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Volkswagen ID.7 makes its world premiere

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7 Pro will have a 77 kWh battery (gross: 82 kWh), with DC fast-charging capability of up to 170 kW. 7 Pro S (to be introduced at a later date for Europe) will be equipped with the latest Volkswagen battery with an energy content of 86 kWh (gross: 91 kWh) and up to 200 kW DC fast-charging capability.

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Researchers demonstrate electrochemical synthesis of ammonia from air and water under mild conditions

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Andrews have demonstrated that ammonia can be synthesized directly from air (instead of N 2 ) and H 2 O (instead of H 2 ) under a mild condition (room temperature, one atmosphere) with supplied electricity which can be obtained from renewable resources such as solar, wind or marine. —Lan et al. Rong Lan, John T.

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Good Energies, Google and Marubeni Investing in Offshore Wind Backbone

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Energy investor Good Energies, Google and Marubeni Corporation are investing in the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) backbone transmission project. The 350-mile (563-km) long transmission backbone will provide approximately 6,000 MW of offshore wind capacity, enough power to serve 1.9 million households, when fully complete.

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Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV makes its debut along with AMG version

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The magnets—and thus the rotor—follow the rotating alternating current field in the stator windings. In the EQE SUV, Mercedes-Benz uses a pull-in winding for a particularly strong magnetic field. The motor on the rear axle is very powerful due to the six-phase design: it has two windings with three phases each.

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Linear Labs closes $4.5M seed round to fund commercialization of new electric motor technology

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The funding will be used to market the company’s electric motor—the Hunstable Electric Turbine (HET)—across the electric vehicle (EV) industry as well as the micro-mobility (scooters), robotics, wind turbine and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industries. kW/kg respectively, at a base speed of 3000 RPM.

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China Will Attempt First Carbon-Neutral Winter Olympics

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About 160 kilometers northwest of Beijing, the city of Zhangjiakou with its rugged terrain boasts some of the richest wind and solar resources in China. Renewables account for nearly half of the city’s electricity output with less than a third of its full solar and wind potential of 70 gigawatts installed so far.

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EPA Proposes Transport Rule to Cut Pollution from Power Plants in 31 States and DC; New Approach for Pollution Reduction

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These pollutants are carried on the wind to other states, contributing to health problems for their residents and interfering with states’ ability to meet air quality standards. The proposal would replace and improve upon the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ordered EPA to revise in 2008.

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