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AUGUST 17, 2020

Researchers from Chengdu Development Center of Science and Technology have significantly enhanced the performance of titanium niobium oxides for lithium-ion batteries. This has applications in electric vehicles and mobile electronics. A paper on the work is published in the journal NANO. Due to its high security and capacity, titanium niobium oxide (TNO) has gained much attention as anode material for lithium-ion batteries.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

As Mercedes-Benz takes tentative steps toward an electrified future, it will first exorcise a ghost from its diesel-powered past. On Thursday, the automaker announced that it will pay $2.2 billion to settle a diesel-emissions cheating scandal in the United States. The settlement addresses claims involving emissions-control systems on 250,000.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

The Western Australia Government of Premier Mark McGowan will bring forward the Western Australian Renewable Hydrogen Strategy targets by a decade and invest $22 million to develop hydrogen supply, meet growing demand for the clean fuel and create jobs. Part of the WA Recovery Plan, the accelerated targets and nine studies and projects will boost the State’s renewable hydrogen industry and position WA as a major producer, user and exporter of renewable hydrogen.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

The expected arrival later this year of the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid will mark the first time that an iconic “tough truck” off-road SUVs gets a charge port. In efficiency, it won’t be a tough crowd to one-up. Until then, in badged-and-branded EcoDiesel form, the Jeep Wrangler turbodiesel’s 22 mpg city, 29 highway.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. is partnering with the University of Nevada, Reno to advance research in transportation infrastructure. The university’s Nevada Center for Applied Research purchased and, in conjunction with the Nevada DOT and Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, is using Velodyne’s lidar sensors in its Intelligent Mobility initiative to collect data aimed at making transportation more efficient, sustainable and safe.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

As European automakers ramp up production of electric cars, a new company aims to supply them with batteries. French startup Verkor plans to open a battery factory in its home country in 2023, with an initial annual production capacity of 16 gigawatt-hours, before expanding to 50 gigawatt-hours at a later date, according to Automotive News Europe.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

We drove the Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel to see if it lives up to its badge, ahead of an expected plug-in. Daimler’s U.S. diesel settlement has a price tag far below that of VW. A French battery maker rises. And double-decker buses are an important part of the world’s largest V2G site. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Using a process known as genomic analysis, University of Georgia scientists have found a strong correlation between antibiotic resistance and heavy metal contamination in an environment. Jesse C. Thomas IV, an alumnus of the College of Public Health and the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, found commonalities in soils contaminated with heavy metals on the US Department of Energy's Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

This is the all-new fully-electric Taycan, and the Stuttgart brand has gone to unbelievable lengths to ensure it looks and feels like a Porsche. It’s certainly achieved those goals but is it better than a Tesla?

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Rhombus Energy Solutions announced the certification of its high-power 60 kW AC to DC Power Conditioning System (PCS) charger unit to Underwriter Laboratories UL 1741 & 1741-SA standards. UL 1741 is UL’s Standard for Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources. This standard defines the design and testing requirements to certify that bidirectional, grid tied, “smart” inverters and electric vehicle (EV) chargers can be safely u

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Bentley has commissioned a three-year research study through which it is aiming to transform EV powertrains.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Here’s good news for electric car lovers in Germany and France. You can now get a brand-new electric vehicle at an unbelievable rate. Pay less than the typical cost of a mobile phone contract and drive your dream car. In some cases, you don’t even have to pay at all. All thanks to the newly generous subsidies. The virtual showrooms in France and Germany have flooded with car-buyers.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Canada Nickel Company Inc. has created a wholly-owned subsidiary, NetZero Metals, to begin the research and development of a processing facility that would be located in the Timmins, Ontario region with the goal of utilizing existing technologies to produce zero-carbon nickel, cobalt and iron products. The Company has applied for trademarks for the terms NetZero Nickel, NetZero Cobalt, and NetZero Iron in the US, Canada, and other jurisdictions related to zero-carbon production of nickel, cobalt

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AUGUST 17, 2020

FreeWire Technologies announced the deployment of Boost Charger at an ampm fuel and convenience store in Lodi, California. Boost Charger is the first battery-integrated ultrafast electric vehicle (EV) charger deployed in the US. By using the integrated battery as a buffer, Boost Charger is able to boost the existing power at the site, thus delivering the highest power output in the region while enabling widespread deployment at any commercial location.

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