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eVTOL company Joby and NASA collaborate to measure noise footprint of electric air taxi

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NASA engineers will deploy their Mobile Acoustics Facility and more than 50 pressure ground-plate microphones in a grid array that allows for multi-directional measurement of the Joby aircraft’s sound emissions. —Davis Hackenberg, NASA AAM mission integration manager.

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World’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm beats expectations in the face of extreme storms

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WindFloat Atlantic was connected to the grid at the end of 2019 and commissioned in 2020. The floating wind farm weathered wave heights of 20 meters (66 feet) and wind gusts up to 139 km/hr (86 mph). To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system.

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How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

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The upstream, “well to wheel” emissions of the EV are linked to electricity generation and the electrical grid, with lower emissions in regions that use more renewable energy sources. mph” in the United States. Unlike internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, EVs emit no direct emissions when running on electricity.

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First fleet of 100 Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vans covers 650,000 km in customer use; more model variants planned

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The German Federal Ministry for the Environment and Nature Conservation is lending its support to the Electrification of Mercedes-Benz Small Vans in Development and Production project (EMKEP) in Berlin. The speed of the Vito E-CELL is electronically limited to 89 km/h (55 mph) to preserve a maximum range. 11 seconds.

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University of Delaware Licenses V2G Technology to AutoPort; 100 V2G EVs as Test Fleet

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The University of Delaware has signed the first license for its vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology with AutoPort, Inc., Top speed 95 mph Dick Johnson, AutoPort’s director of business development, said that AutoPort will work with major companies in the area to demonstrate the V2G concept. Vehicle to Grid Technology (Univ.

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How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last?

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The first batteries could power vehicles to “neck-breaking” speeds of up to 14 mph. It allows cars to get charged from a power grid and the battery to charge the grid back. The main goal is to reduce the impact of these batteries on the environment. This prototype uses a lead-acid mixture. Miles Ahead.

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Mercedes-AMG reveals performance hybrid and battery-electric AMG derivative strategy

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87 mph, when the maximum speed of the electric motor would be reached at approx. Electric drive mode: all-electric driving from a standstill up to 81 mph, the combustion engine always remains switched off. Depending on the future vehicle, this enables acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3.0 13,500 rpm. V8 biturbo engine.

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