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Germany approves €900M for green hydrogen project H2Global

Green Car Congress

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWi) has approved €900 million for the innovative funding instrument H2Global. The aim of the project is to advance the international market ramp-up of green hydrogen and to use double-auction procedures for this purpose. This means that hydrogen or hydrogen derivatives are bought cheaply on the world market and sold at the highest bid in the EU.

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F-150 Lightning battery, EV-to-EV charging, LFP Model 3, gas prices and EV tipping point: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

What brand is Polestar hoping to rival with future models? A first version of what big electric off-road truck has been delivered? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending December 24, 2021. The confirmation of official battery sizes for the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup.

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NASA selects four university teams for aviation projects; eliminating emissions and autonomy research

Green Car Congress

NASA has selected four university-led teams for potential awards in the agency’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI) that will have them spend up to five years exploring novel ideas for improving aviation, including eliminating emissions and autonomy research in support of Advanced Air Mobility. Three of the four teams are working toward lowering or eliminating aircraft emissions, with each team approaching the problem from a slightly different perspective.

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Army tests Sur Ron electric motorbikes for airdrop use with paratroopers

Electrek

Electric motorcycles are increasingly winning favor with armed forces all over the world. The latest example sees the popular Sur Ron Firefly trialed for use in military airdrops. more… The post Army tests Sur Ron electric motorbikes for airdrop use with paratroopers appeared first on Electrek.

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

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Researchers develop new stable artificial photosynthesis device to produce ethylene and hydrogen from sunlight and CO2

Green Car Congress

A research team has developed a new artificial photosynthesis device component with remarkable stability and longevity as it selectively converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into two promising sources of renewable fuels: ethylene and hydrogen. The researchers’ findings, which they recently reported in the journal Nature Energy , reveal how the device degrades with use, then demonstrate how to mitigate it.

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Can Australia Supply The World With Rare Earth Minerals?

CleanTechnica EVs

The short answer is: not yet. From Wikipedia: “The rare-earth elements (REE), also called the rare-earth metals or (in context) rare-earth oxides, or the lanthanides … are a set of 17 nearly-indistinguishable lustrous silvery-white soft heavy metals… “The rare earths have diverse applications in electrical and electronic components, lasers, glass, magnetic materials, and industrial processes, […].

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Tesla “emissions” bug causes Model 3 to fart aggressively when doors are opened

Teslarati

Tesla is currently rolling out the 2021 Holiday Update to its fleet, so a good number of the company’s vehicles would likely enjoy some fresh functions and fun new features. But as the Tesla community waits for the Holiday Update, it seems pertinent to explore some of the weird and unintentionally hilarious (apparent) bugs that have shown up in vehicles like the Model 3 recently.

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Sales of Tesla Owners Club of Australia’s Red Musk-Flavoured Vodka Have Taken Off

CleanTechnica EVs

Initially designed as a novel fundraiser for the Chuffed “Close the Gap” campaign, it seems to be taking on a life of its own. Over 500 bottles have been sold in the first week, and Mark Tipping (who initiated the idea) tells me they now have an overseas order for 2500 bottles. The Tesla Owners […].

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US: Over 10 New Battery Plants To Be Launched In 2022-2025

InsideEVs

It will be a decade of the battery rush.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

Clean Fleet Report

Basic Transportation Kicked-up a Notch. The 2022 Kia Rio S is a small car with much going for it. Excellent fuel economy, nice styling, low price and an excellent warranty. If you are looking for a compact sedan or a five-door hatchback, the Rio is a must for your consideration list. Low-cost but not cheap. Drivetrain. The front-wheel drive 2022 Kia Rio is powered by a 1.6-liter gasoline engine with multi-port injection, good for 120 horsepower and 112 pound-feet of torque, mated to an intellige

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

Brief

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Moscow Celebrates 900 Battery-Electric Buses

InsideEVs

Hundreds were added this year, thousands to be added in the coming years.

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Okaya Electric launches high-speed electric scooter Faast 

Electric Vehicles India

Okaya Electric launches high-speed electric scooter Faast . Okaya Electric Vehicle has announced that it has launched a high-speed electric scooter Faast at an introductory price of Rs 89,999 (before subsidies) at the EV Expo 21 in Greater Noida. The company has also announced the bookings of this electric scooter with a payment of Rs 1,999 through the Okaya EV website or at any dealership.

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New Electric Toyota bZ4X Price At Under £42,000 In UK

InsideEVs

The car will go on sale in the UK in 2022.

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New Auto Emissions Rules Have a Loophole You Can Drive a Light-Duty Truck Through, A Battery’s Role in Balancing Range, Performance & Sustainability,

EV Obssesion

EV Politics New Auto Emissions Rules Have a Loophole You Can Drive a Light-Duty Truck Through Batteries A Battery’s Role in Balancing Range, Performance & Sustainability Pedestrian, Bicycling European Commission Makes Cycling and Walking Priorities in Cities The Arrogance of Taking more space, Parking Should Drivers of SUVs and Pickups Pay More for Parking?

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

Oil