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Cummins is powering the world’s first fleet of hydrogen trains in Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, Germany. The Alstom Coradia iLint trains ( earlier post ) are outfitted with Cummins fuel cell systems and will run on the world’s first 100%-hydrogen train route in passenger operation. The first zero-emissions passenger trains in the 14-train fleet arrived in mid-summer.
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From 2026, Audi will compete in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with a specially developed power unit. The project will be based at Audi Sport’s facility in Neuburg near Ingolstadt. This is the first time in more than a decade that a Formula 1 power train will be built in Germany. The new Formula 1 technical rules, which will apply from 2026, focus on greater electrification and advanced sustainable fuel.
This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE. Last March, a group of researchers made headlines by revealing that they had developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that could invent potential new chemicals weapons. What’s more, it could do so at an incredible speed: It took only six hours for the AI tool to suggest 40,000 of them.
Alexander Dennis (ADL), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, is expanding its zero-emission bus portfolio with the addition of new electric bus products fully designed and integrated in-house using its own expertise. Available for customer delivery from late 2023, a new small bus and a new electric double decker will complement the highly successful products of the BYD ADL partnership, which will continue to be sold and supported.
“If everyone came home at the end of the day and plugged in their electric car to charge, the grid would fail. We will all end up having to live like the Amish. Electric car drivers are just virtue signaling hypocrites as long as there is [insert any number here] fossil fuels powering the grid. […].
UK-based graphene startup Anaphite closed a £4.1-million (US$4.8-million) seed round led by Elbow Beach Capital with a £1.5-million (US$1.8-million) investment and supported by Wealth Club, Blue Wire Capital, Oxford Investment Opportunity Network, Zero Carbon Capital, Silicon Roundabout Ventures and Deeptech Labs. Graphene, only discovered in 2004, is a unique material with many desirable properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivity and significant strength.
UK-based graphene startup Anaphite closed a £4.1-million (US$4.8-million) seed round led by Elbow Beach Capital with a £1.5-million (US$1.8-million) investment and supported by Wealth Club, Blue Wire Capital, Oxford Investment Opportunity Network, Zero Carbon Capital, Silicon Roundabout Ventures and Deeptech Labs. Graphene, only discovered in 2004, is a unique material with many desirable properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivity and significant strength.
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In the past, we’ve had a lot of positive coverage of Aptera, and that’s something I hope to be able to continue. But, we must also cover the challenges the company faces. It has built several prototypes, secured a manufacturing space, and seems to now have both a solid design and a solid plan for […].
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If you’re a regular reader of my articles here, you probably know that I’m pretty frustrated with Honda and Acura. I have an Acura MDX in my driveway, and my wife is in love with Acura vehicles. But, when it announced the latest generation of the MDX, Acura not only didn’t release an EV or […].
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This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes an unexpected unveiling of a new electric moped-style bike, new dirt jumper e-bikes from ONYX, an ultra high-speed electric unicycle, testing anti-lock brakes for electric bikes, a DIY solar-charging electric bike, Gogoro hitting a major milestone for electric motorcycle battery swapping, and lots more. more….
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M Hero's M Tech architecture boasts a power platform with over 1,000 horsepower, allowing the vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 4.2 seconds. The post Dongfeng launches electric off-road brand M Hero, unveils two concept vehicles appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
Tesla’s Technoking Elon Musk is scheduled to speak at the ONS 2022 Conference along with a few world leaders and energy company CEOs. The conference will take place from August 29 to September 1, 2022. The ONS Foundation is a nonprofit organization that facilitates discussions and collaboration on energy, technology, and innovation. The nonprofit says that it believes that the “the sustainable energy future must be built on the shoulders of the oil and gas industry.” 1/2 @elonm
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The Fuel Cell Technology : Hydrogen and oxygen in, water out, perfectly clean fuel-cell technology, but this whole thing is. The post Understanding the Fuel Cell Technology and the chemistry behind it appeared first on Electric Vehicles_(India).
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. more…. The post Quick Charge Podcast: August 27, 2022 appeared first on Electrek.
Several offline BYD dealership stores in Europe will open in the fall, and the first vehicles are expected to be delivered starting in the fourth quarter, BYD said. The post BYD to launch models including Tang, Han, Atto 3 in Europe this fall appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
Starlink is now available in Norway, SpaceX announced today on Twitter. SpaceX also said that it adjusted the prices in most countries with service to better reflect parity in purchasing power among its customers. Starlink is now available in Norway! Additionally, to better reflect parity in purchasing power across our customers, we’ve adjusted prices in most countries service is currently in.
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