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LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

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Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU), School of the Built Environment and Architecture, are investigating the use of metal hydrides to absorb, release and store hydrogen for fuel cell buses. Thermal management for charging and releasing hydrogen from the storage system needs to be optimized to increase overall efficiency.

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NCSU study finds shared e-scooters aren’t always as green as other transport options

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A new study from North Carolina State University finds that while shared e-scooters may be greener than most cars, they can be less green than several other options, including, in some cases, buses. The performance results were similar for all four types of pollution. Johnson (2019) “Are E-Scooters Polluters?

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Tesla driving test hell: How DMV examiners’ biases are inhibiting the EV transition

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After moving from the East Coast to teach at the University of California, it became pertinent for the 38-year old engineer and scientist to have his own driver’s license again. The Professor was looking forward to getting a new US driver’s license. Unfortunately for the Professor, he made a grave mistake. He drove a Tesla.

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NYC Goes EV

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Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power. This Tesla is one of a number of electric cars coming on the market. by Lars Vercelli for the Gotham Gazette. by Lars Vercelli. Better Cars ….

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Career Opportunities in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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In the case of India, the cost of oil imports, rising pollution, and international pledges to combat global climate change are the most important driving factors of the country’s investment in this shift to electric mobility. We all are aware of the paradigm shift happening in the global automotive industry. Electronics Engineers.

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electric smart ready for production

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Reaction from customers taking part in the UK trial, including the Metropolitan Police, universities, local councils, architects and energy companies, has proved so encouraging that smart’s parent company, Daimler AG, has confirmed that the smart electric drive will go into small series production, with cars coming to the UK in early 2010. .

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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