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Daimler Truck AG pushing forward with series production of fuel cells

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Daimler Truck AG is pushing forward with series production of fuel cells with Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co. KG. Over the past ten years, experts from Daimler have built up extensive know-how in this field and have developed production methods and processes. In close cooperation with their colleagues in Vancouver, Canada, and with the ongoing fuel cell development activities, the Stuttgart-based engineers are now transferring that experience to the direct preliminary stage of future series p

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime first drive review: The way a plug-in hybrid should be

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Right about the time I’d passed 30 miles of all-electric driving with the RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid, I knew this experience was going to be different. There was plenty of charge left. With an expected EPA-rated 42-mile range from its big 18.1-kwh battery pack, followed by an expected 38 mpg combined after running through the charge, the RAV4.

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Project to award nearly $7M in rebates for public electric vehicle charging in Sonoma Coast

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The Sonoma Coast Incentive Project is promoting easy access to electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure with nearly $7 million in incentives over the next three years for the purchase and installation of public EV chargers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties in California. Beginning July 8, qualifying sites can apply for rebates to help cover eligible equipment and installation costs, with additional incentives for sites within unincorporated, low-income or disadvantaged communities.

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Lucid Air claimed to be the most aerodynamically efficient luxury car

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It's appropriate that a car named Air produced good results in the wind tunnel. Lucid Motors says its upcoming electric car will be the world's most aerodynamically efficient luxury car when it goes into production later this year. The Air achieved a drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.21 in recent wind tunnel tests, which is better than the 0.23 of the.

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

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Toyota launches stamping-type plating machine that significantly reduces environmental impact and transforms plating process

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Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a world’s stamping-type plating technology that uses a polymer membrane (solid electrolyte membrane), through which metal ions can pass, to apply plating, like a stamp, only to areas requiring plating. The technology is used in the plating process for forming copper, nickel, and other metal coatings on substrates in the process of manufacturing electronic parts.

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Toyota RAV4 Prime first drive, Lucid Air aero, clean energy plan: Today’s Car News

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Lucid claims to be ahead of the pack in aerodynamics with its appropriately named Air. A clean-energy plan presented on Capitol Hill aims to end sales of new internal-combustion cars by 2035. And we have first drive impressions of the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Our first drive of the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime.

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Volkswagen Tiguan to introduce dynamic R model as well as PHEV option as part of refresh

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The Volkswagen Tiguan is Europe’s most successful SUV, and also the Volkswagen Group’s most popular model, so it’s no surprise to see it receive a comprehensive update for 2020.

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Lucid Air achieves industry-best 0.21 coefficient of drag

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Lucid Motors announced that it has achieved a new mark in aerodynamic efficiency for its luxury electric car, the Lucid Air. With tests recently completed at Windshear ’s advanced rolling-road wind tunnel, Lucid verified a coefficient of drag of 0.21, making the Lucid Air the most aero-efficient luxury car. As quick reference comparisons, both the GM EV1 and Volkswagen’s XL1 had drag coefficients of approximately 0.19; the Mercedes-Benz A-Class comes in at approximately 0.22; the Tesla Model 3 a

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Top five things we learned off-roading in a Land Rover Defender

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When you think of the word ‘iconic’ in the automotive world, one of the vehicles that immediately springs to mind is the Land Rover Defender.

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Study finds automatic monitors significantly improve the quality of pollution data reported in China

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A new study finds that automated pollution monitors in China led to more accurate readings and that citizens used this information to protect themselves better against the harms of air pollution. Less than a decade ago, not only was air pollution a recognized problem in China, but many didn’t trust the data being reported by local officials. The central government knew it needed to improve air quality, but that it would be impossible without knowing true pollution levels.

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

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Classic AC Cobra gets EV power

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Back in 1964, AC Cars tested one of their Le Mans Cobras on the M1, hitting 185mph in the process – which spurred the government to implement the limit. Now, you can buy one with an electric powertrain.

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Neste, HERE and PTV study finds navigators do not always propose the CO2-friendliest route

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A collaboration between Neste, HERE Technologies, and PTV Group indicates that traffic-related CO 2 emissions can be reduced by choosing the right driving route, especially in urban areas on short trips with private cars. Earlier this spring, Neste and its partners tested the emissions of different route options by installing measuring equipment in vehicles.

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Suzuki Across: New SUV revealed as part of Toyota collaboration

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No, it’s not a crossword puzzle clue, the Suzuki Across is the first fruit borne of the partnership with Toyota announced last year.

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BASF develops engineering plastic with optimized sliding friction properties; for automotive parts in contact with hot oil

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BASF is launching an engineering plastic that is particularly suited for automotive parts that come into contact with hot oil. The new polyethersulfone (PESU) Ultrason E0510 C2TR shows very good tribological properties, high oil resistance and excellent dimensional stability also with broad ranges of temperature fluctuations. The injection-molding grade with a 10% carbon fiber reinforcement can be used within a wide temperature range between -30 and +180°C.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Ineos Grenadier: Defender-inspired 4x4 revealed

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Ineos Automotive has revealed the exterior design of the Grenadier, its forthcoming, no-nonsense 4x4 vehicle.

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The BMW Group’s battery cell suppliers to use only green power to produce its fifth-generation cells

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The BMW Group now has a contractual agreement with it cell manufacturers so that they will use only green power to produce BMW’s fifth-generation battery cells, according to BMW AG Management Board Chairman Oliver Zipse. The production of high-voltage batteries is energy-intensive, and accounts for up to 40% of a fully electric vehicle’s CO 2 emissions come from battery cell production alone.

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Volkswagen Tiguan to introduce dynamic R model as well as PHEV option as part of refresh

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The Volkswagen Tiguan is Europe’s most successful SUV, and also the Volkswagen Group’s most popular model, so it’s no surprise to see it receive a comprehensive update for 2020.

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Democrats' clean energy plan would boost EVs, but steps back from Green New Deal

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Congressional Democrats unveiled a new clean energy action plan Tuesday that would emphasis electric cars, but it steps back from some aspects of the previous Green New Deal plan. Dubbed the Climate Crisis Action Plan, it includes a provision that would end sales of new internal-combustion passenger cars by 2035, and internal-combustion heavy duty.

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Suzuki Across: New SUV revealed as part of Toyota collaboration

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No, it’s not a crossword puzzle clue, the Suzuki Across is the first fruit borne of the partnership with Toyota announced last year.

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Citroen C4 previewed: all-electric model to also be part of SUV-inspired line-up

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Sleek and compact with a raised SUV-inspired silhouette, Citroen has revealed their first glimpse at the all-new C4 alongside the all-electric e-C4.

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Citroen C4 previewed: all-electric model to also be part of SUV-inspired line-up

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Sleek and compact with a raised SUV-inspired silhouette, Citroen has revealed their first glimpse at the all-new C4 alongside the all-electric e-C4.

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