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Celanese expands UHMW-PE production to meet EV battery demand

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Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, added a new GUR ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) production line at its Bishop, Texas manufacturing facility to support the significant growth in its high-value GUR engineered materials portfolio. GUR UHMW-PE microporous membranes have multiple applications as separators in lithium-ion batteries, ultracapacitors and fuel cells.

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Tesla Semi update, GMC Hummer EV, battery tech teases, wireless charging: The Week in Reverse

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Which state might be next to ban the sale of new gasoline vehicles? How does manufacturing the Apple iPhone tie in with an announcement about electric cars this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 23, 2020. GM revealed the 2022 GMC Hummer EV, the first of its.

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Solingen orders 16 more Solaris Trollino 12 electric trolleybuses

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Solaris and Kiepe Electric are the winning bidders in a tender held by operator Stadtwerke Solingen GmbH (SWS) in Germany. Solaris will deliver 16 Trollino 12 electric trolleybuses. Including previous deliveries, a total of 36 Solaris Trollino trolleybuses will be deployed on the streets of Solingen. In line with the provisions of the offer submitted by a consortium of Solaris and German driveline producer Kiepe Electric, the commission will be divided into two batches.

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MG ZS EV - Australia's most affordable EV?

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It’s been a bit of a wait, but finally pre-orders for the MG ZS EV are now open in Australia! Only the third all-electric vehicle to hit Australian roads to be priced around $50k, the MG ZS EV SUV is the first entirely electric vehicle on offer by MG. This compact SUV is designed to give you the convenience of space and the sustainability of an electric vehicle, while still being affordable, coming in at $46,999 drive away.

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

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Study: Americans working from home are using more power and paying higher bills

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A new study finds that from April to July American households spent an extra $6 billion to power their homes after a 10% rise in residential electricity use during the pandemic. To reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, roughly one-third of Americans are working from home. As a result of the shift, household electricity use is up 10%—which correlates with estimates of the share of the labor force working from home—largely balancing out a decline in commercial and industrial power u

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