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MARCH 11, 2021

ion Ventures, a modern utility and energy storage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy , a solid-state battery technology developer, concluded their first successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform at an undisclosed location in South East England last week. LiNa Energy is commercializing a safe, ~$50kWh (at mass manufacturing), cobalt-free battery platform that is suited to grid storage and the electrification of transportation. ion Ventures is leadin

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2021

Fully electric full-size pickups are one of the next big growth areas in the automotive market, for individuals and fleets alike. With a solution from the supplier and mobility technology company Magna, automakers might be able to produce more electric trucks—or a wider range of them—sooner. Called eBeam, and billed as “a.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2021

Hystar, a spin-out from SINTEF that is developing a novel PEM electrolysis technology, has raised more than NOK 50 million (US$5.9 million) to support further development and commercialization. Hystar’s electrolyzer produces hydrogen using less energy than existing technologies and enables a substantial increase in hydrogen production output. AP Ventures , a significant investor in breakthrough hydrogen technologies, led the fundraise, alongside SINTEF Ventures, the investment fund of the SINTEF

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2021

Last month, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced a 10-year, $6 billion dollar contract with Oshkosh Defense for new mail trucks, but only 10% will be electric. Now Congress is considering legislation that would make more of the fleet electric, Reuters reports. The USPS is in desperate need of new delivery vehicles to replace its aging fleet.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has begun work on the Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL), a $75-million facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington that will boost clean energy adaptation and accelerate the development and deployment of long-duration, low-cost grid energy storage. The planned facility will include 30 research laboratories, some of which will be testing chambers capable of assessing prototypes and new grid energy storage technologies under

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2021

The Rivian R1S electric SUV is aimed at outdoor enthusiasts, a point CEO RJ Scaringe tried to drive home with a recent tweet. Scaringe posted a short video showing the flat-folding seats of the three-row SUV. With the seats folded, it makes for an "awesome car-camping setup," Scaringe said. He's 6'2", and said he can lie down in the back.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2021

As U.S. deliveries of the 2021 Porsche Taycan base models start 2021 rear-wheel-drive models reach dealerships this week. According to Porsche Cars North America—and posted on its consumer site and build tools Thursday—the base, rear-wheel-drive Taycan has EPA range ratings of 200 miles with the 79.2-kwh Performance Battery, or 225.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2021

TECO 2030 ASA plans to establish Norway’s first large-scale production of hydrogen-based fuel cells in Narvik in Northern Norway. ( Earlier post.). We plan to establish a combined innovation center and factory in Narvik. The plant will be able to produce fuel cells with a capacity of more than one gigawatt per year, equivalent to several billion NOK of annual turnover.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 11, 2021

California’s Canoo reveals an electric pickup truck that’s nearly as head-turning as the Tesla Cybertruck, but with some very different priorities. Rivian gives us a glimpse of how well its R1S electric SUV would work for car camping. And will the USPS get more electric mail-delivery trucks after all? This and more. Here at Green Car.

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MARCH 11, 2021

High-voltage batteries, electronics, and other vehicle components are exposed to a variety of punishing environmental influences during their life cycle. FEV, a leading global service provider in vehicle and powertrain development for hardware and software, supports manufacturers and suppliers with a comprehensive test facility capable of accounting for virtually all environmental factors.

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MARCH 11, 2021

Post by Barry Kresch Estimates of EV Fleet Composition by Make Within City This is something we haven’t published in a while. Not that we don’t find it interesting, but the DMV broke apart the. Read more.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2021

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy intends to issue three sustainable transportation technologies funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) in Spring 2021. These potential funding opportunities seek innovative research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) in the pursuit of technologies that will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the transportation sector, the highest source of emissions in the United States.

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Driivz

MARCH 11, 2021

The “formal” name for ISO15118 is “Road Vehicles – Vehicle to Grid Communication Interface.” At its most basic, ISO 15118 is an international standard that defines the communications protocol between the charging station and the electric vehicle, whether using AC, DC, wireless, or pantograph charging. The protocol enables plug & charge , where the EV driver simply plugs the vehicle into the charge point.

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MARCH 11, 2021

Westport Fuel Systems announced the successful startup and initial trials of a heavy-duty internal combustion engine running on hydrogen fuel, using its patented and proprietary High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) 2.0 System. ( Earlier post.). We believe H2-HPDI could be extremely compelling, with near-zero greenhouse gas emissions and much lower cost than fuel cell vehicles or battery electric vehicles, particularly for heavy-duty trucking and other high-load applications like mining, marine

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MARCH 11, 2021

EVgo , the largest public fast charging network in the United States, has signed a long-term agreement with Driivz, a leading EV charging and energy management software platform provider. “Driivz has been our trusted partner for years. Their platform enables us to keep up with our rapid growth and to realize EVgo’s technology vision via a hybrid approach where we will work together to complement each other’s technical strengths.” said Ivo Steklac, COO and CTO of EVgo.

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My Energi

MARCH 11, 2021

Who wants to hear yet another article on ‘daddy owns a flash car’?… me neither, particularly as it is mothers day! Let’s change things up a little. Buying the perfect electric car for Mums. “Mum, Get a Tesla!”. Kid’s ramble, like never before. Modern-day kids are engrossed in a world of rambling Youtube stars and have adopted that same approach in daily conversation.

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