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Cambridge study of near-term alternative London bus technologies finds lean-burn CNG most costly with greater climate impact than diesel

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Annual GHG emissions relative to BASE Scenario (BASE Scenario = 949 kt CO 2 e on a 100-year GWP basis) for differing London bus fleet technology options. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have conducted a comprehensive environmental cost–benefit analysis of near-term alternative bus technologies. Credit: ACS, Chong et al.

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Tesla says ‘nearly half’ of the vehicles it produced in Q1 equipped LFP batteries

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Currently, LFP batteries are used in most of our standard range vehicle products, as well as commercial energy storage applications. In August 2021, Tesla started offering LFP battery packs to customers in North America who had ordered Standard Range Model 3 trim configurations.

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Study shows bamboo ethanol in China technically and economically feasible, cost-competitive with gasoline

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Now, researchers at Imperial College London have shown that bioethanol production from bamboo in China is both technically and economically feasible, as well as cost-competitive with gasoline. At LHW pretreatment of 190 °C for 10 minutes, 69% of the initial sugars were released under a standardized enzyme loading.

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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 More than 55% of the participants noted that the cost-of-living crisis made them reevaluate their vacation plans. Hotel Hyundai is situated in Essex, an hour away from central London.

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The environmental impact of electric cars

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Lower leasing costs play a huge role in this, with more competition and higher demand helping to drive down the cost of leasing an electric car or van. VW has offset emissions right through the supply chain and production of this car, blazing a trail among manufacturers in terms of CSR. As an example, the new Volkswagen ID.3

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UK Carbon Trust report says fuel cell vehicles could take more than 30% of mid-sized car market by 2050

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Cost savings can be achieved by reducing material costs (notably platinum use), increasing power density, reducing system complexity and improving durability. Our new analysis shows that the future is bright but innovation is essential to unlock the market potential by driving down the costs of new polymer fuel cells.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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To find the upside of emergencies, we first looked at the economic effects of a tidy little crisis, a two-day strike that partially disrupted service of the London Underground in 2014. London commuters found better routes, and Icelandic young people got more schooling and found better places to live.

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