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Rolls-Royce electric aircraft sets three speed records; world’s fastest electric vehicle

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Rolls-Royce is looking to the the FAI to certify and officially confirm the achievements of the team in the near future. Rolls-Royce worked in partnership with aviation energy storage specialist Electroflight and automotive powertrain supplier YASA. —Dr Tim Woolmer, YASA’s Chief Technology Officer and Founder.

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Dearman-led consortium awarded $3.1M to develop waste-heat-recovery system using liquid air engine

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—Chris Reeves, Commercial Manager of Future Transport Technologies at MIRA. Liquid air and the Dearman Engine were recently recognised as a potential road transport energy vector by the European Road Transport Advisory Council (ERTRAC). About £2 million to a consortium led by Jaguar Land Rover. Earlier post.)

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Partners Present Details of 29M Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Project in UK; 15 Separate Workstreams from Battery Cells to Aerodynamics

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The LCVTP involves seven industry and research partners: Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors, Zytek, Ricardo, MIRA, WMG (formerly Warwick Manufacturing Group) at the University of Warwick and Coventry University. Waste Energy & Energy Storage. There’s no one technology that will deliver a low carbon future.

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Saft to Raise Approximately 120M to Fund Li-ion Plants in US

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The plant, to be based in Jacksonville, Florida, will manufacture batteries for a number of Saft’s existing markets (telecom back-up power, aviation and military), but most importantly, it will address the developing market for renewable energy storage. Saft will complete this investment in 2012.

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UK EPSRC awards almost $10M to two low-carbon vehicle technology projects; energy storage, engines and fuels

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ELEVATE , led by Professor Rob Thring at Loughborough University, will develop better materials for energy storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors, along with better diagnostics for fuel cells, as well as work to improve integration between devices, vehicles and power grids.

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UK Faraday Battery Challenge awards £23M to support development of electrified car batteries

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Winners include: A Jaguar Land Rover-led project—LIBRIS (Lithium Ion Battery Research In Safety)—to maximize battery performance while maintaining safety. The HESS will be designed through a new method of optimal system design, which involves a wholistic modeling approach from cell to vehicle.

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Roev’s electric ute plans explained: Conversions now, manufacturing its own vehicle by 2026

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Already the company has been working on EV conversions of iconic vehicles, including the army-issue Land Rover Perentie and the Volkswagen Kombi. The Nissan Leaf is the only EV currently on sale that can be used as a mobile electricity storage device to power a house or send electricity back to the grid.