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Oorja Protonics Introduces New Direct Methanol Fuel Cell On-Board Battery Charger

Green Car Congress

Oorja Protonics , a developer and manufacturer of direct methanol fuel cell technology ( earlier post ), has introduced the OorjaPac Model 1 to its product line. In August 2009, Nissan North America (NNA) deployed OorjaPacs for the 60 tugs at its Smyrna, Tenn., With a 4.5 The operating cost for the Model 1 is $0.18/kW-hour.

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Nickel expert calls on Musk, Farley, others to demand Nickel sourcing in North America

Teslarati

Surging prices of nickel, a potentially major influence in the future of the global electric vehicle market, have encouraged one mining expert in the field to call on automotive CEOs to demand more attention toward sourcing the metal in North America. There are ample, good-quality nickel projects in North America.”

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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In his CES talk, Fields said that rapidly advancing connectivity; software and sensor technology; and big data were the enablers behind the Smart Mobility projects—eight in North America, nine in Europe and Africa, seven in Asia and one in South America. Vehicle data might enable lower insurance rates for good drivers.

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I went to China to test drive Yadea’s electric scooters, e-bikes, and A LOT more!

Baua Electric

I recently took a trip to China to visit Yadea’s sprawling Anhui factory, which is just one of the company’s eight worldwide manufacturing centers. Together, they produced over 16 million electric vehicles last year, more than all of the big electric car manufacturers combined.

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