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Tesla & Chinese EV Makers Putting Lot of Weight on These Low-Cost EV Batteries

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” The batteries are lithium-iron-phosphate batteries — often referred to as LFP batteries. […]. According to Yang Jie at Wall Street Journal, “A less-expensive battery technology championed by Tesla Inc.’s s Elon Musk rose to dominate the world’s largest auto market last year.”

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Zotye launches low-cost car in China

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It is the first domestically made car sold below 20,000 yuan in China, costing only 2,000 yuan more than the world’s cheapest car, Tata Motor’s Nano, referred to as “The People’s Car.”

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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AQDSH 2 refers to the reduced form of AQDS. Sustainable Innovations anticipates playing a key role in the product’s commercialization by leveraging its ultra-low-cost electrochemical cell design and system architecture already under development for energy storage applications. Cell schematic. Huskinson et al. Click to enlarge.

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European HEFT project seeks lower-cost, more efficient and power-dense PM emotor for EVs

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The innovations are intended to result in a high-efficient and low-cost solution that will be validated on 2 motor topologies, which will be compared to two main reference automotive IPM commercial motors in Europe (VW ID.3

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Gevo awarded patent covering low-cost separation technology to remove isobutanol from fermentation broth

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The term “batch concentration” refers to the concentration for a given fermentor volume based on all of the C 3 -C 6 alcohol produced during the batch fermentation even if some of the C 3 -C 6 alcohol is removed during the fermentation.

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Innoviz shipping Automotive Perception Platform, InnovizAPP, to key OEMs globally for evaluation

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The InnovizAPP hardware provides an automotive-grade reference design based on low-cost automotive-grade components. It also executes perception algorithms in real time, detecting and classifying pixels as collision relevant or non-collision relevant.

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Ford Bronco Sport first to feature parts made of 100% recycled ocean plastic

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Wiring harness clips in Ford Bronco Sport models are made of ocean-harvested plastic—commonly referred to as “ghost gear.”. The strength and durability of the nylon material equals that of previously used petroleum-based parts but with a 10% cost savings and requiring less energy to produce.

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