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Graphene company Anaphite closes £4.1M round led by Elbow Beach Capital; enhancing EV batteries

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Graphene, only discovered in 2004, is a unique material with many desirable properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivity and significant strength. Anaphite focuses on the enhancement of lithium-ion batteries for the electric vehicle industry. UK-based graphene startup Anaphite closed a £4.1-million million (US$4.8-million)

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Fire risks associated with li-ion batteries & safety

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Fire risks associated with li-ion batteries & safety. The demand for lithium-ion battery-powered road vehicles continues to increase around the world day by day. Electric vehicles have now proven to reduce emissions and operate more efficiently than vehicles driven by fossil fuels. Fire risks with li-ion batteries.

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Study Finds Environmental Impact of Li-ion Battery for BEVs is Relatively Small; The Operation Phase is the Dominant Contributor to Environmental Burden

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Environmental burden of a gasoline-fueled ICEV relative to that of a BEV (100%) assessed by four different methods: abiotic depletion potential (ADP), nonrenewable cumulated energy demand (CED), global warming potential (GWP), and Ecoindicator 99 H/A (EI99 H/A). Credit; ACS, Notter et al. Click to enlarge. They assumed that 14.1

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Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. Renault assessed the diesel Fluence dCi (1.5L

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Mercedes-Benz bringing series of 3rd-generation plug-in hybrids to market; EQ Power, gasoline or diesel; C-, E- and S-Class

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kWh battery in the hybrid vehicles is paired with either a gasoline engine or, for the first time, a diesel engine. kg/100 km, combined CO 2 emissions 0 g/km, weighted electrical consumption 13.7 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions 42 g/km, combined electrical consumption 19.1-18.7 kWh/100 km). Earlier post.).

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Mercedes-Benz introducing diesel E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID with fuel economy of 56 mpg US; gasoline-engined E 400 HYBRID model to follow

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing the new E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID; the luxury-class diesel hybrid offers fuel consumption of 4.2 L of diesel/100 km (56 mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km. This diesel hybrid will be available in the European market as a Saloon and Estate from the third quarter 2012. in-line diesel.

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Mitsubishi Motors to showcase “electro-mobility engineering palette” at Geneva show: diesel hybrid pickup and new EV concepts, European spec Outlander PHEV

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At the upcoming 83 rd Geneva International Motor Show in March, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will showcase its full electro-mobility engineering palette—Pure Electric (EV), Hybrid Electric (HEV), and Plug-in Hybrid Electric (PHEV)—through two world-premiere concept cars next to the New Outlander PHEV.

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