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BMW to pilot second-generation hydrogen fuel cell drives in small series from 2022

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The BMW Group will pilot the second generation of hydrogen fuel cell drives in a small series in the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT based on the current BMW X5 from 2022. The fuel cell stack and the overall system are original developments of the BMW Group; individual cells of the fuel cell will come from Toyota. The BMW Group has been working with Toyota Motor Corporation on fuel cell drive systems since 2013.

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Tesla Texas, BYD Han EV, Rivian delay, battery supplies, the end of small cars: The Week in Reverse

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Which carmaker crammed seven motors into its electric SUV? Which automaker said it no longer has plans for fuel-cell passenger vehicles? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 24, 2020. The biggest series of stories of the week for the green-vehicle sector came out of.

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ExxonMobil, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab develop new MOF for carbon capture and steam regeneration

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Scientists from ExxonMobil, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new material that could capture more than 90% of CO 2 emitted from industrial sources using low-temperature steam, requiring less energy for the overall carbon capture process. Laboratory tests indicate the patent-pending materials—tetraamine-functionalized metal organic frameworks—capture carbon dioxide emissions up to six times more effectively than conventional

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Buick launches VELITE 7 EV and VELITE 6 PHEV in China

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Buick has strengthened its commitment to electrification in China with the launch of the VELITE 7 electric vehicle and VELITE 6 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The VELITE 7 is the first all-electric SUV in Buick’s new energy vehicle portfolio, offering 500 kilometers (311 miles) of range on a single charge. The VELITE 6 PHEV adopts Buick’s latest eMotion electric propulsion technology.

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

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Wuling launches Hong Guang MINI EV

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Wuling launched the Hong Guang MINI EV today. The three variants of the brand’s first four-seat new energy vehicle are priced between RMB 28,800 (US$4,100) and RMB 38,800 (US$5,500). The Hong Guang MINI EV has a practical “small on the outside, big on the inside” design. It is 2,917 millimeters long, 1,493 millimeters wide and 1,621 millimeters high, with a 1,940-millimeter wheelbase.

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