrum spent three days meandering the aisles of the showcase. Here are five of our favorite demonstrations.

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