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Lux: VW “actually in a strong position to innovate their way out of this mess”

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VW was slowly moving beyond conventional gasoline and diesel engines anyway, Lux noted, with plans of putting out 20 more plug-in vehicles by 2020 ( earlier post )—such as the production version of the Audi e-tron quattro. Volkswagen has also invested in next-generation batteries, including lithium-sulfur and solid-state.

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3 winners of DOE’s “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” Challenge: hydrogen-assisted lean-burn engines, graphene for Li-air and -sulfur batteries, and titanium process

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One negative side effect of a lean burn engine, whether powered by gasoline or diesel fuel, is an increase in the amount of emissions released to the environment. The plasma reformer, installed into the engine compartment, convert fuel into hydrogen.

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