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Exclusive interview: Former Tesla exec launches 800 hp electric boat; says it’s an extension of Tesla’s mission

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Former Tesla Head of Global Manufacturing, Jonathan Vo, is launching the R30, a 30-foot all-electric power boat with 800 horsepower, dual motors, and solar charging. In 2022, he founded Blue Innovations Group (BIG) , which focuses on the manufacturing of all-electric boats and sustainable marine technologies.

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Battery cell qualification for EVs: Lucid’s cell specialist discusses the complicated process

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Lucid Motors has a team of battery specialists that collaborates closely with cell suppliers to evaluate and test battery cells at every step from vehicle design through mass production. Charged : Could you tell us about yourself and your journey to your present role at Lucid Motors? The battery cell impacts all of these.

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Battery cell qualification for EVs: Lucid’s cell specialist discusses the complicated process – Charged EVs

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Lucid Motors has a team of battery specialists that collaborates closely with cell suppliers to evaluate and test battery cells at every step from vehicle design through mass production. Charged : Could you tell us about yourself and your journey to your present role at Lucid Motors? The battery cell impacts all of these.

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Inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review report concludes DOE is underinvested in transport; greatest efforts to go to electrification

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Finally, DOE will support development of domestically produced, infrastructure-compatible biofuels to reduce carbon emissions from liquid transportation fuels where electrification is not viable (heavy-duty vehicles, marine, and air). Batteries present the greatest technical challenge in vehicle electrification, the QTR report says.

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Major study concludes achieving EU 2050 transport decarbonization goals will require portfolio of advanced powertrains; fuel cells, battery-electric and plug-in hybrids

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more than 50% of demand—will be available for passenger cars, given the potential demand for biofuels from other sectors, such as goods vehicles, aviation, marine, power and heavy industry. Charging times are also significantly longer: 6-8 hours using normal charging equipment. Total Raffinage Marketing.

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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That morning, a Maine Marine Patrol officer, Nathan Stillwell, set off in search of the missing vessel. which is located at the end of a peninsula, and boarded a lobster boat, motoring out into water so shockingly cold it can induce lethal hypothermia in as little as 30 minutes. Stillwell rode down to Atwood Lobster Co.,