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Bosch plans to start full-scale production of SOFCs in 2024

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Bosch plans to start full-scale production of distributed power stations based on solid oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) technology; hence its agreement to intensify its alliance with Ceres Power. Bosch is positioning itself clearly as a systems supplier for stationary fuel cells with its own value creation in the cell and stack segment. Following a successful prototype construction phase, the two companies now want to press ahead, initially with the pre-commercialization process for stationary fuel cells

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Aptera solar car claimed to need no charging starts at $25,900, arrives in 2021

Green Car Reports

Aptera Motors now claims its updated electric three-wheeler will be able to run entirely on solar power, with no charging required for daily use. "Our built-in solar array keeps your battery pack topped off and anywhere you want to go, you just go," Aptera co-founder Chris Anthony said in a statement. Specifically, Aptera claims its solar.

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Toyota Europe establishes Fuel Cell Business Group

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To maximize the opportunities for hydrogen in Europe, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has established a Fuel Cell Business Group to oversee its hydrogen activities across the region. Based in Brussels, the group will strengthen the business case for hydrogen and support its introduction into mobility and other fields, making it accessible to new commercial partners.

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Volvo XC40: Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist

Green Car Reports

Volvo’s vehicles have for years been unified around a mantra of safety and longevity, and Scandinavian design themes that are stylish and confident but not too over-the-top. The brand’s first electric vehicle, the Volvo XC40 Recharge, is a finalist for Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2021. It shows all the signs of carrying.

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

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Equinor, RWE join Europe’s biggest green hydrogen project: NortH2-project

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Equinor and RWE have joined the NortH2 project, which aims to produce green hydrogen using renewable electricity from offshore wind off the coast of Netherlands of about 4 gigawatts by 2030, and 10+ gigawatts by 2040, kickstarting the hydrogen economy in Northwest Europe. NortH2 was launched in February 2020, with Shell, Groningen Seaports Gasunie and the province of Groningen.

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Canoo electric delivery vehicle reveal date set for December 17, small pickup again teased

Green Car Reports

The California-based electric vehicle startup Canoo announced Monday morning that it plans to reveal a new Multi-Purpose Delivery Vehicle on December 17, 2020. The reveal will happen just four days ahead of a special-meeting vote among current stockholders, for a business combination with Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., that will make the.

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Toyota confirms battery electric SUV for Europe, EV for US in "short term"

Green Car Reports

Toyota is planning a battery-electric SUV for the European market, the automaker confirmed in a press release Monday. A version for the United States is likely to follow. The unnamed SUV will be based on the e-TNGA platform, an EV-specific derivative of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform used by most of the automaker's current.

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Alsco Uniforms North America launches fleet electrification program with Motiv Power Systems

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Motiv Power Systems announced the deployment of four all-electric step vans with Alsco, a global uniform service company. These zero-emission step vans are built on Motiv’s EPIC F-59 Ford eQVM-approved chassis and will serve routes in Sacramento and Los Angeles, with dozens more planned for next year. Alsco selected Motiv after successful demonstrations, where Alsco drivers and depot managers were impressed with the Motiv-powered electric trucks’ performance.

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Toyota EVs, Aptera solar sell, Canoo delivery van, XC40 Recharge: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Aptera says you won’t have to plug in. Toyota finally confirms some electric vehicles on the way. Volvo’s first electric car is on our annual shortlist. And Canoo is planning to show another electric van—this one for making deliveries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Canoo, the California startup aiming to make its.

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Ricardo: e-fuels better focused on aviation and shipping rather than road

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A new Ricardo report finds that the use of synthesized e-fuels should be prioritized for shipping and aviation ahead of road transport where other forms of electrification are more effective. The report, Renewable electricity requirements to decarbonize transport in Europe with electric vehicles, hydrogen and electrofuels , was produced on behalf of transport campaign group Transport & Environment.

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

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EVmatch Installs EV Chargers At Multi-Family Properties, And They Could Be Available To You

EV Match

This article was updated March 12th, 2021. At current growth rates, there will be more than 30 million electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. roads within a decade, and that was projected before California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts called to ban gas car sales by 2035. So, the question is — where will they all charge? There are a number of efforts underway to increase public charging, especially fast-charging along major highway corridors by companies like Electrify America, EVgo, and Tesla.

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Gerdau and Braskem partner with ITA and Alkimat to develop electromobility solutions with 3D printing

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In Brazil, Gerdau and Braskem signed a partnership with the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA) and Alkimat Tecnologia to develop innovative solutions for the electromobility segment using additive manufacturing (3D printing). The project will target components for vehicle transmission systems, with the potential to leverage the expansion of Brazil’s electric vehicle industry.

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Green Number Plates are GO in the UK

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Today marks the arrival of green number plates in the UK. Owners of new and used zero emission vehicles are now able to showcase their green credentials with a set of special plates, identifiable by a green vertical flash on the left-hand side of both the conventional white (front) and yellow (rear) plates. The green […]. The post Green Number Plates are GO in the UK appeared first on GUL.

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2020 Citroën Ami review

Discover EV

Discover EV get the chance to drive Citroën’s Ami, designed as a response to customer behaviours and the challenges of energy transitions in cities.

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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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Joel Levin on President-elect Joe Biden’s energy plan

Plug in America

In this short video, Executive Director Joel Levin reacts to President-elect Biden’s energy plan and Plug In America’s plans to ensure that transportation electrification is a priority.

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2020 Citroën ë-C4 review

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The new ë-C4 is the fifth electrified model to be announced this year by Citroën, but this is the first zero emission car with the others being a hybrid, quadracycle, electric van and MPV.

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