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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a company developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), has hit a number of key milestones through multiple partnerships with customers, manufacturers, and fuel providers. These included Central Indiana Ethanol (as manufacturer), CountryMark (as distributor), and Co-Alliance Cooperative Inc. (as

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JUNE 6, 2023

SK Signet celebrated the grand opening of its EV charger manufacturing facility in Plano. This facility will expand US-based manufacturing and R&D for electric vehicle charging equipment to support the growth of America’s EV infrastructure. The project was originally announced in November 2022 by SK Signet and the City of Plano.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Analysts at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have reviewed recent research into the greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. They note that the the impacts of battery production on electric vehicles’ overall emissions is “an especially complex topic”.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Range Rover Electric is coming soon, and the automaker recently opened the wait list for its gas-free flagship SUV. Electrification makes sense for the Range Rover, as it’s the most luxurious model in Land Rover’s lineup. It noted millions of pounds of investments to build electric components for both brands.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2021

A range of devices and machines rely on rare earth elements that are mined and refined largely in China. Disruptions to this supply can have wide-ranging consequences, but the understanding of how those disruptions play out in global markets is limited. China dominates the global rare earths market. —Riddle et al.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2023

The results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand of the cars tested by Green NCAP in 2022 show that the current and continuous trend towards larger and heavier cars, significantly increases the negative impact on climate and energy demand.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

General Motors will engineer, homologate, validate and manufacture the Nikola Badger battery electric and fuel cell versions. General Motors is one of the top engineering and manufacturing companies in the world. General Motors will be subject to a staged lock-up provision beginning in one year and ending in June 2025.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2021

If a ban were introduced on the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars, and they were replaced by electric cars, the result would be a significant reduction in lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions primarily due to reduced tailpipe CO 2 emissions, according to a new lifecycle study by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Volvo Trucks will offer a complete heavy-duty range with electric drivelines starting in Europe in 2021. Volvo Trucks is now running tests of the electric heavy-duty Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX trucks, which will be used for regional transport and urban construction operations in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Honeywell is expanding its strategic alliance with Nexceris, developer of Li-ion Tamer lithium-ion gas detection solutions, to help make electric vehicles (EVs) safer. To help mitigate these risks, automobile manufacturers are looking to incorporate technology to provide enhanced safety.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2022

HP Taxis, Prins Alternative Fuel Systems and SBL-Automotive revealed [link] of the plug-in hybrid range-extended electric LEVC TX taxi and VN5 van allowing the range extender engine to run on LPG and CNG and their renewable counterparts of biopropane and biomethane. 50 liter LPG / biopropane tank in the trunk of the TX.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A new report from a team at Argonne National Laboratory examines the changing characteristics for light-duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) from 2010-2021, evaluating range, energy efficiency, costs, and performance. Sales shares of PEVs in the United States by manufacturer, 2011–2021. More than 2.1 Gohlke et al. Gohlke et al.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

6K, a developer of microwave plasma technology for the production of advanced materials for energy storage and additive manufacturing powders ( earlier post ), closed a $51M Series C financing round. 6K’s UniMelt platform offers multifaceted sustainability benefits.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Audi’s e-gas plant. Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert 6MW of input power, utilizes renewable electricity for electrolysis to produce oxygen and hydrogen. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

C2G emissions are a sum of WTW emissions and emissions associated with vehicle manufacturing. The vehicle manufacturing cycle includes impacts of raw material extraction, vehicle parts production, assembly, as well as its disposal and related materials recycling processes. Source: DOE program record Nº 21003.

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Teslarati

MARCH 8, 2022

The Today Show released a helpful segment during this morning’s broadcast, showing tips on how consumers can increase gas mileage as prices at the gas pump are reaching record levels. The only problem is NBC showed these tips on an all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E. A week ago, it was $3.61, and a year ago, it was $2.77.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Lion Electric Company (Lion), a manufacturer of purpose-built all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has delivered 10 battery-electric LionC school buses to the Twin Rivers Unified School District in Sacramento, California. To support these buses, more than $4.5

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As Range Rover’s first EV gets closer to launch, the all-electric vehicle is already creating a buzz. According to the company, the new electric Range Rover has over 16,000 buyers on the waitlist. The automaker expects its first EV to be the “quietest and most refined Range Rover ever created.”

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JUNE 6, 2015

Empa, ETH Zürich and the road sweeper manufacturer Bucher Municipal have jointly developed a pioneering hybrid-electric powertrain for road sweepers in a CTI (Switzerland’s Commission for Technology and Innovation) project. The concept is based on a natural gas-driven engine, which provides power to the electric motors.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The steel is manufactured with up to 75% fewer emissions compared to traditional blast furnace production [ 1 ] , is made with up to 90% recycled content, and is endlessly recyclable without degradation. The steel produced at the Big River Steel facility will begin shipping to GM manufacturing facilities starting this year.

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APRIL 26, 2019

New Flyer of America announced that a test demonstration with a New Flyer 40', heavy-duty fuel-cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) achieved 350-miles (563 km) of zero-emission range. These results exceeded the 300-mile range performance target by 17% without refueling.

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MAY 14, 2022

EMT, the public bus operator in the City of Madrid, has ordered 60 Urbino 12 electric buses from Solaris, featuring high energy batteries and pantograph charging which will ensure high operability in all kinds of conditions. In 2021 Solaris secured an order for 250 natural gas-powered buses after winning the tender.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Danish fuel cell manufacturer Blue World Technologies is developing a methanol fuel cell-powered auxiliary power unit (APU) to replace conventional diesel generators for power supply on board ships. Blue World methanol fuel cell-based Auxiliary Power Unit. Blue World methanol fuel cell-based Auxiliary Power Unit.

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JUNE 15, 2023

The Lyten battery pilot line will produce Lithium-Sulfur cells in a range of pouch and cylindrical form factors to support a variety of customer requirements and allow Lyten to further develop manufacturing equipment capabilities for scaled Lithium-Sulfur cell production.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Meta Materials , a developer of high-performance smart materials and nanocomposites, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in partnership with DuPont Teijin Films and Mitsubishi Electric Europe. PLASMAfusion uses a pulsed electron beam in a mid-range vacuum to ablate a solid-state target containing the source material(s).

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JULY 13, 2023

The heart of the system is the SOFC stack, where chemical energy is converted into electrical energy. This hotbox is combined with an air and gas supply system, an electronic control unit, and an exhaust system to form an SOFC unit. The Bosch project is one of the first projects in Germany to receive this funding.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

The SAKOR units can be used test from two to eight pole motors ranging from 10 watts to more than 3 megawatts. As part of the global effort to reduce the use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions, regulators are developing energy efficiency standards for the billions of small, medium, and large electric motors used around the world.

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JULY 1, 2022

Beginning in 2025, MAN Truck & Bus will manufacture high-voltage batteries for electric trucks and buses in large-scale production at its Nuremberg site. Initially, the batteries will be manufactured manually at the MAN plant in Nuremberg in a small series production for about two and a half years.

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Electric Auto Association

MARCH 22, 2023

EV Drivers are driving longer distances and worrying less about range anxiety. The average driving distance per journey for electric vehicles is getting longer. New research from Wejo, a data services company, suggests that EVs and gas cars will be neck and neck when it comes to average driving distances within the next 18 months.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

National Research Council of Canada (NRC) researchers Fabrice Bernier and Jean-Michel Lamarre have developed a cold-spray additive-manufacturing process to fabricate permanent magnets for electric motors. Magnets created using cold spray additive manufacturing are easy to machine when compared to the more brittle sintered magnets.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI), which will focus on growing US manufacturing of clean energy products and boosting US competitiveness through major improvements in manufacturing energy productivity. Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Wrightspeed and Matthews Specialty Vehicles are teaming up to develop, convert, and deliver battery-powered and range-extended electric buses, trucks, and specialty vehicles with industry-leading performance, efficiency, and total cost of ownership. The powertrains will be manufactured in Wrightspeed’s 110,000 sq.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Globally, vehicle owners and those considering purchasing BEV agree the top benefits of going electric are improving the environment, adding convenience and reducing ownership costs. The Ipsos Study uncovered the top five issues: driving range, affordability, access to charging stations, overall ownership cost and battery life.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Fuel cell systems are manufactured in two main steps, based on the individual fuel cells. The stack housing is manufactured in the light metal foundry at BMW Group Plant Landshut using a sand casting technique. The pressure plate forms a gas-tight and water-tight seal around the stack housing.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million for 24 projects to support early-stage, innovative technologies and solutions in advanced manufacturing. manufacturers that could improve their competitiveness and enhance their energy efficiency. Advanced Manufacturing Awards. Organization. DOE Funding.

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MAY 9, 2017

million for 13 projects designed to stimulate the use of high performance supercomputing in US manufacturing. will partner with LLNL to develop a multiphase CFD model for turbulent bubbly flow in airlift bioreactors in a project titled “Innovative Bioreactor Designs for Process Intensification in Biological Natural Gas Conversion.”.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Todd Markusic, Vice President of Mobility at Ipsos, said the Ipsos Global Mobility Navigator Syndicated Study discovered there are three main barriers towards BEV ownership for consumers: overall cost, range and charging location stations. However, we see once that price point exceeds 20%, consideration in the BEV option drops considerably.

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