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The Escalating Costs of Owning a New Car

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These figures, derived from AAA's Your Driving Costs (YDC) dataset, which has consistently delivered information on the costs linked to new vehicle ownership for over seven decades, underscore the financial implications faced by new car owners. percent uptick from the preceding year.

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Electra raises $85M to advance Low-Temperature Iron process; electrochemical refining at 60?C

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The “Iron Ore Challenge”: Commercial iron ores with iron content of 62% or higher are projected to be in short supply by the early 2030s. Hydrogen or natural gas-based steelmaking requires ores with the highest iron content at 67% or above, making the cost and ore supply challenge even more acute for these processes.

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Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric hatch; deliveries of Tiago.ev start in January

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It is an ideal fun hatch which offers premium, safety and technology features, eco-friendly footprint, spirited performance, all made even more desirable with the added advantage of a low cost of ownership. We are confident that this move will help more and more customers embrace EVs as their preferred mode for personal mobility.

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HyPoint, Piasecki Aircraft partner to deliver next-generation hydrogen fuel cell systems for eVTOLs

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By utilizing compressed air for both cooling and oxygen supply, HyPoint reduces overall weight compared with traditional liquid cooling. HyPoint‘s aviation applications—including eVTOL, UAS, personal air vehicles, and electric aircraft—were considered to be especially innovative.

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Stellantis to invest more than €30B in electrification and software through 2025

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The EV battery and component needs will be met with a total of five gigafactories in Europe and North America, completed with additional supply contracts and partnerships to support total demand. In addition to sourcing strategies, Stellantis’ technical expertise and manufacturing synergies will drive battery costs lower.

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How EV adoption is soaring in unlikely circumstances, and what could make it better

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The adoption of electric vehicles has continued to skyrocket over the past several years despite challenging supply chain conditions, less-than-ideal geopolitical scenarios, lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the soaring cost of EV materials. Supply Chain Disruptions have slowed EV adoption considerably.

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MITEI Mobility Systems Center awards four projects for low-carbon transportation research

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She plans to analyze production and distribution scenarios, evolving technology costs, and the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of hydrogen-based mobility systems, considering both travel activity patterns and fluctuations in the primary energy supply for hydrogen production. Hydrogen has long been discussed as a fuel of the future.