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Porsche is already selling lots more electric Macans than gas ones

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But they also include a huge increase in the proportion of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug in hybrids (PHEVs), with the brand selling a total of 36.1% increase from the previous year’s results – a big rise in EV sales alongside a drop in gas model sales (hm, where have we heard that before? ).

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Airbus is Working on a Superconducting Electric Aircraft

Cars That Think

One of the greatest climate -related engineering challenges right now is the design and construction of a large, zero-emission, passenger airliner. The plane would be a single-aisle airliner, designed to succeed Airbuss A320 family of aircraft, the highest-selling passenger jet aircraft on the market, with nearly 12,000 delivered.

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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

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The first-of-its-kind device could replace conventional high-voltage breakers, which use the potent greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride, or SF 6. Such equipment is scattered widely throughout power grids as a way to stop the flow of electrical current in an emergency. GE Vernova On top of that, SF 6 byproducts are toxic to humans.

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Smoothing the road for electric vehicles

Plug in America

Electric vehicles (EVs) have become a political lightning rod. One popular disinformation theme is that there is a federal mandate requiring everyone to ditch their gas burner and switch to an EV. One popular disinformation theme is that there is a federal mandate requiring everyone to ditch their gas burner and switch to an EV.

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REE Automotive’s modular REEcorners enable an unprecedented amount of flexibility in EV design

Charged EVs

Taking the EV skateboard chassis to another level The so-called skateboard chassis is a staple of modern EV design. REEs platform includes both electrical and mechanical connection points to make it easy for upfitters to create an endless variety of vocational vehicles. Q&A with Dr. Peter Dow, REE Automotives VP of Engineering.

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Massive solar array to power airside electric ground service vehicles at JFK Airport’s New Terminal One

Charged EVs

In 1954, architect Wallace Harrison designed a plan that gave major airlines their own terminals. The New Terminal One will have what its creators have said is the largest solar array at any US airport, which will power a fleet of electric vehicles used at the terminal both landside and airside. MW of fuel cells and 1.5

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Choosing the perfect sites for EV charging projects: EVpin’s all-in-one site selection and design tool

Charged EVs

EVpin’s platform also includes tools for designing charging sites, and for creating 3D renderings of proposed sites, which can be helpful when creating proposals for site hosts or permitting authorities. The company provides a set of tools to help charging providers with site selection and design. Charged : Who are your customers?