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Enovix raises $45M; working to develop its 3D Silicon Lithium-ion technology for EV market

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Enovix Corporation has secured $45 million in new funds to produce and commercialize its 3D Silicon Lithium-ion Battery. The funding sources include a major new strategic investor, current investors (including T. J. Rodgers and York Capital), and non-dilutive funding from market-leading customers. Enovix has developed a lithium-ion battery that incorporates a 100% active silicon anode using a patented 3D cell architecture to increase energy density and maintain high cycle life.

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Future Hyundai electric cars might clean the air while they charge

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Electric cars produce no "tailpipe" emissions, but what if they could also help clean up existing air pollution? The Hyundai Prophecy concept shows a way for future electric cars to gain that ability. In a press release offering more details on the recently revealed Prophecy, Hyundai said the car features a filtration system that cleans air both.

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Photocatalytic optical fibers convert water into hydrogen

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Researchers at the University of Southampton have transformed optical fibers into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel using solar energy. The technology combines, for the first time, microstructured optical fiber technology with photocatalysis, creating a photocatalytic microreactor coated with TiO 2 , decorated with palladium nanoparticles.

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McLaren plug-in hybrid sports car could have 20-mile electric range, arrives late 2020

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A McLaren plug-in hybrid sports car with 20 miles of electric range could arrive later this year, according to Autocar magazine. The sports car, which is expected to sit on a lower rung of the McLaren lineup, will debut this summer, with first deliveries later in the year, according to the report. The powertrain will reportedly consist of a.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Aalborg U study finds biogas and biomethane reduce dry biomass consumption by up to 16%

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Replacing dry biomass-derived fuels with biogas and biogas-derived fuels in certain sectors of the energy system can reduce dry biomass consumption by up to 16% when used for power, heat or industrial sectors, according to a new study by researchers By Aalborg University in Denmark. This paper analyses the role of biogas and biogas-derived fuels in a 100% renewable energy system for Denmark using the energy system analysis tool EnergyPLAN.

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Gas prices continue to drop with demand, amid uncertainty over oil supply

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As the COVID-19 pandemic flared in some U.S. cities and stay-at-home orders applied to the vast majority of the nation last week, it’s not surprising that a lack of demand and a glut of supply continued to drive gas prices downward. On a national basis, regular-grade gas prices Monday stand at $1.92, according to AAA. Wisconsin has the.

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BMW 7-Series plug-in drive, gas prices, Hyundai concept cleans the air: Today’s Car News

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McLaren aims for some electric-only range. Gas prices continue their plunge. Hyundai makes its concept a breath of fresh air. And we drove a very posh plug-in hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. A concept car from Hyundai hints that in the future, cars from the company might clean the air inside the vehicle—and even.

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Toyota establishes Toyota Green Energy to conduct renewable energy power generation business

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Toyota Motor Corporation, Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., and Toyota Tsusho Corporation agreed to establish Toyota Green Energy LLP for the purposes of obtaining and managing renewable energy sources in Japan and supplying electric power from renewable energy sources to the Toyota Group in the future. Under Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050, Toyota plans to reduce the environmental impact from automobiles to as close to zero as possible and at the same time engage in activities that contribute

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Coronavirus: Showroom shutdown sees UK new car market down 44%

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UK new car registrations fell by almost half (44.4%) in March as the coronavirus crisis caused showrooms to close for a large portion of the month.

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Skoltech researchers develop titanium fluoride phosphate cathode material for potassium-ion batteries

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Researchers from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) in Russia have developed a new cathode material based on titanium fluoride phosphate which enabled achieving superior energy performance and stable operation at high discharge currents in potassium-ion batteries. The results of their study are published in an open-access paper in Nature Communications.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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The top ten best road trip movies

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Ricardo report analyzes global development of high voltage fast charging for EVs

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A new report published by Ricardo highlights the rapidly changing landscape for fast-charging electric vehicles, and the implications for vehicle makers, supply chains, charging infrastructure providers and equipment manufacturers. The report— High Voltage and Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles —shows how automotive manufacturers and infrastructure providers in the US, China and Europe are responding to the needs of consumers, in order to make electric vehicles more attractive to us

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