Thu.Sep 05, 2019

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AKASOL introducing new high energy battery system

Green Car Congress

At the Battery Show North America 2019, AKASOL will present a wide portfolio of new solutions to the battery community. The company’s flagship product is the new high-energy lithium-ion battery AKASystemAKM CYC , which has entered serial development for the battery module and system. The AKAModule CYC achieves energy density of 221 Wh/kg with liquid-cooled battery modules that are scalable and can be integrated in various system designs at the pack level.

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Northern California fuel-cell drivers still left dry since June explosion

Green Car Reports

In its first big test, the passenger-car hydrogen economy appears to be failing. A June explosion at a hydrogen production facility in Santa Clara, California, owned by hydrogen producer Air Products shut off the fuel supply to many of the hydrogen filling stations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Months later, many of the region’s hundreds of.

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Volvo Trucks using 3D printing at New River Valley Plant for tools and fixtures

Green Car Congress

Volvo Trucks North America is utilizing 3D printing technology to produce tools and fixtures used in the manufacturing process at its New River Valley (NRV) plant in Dublin, Virginia, where all trucks for the North American market are built. The implementation of 3D–printed manufacturing tools enables quicker production and continuous quality improvements.

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Tesla Model S vs. Porsche Taycan: How the two electric cars compare

Green Car Reports

The Tesla Model S was the first long-range premium electric car, and it’s been on the market for seven years. And yet just now, for the 2020 model year, arrives what some might see as its first formidable fully electric rival from Germany: the Porsche Taycan. Although when Porsche first showed its Mission E Concept, at the 2015 Frankfurt.

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

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Porsche’s 800V electric sports car Taycan makes world debut

Green Car Congress

Porsche’s first all-electric sports car, the Taycan, made its world premiere at three simultaneous events in Canada, China and Germany. The most important sales markets of the new electric sports car are on these three continents. The event locations also symbolized three forms of sustainable energy: the Niagara Falls at the border between the US state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario representing hydropower; a solar farm in Neuhardenberg near Berlin representing solar power; and

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Ads from Ford tackle EV misconceptions, amid electric push

Green Car Reports

Ford executives this earlier this week stepped up the anticipated timeline for the upcoming electric Ford F-150 pickup. It’s now due in 2021, according to several reports. And it coincides with a concerted effort from Ford to promote electric cars. That includes a series of ads, coming soon—spending level undisclosed—based on an.

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Ford EV ads, fuel-cell frustrations, Taycan vs. Model S: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Hydrogen remains in short supply in Northern California. Ford is tackling EV misconceptions. And we see how Taycan compares to Tesla. All this and more at Green Car Reports. Months later, a hydrogen-storage explosion continues to leave many Bay Area fuel-cell drivers out of fuel. Ford is aiming to tackle electric-vehicle misconceptions with a new.

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Faraday Institution to award up to £55M to five consortia for energy storage research

Green Car Congress

The Faraday Institution will award up to £55 million (US$67 million) to five UK-based consortia to conduct application-inspired research to make step changes in battery chemistries, systems and manufacturing methods. The ultimate aim of the research is to facilitate improvements in batteries used for transport and other applications such as grid storage with improved performance and cost characteristics.

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Porsche Taycan makes its global debut

Discover EV

The Porsche Taycan has made its worldwide premiere, finally allowing us to see it in its final form and understand its finer technological details and specifications.

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Volkswagen has 30k+ reservations for the ID.3 1ST edition; most from Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and UK

Green Car Congress

Just before the beginning of the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Volkswagen has already received more than 30,000 reservations for the ID.3 EV, which will make its world premiere at the event. Most of the pre-bookers live in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. More than 100,000 ID. enthusiasts have registered for the ID.3 newsletter which Volkswagen is using to present regular information on its new full-electric ID. family as well as topics connected wi

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

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EV myths busted

Discover EV

There are a number of misconceptions which may be preventing drivers from making the switch from petrol and diesel to zero emission cars –BMW i Andretti Motorsport Formula E racing driver Alexander Sims reveals the truth about EVs.

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First Look: 2020 Porsche Taycan Electric Car

Cars That Think

The Taycan isn’t exactly a ground-breaking electric car, but with a starting price of $150,000, it seems likely to be a profitable one.

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Next Volkswagen e-up to get battery boost

Green Cars News

Volkswagen has announced the next VW e-up electric city car will get a more advanced battery that’ll allow up to 260km of range and an 80% recharge in just 60 minutes (via a 40kW charger).

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EV registrations surge in August, with Tesla Model 3 third-most popular car

Green Cars News

The UK new car market remained steady in August, with 1,521 fewer cars registered than in the same month in 2018

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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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