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Orleans Métropole in France acquiring 29 Irizar ie tram electric buses

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Orleans Métropole (France) has selected Irizar e-mobility for the supply of 29 Irizar ie tram zero emissions electric buses. The Irizar ie tram is an electric, bus with the appearance of a tram that combines the large capacity, ease of access and internal configuration of a tram with the flexibility of a city bus. This agreement is part of the Orléans Métropole strategy for the conversion of its bus fleet and the supply of a fully electric public transport system in its territory by 2025.

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Electric Mustang; no more Maven; updates from Polestar, Lordstown, and Lucid: The Week in Reverse

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Which automaker eliminated its hydrogen fuel-cell program for passenger cars? And why are green-car deals so few and far between? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 24, 2020. Wednesday was the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. And while the current state of U.S.

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Virginia Tech team demonstrates green manufacturing method for Li-ion batteries

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Researchers at Virginia Tech have demonstrated a green and more sustainable manufacturing method for LIBs in which no hazardous organic solvent is used during electrode manufacturing and recycling. A paper on their work is published in the journal iScience. The researchers found that the electrodes fabricated via water-based processing demonstrate comparable rate performance and cycle life to the ones from conventional solvent based processing.

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UWO team determines limiting factor of the electrochemical stability window for PEO solid electrolytes

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Researchers from the University of Western Ontario (UWO), the University of Toronto and Glabat Solid-State Battery Inc. have proposed a novel strategy to extend the electrochemical stability window (ESW) of PEO-based solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) based on their new understanding of the ESW limiting factor. A paper on their work is published in the RSC journal Energy & Environmental Sciences.

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

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