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Leclanché receives orders for 22.6 MWh of battery systems with Stena Line and Brittany Ferries for next generation hybrid ferries

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The two nearly 195-meter long hybrid E-Flexer ferries have been designed and developed by Stena RoRo (a Stena Line affiliate) in collaboration with Brittany Ferries and will be chartered on a 10-year lease to Brittany Ferries for operation between Portsmouth, United Kingdom, and the French ports of Saint-Malo and Caen.

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Tesla opens V4 Supercharger in U.K., the first with contactless payment

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Tesla has opened the first V4 Supercharger stall in the United Kingdom at the Tesla Centre in Tottenham, and it is also the first in the world with contactless payment. The V4 Supercharger was unveiled and featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony today by Transport Minister Jessee Norman, according to a report from DrivingElectric.

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China’s New Breeder Reactors May Produce More Than Just Watts

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According to Chinese authorities, the ones on Changbiao are civilian power reactors, designed to generate 600 megawatts of electricity each, which amounts to a little more than 1 percent of the total capacity of China’s nuclear power sector. They are called breeder reactors because they produce more nuclear fuel than they consume.

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Road Test: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 4matic

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A 240 volt/32 amp home charger will take 9.25 Slippery Design The very low 0.24 coefficient of drag (C d ) comes from the EQE fastback sedan design. The smooth exterior draws one long sweeping line from front to back, what A slippery look Mercedes calls a “one bow cab forward design.” kW charger. Stay tuned.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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By 1980, they had improved on Whittingham’s design, replacing titanium disulfide with lithium cobalt oxide. The new chemistry boosted the battery’s voltage by another two-thirds, to 4 volts. The battery’s performance was also unprecedented: It was both rechargeable and very high in energy output.

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The Vacuum Tube’s Forgotten Rival

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They employed a novel magnetic-amplifier circuit designed by. Reportedly, out of his dozens of patents, Cray was most proud of his magnetic-amplifier design. For example, engineers at Ferranti , in the United Kingdom, developed magnetic - amplifier circuits for their computers. volt power supply.

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News: 2024 Ariel Hipercar EV

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This exoskeleton-design two-seater is most commonly powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter Low-Volume Ultra-High Performance EV. The Ariel Motor Company is well-known for their awesome handling sports car, the Atom. liter Honda Type R engine with 245 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque, and a 6-speed manual driving the rear wheels.