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JUNE 23, 2023

However, few studies have used real-world rideshare trip data in their estimates, or included additional assessments of air pollution and traffic impacts, from the switch. In the simulations, battery-powered vehicles, particularly the 40 kWh ones, needed more frequent and longer trips without passengers to get to recharging stations.

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MAY 7, 2021

Their recommendation is based on their study of charging patterns for electric vehicles on the UCSD campus from early January to late May of 2020, after the university moved most of its operations online. Only four out of 100 stations in the study were fast-charging.

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JULY 28, 2022

(Yamato Transport) and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) will begin studying the standardization and commercialization of replaceable and rechargeable cartridge batteries as part of energy management efforts for achieving a carbon neutral society.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

A corresponding chalcogen cathode structure, which is composed of a chalcogen element (S or Se), a conductive framework, and a polymer binder, is well-accepted for most studies. Therefore multi-functional frameworks were adopted to provide reactive sites, electronic conducting channels, and polysulfide constraining reservoirs.

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JULY 25, 2014

A team of researchers from Kyoto University has demonstrated ion-exchanged MgFeSiO 4 as a feasible cathode material for use in high-energy-density rechargeable magnesium batteries. These advantages of magnesium metal anodes have been previously recognized and a rechargeable magnesium battery cell was first proposed in 2000.

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JULY 31, 2020

This will primarily fund the feasibility study, including the completion of detailed engineering designs, as well as permitting and land acquisition by the end of 2021, in line with the initial project schedule. The results of the drilling program are now being incorporated into an update of the geological model.

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APRIL 25, 2021

As charging remains one of the biggest challenges, T&E’s study assesses the charging infrastructure needed for long-haul trucking […]. The post Unlocking Electric Trucking in the EU: Recharging Along Highways appeared first on EV Obsession.

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MAY 14, 2013

The technology allows lithium-metal batteries to be recharged without the dendrite failure (short circuit) that has prevented rechargeable lithium-metal batteries from being commercially viable. Rechargeable lithium-metal batteries differ from rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are commercial and widely available.

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AUGUST 22, 2019

The researchers made their discovery by developing a technique to measure the amounts of inactive lithium species on the anode—a first in the field of battery research—and studying their micro- and nanostructures. The findings could pave the way for bringing rechargeable lithium metal batteries from the lab to the market.

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MARCH 6, 2018

At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Porsche presented the Mission E Cross Turismo, a concept study of an electrically-powered “Cross-Utility Vehicle.” The road-ready Mission E Cross Turismo is a continuation of the Mission E study that Porsche presented at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in 2015. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Their open-access study, published in Nature Communications , found that hydrogen can be released in significant amounts (up to 8 wt%) from HB sheets under ultraviolet light, even under mild conditions—that is, at ambient room temperature and pressure.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Each truck has an on-site charging station to recharge the battery fully overnight. We will keep taking steps to decarbonize our fleet until 2030 while continuing to study market developments to determine the future of our fleets by considering parameters such as covering longer distances, vehicle autonomy, and heavier loads.

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MARCH 5, 2019

The Volkswagen Group Components brand will be showcasing the near-series design study of its flexible quick charging station at the Geneva Motor Show. By contrast, when it is permanently connected to the mains power grid, the battery pack continuously and independently recharges itself.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

and Toyota Motor Corporation have concluded a basic agreement for studies on energy conservation and CO 2 emissions reduction in convenience store distribution and operation. Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Under consideration is the utilization of a fuel cell power generator as a power source at stores with hydrogen stations.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

For the study, the team compared the performance of 49,000 BEVs and 73,000 PHEVs in Germany and the US. Although, in principle, a PHEV could also recharge during long-distance trips, the small relectric range would require many breaks for recharging and users might prefer to refuel their fuel tank instead. —Plötz et al.

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MAY 15, 2017

Results of a study by a team at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, SOEST, University of Hawaii at Manoa, suggest that the additional cycling to discharge vehicle batteries to the power grid in a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) scenario, even at constant power, is detrimental to EV battery cell performance.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The results from this study suggested a cost of hydrogen as low as ¥17 to ¥27/Nm 3 (US$0.16 - $0.25) using a combination of technologies and the achievement of ambitious individual cost targets for batteries, PV, and electrolyzers. Credit: NIMS.

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JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. —David McCollum.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

John Goodenough, known around the world for his pioneering work that led to the invention of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery, have devised a new strategy for a safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable sodium or lithium battery cell that has the required energy density and cycle life for a battery that powers an all-electric road vehicle.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Sodium can serve as an alternative to lithium in rechargeable batteries as the reversible storage mechanisms for sodium ions are very similar (e.g., For the electrochemical studies in the paper, the fabricated the negative electrode from an 80:10:10 (wt.%) 1 , respectively. earlier post ). —Kim et al. —Kim et al.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

During discharge, Li ions meet with reduced oxygen on the surface of the Li x V 2 O 5 electrode forming Li 2 O 2 , which is decomposed upon recharge. The rechargeable Li?air Further studies will be needed to elucidate the physical origin to low overpotentials of Li 2 O 2 electrochemical oxidation, the researchers noted.

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DECEMBER 19, 2013

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have shed new light on the formation of dendrites in high energy density rechargeable batteries with lithium metal anodes. It is thus not surprising that researchers have used a variety of tools to study dendrite formation in lithium batteries. However, as Xu et al.

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JUNE 2, 2022

Toyota and Woven Planet are studying a number of viable pathways to carbon neutrality and consider hydrogen to be a promising solution. Swappable for easy replacement and quick recharging. Portable Hydrogen Cartridge (Prototype). Prototype dimensions are 400 mm (16") in length x 180 mm (7") in diameter; target weight is 5 kg (11 lbs).

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JANUARY 23, 2018

In this case, a problem arises when motorists gathered in a geographic area began buying these vehicles and plugging them in to recharge upon returning home—a practice known as uncoordinated charging. Muratori also looked at the impact PEV charging might have on a residential distribution transformer.

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APRIL 23, 2019

A new study carried out by University College Dublin (UCD) academics has found that under typical Irish commuting conditions, the Toyota Prius IV (fourth-generation) hybrid ( earlier post ) drives in zero emissions mode (ZEV) for significantly more than half (62%) of the time and more than 40% (40.4%) of the distance covered.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Volvo explains why the study is more than just a showcase of its future design language.

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APRIL 27, 2014

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a safe, extended cycling lithium-metal electrode for rechargeable Li-ion batteries by entrapping lithium metal within a porous graphene network (Li-PGN). The recent study by Harry et al. The performance of various other cathode materials (LiCoO 2 , LiFePO 4 , LiNi 0.75

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AUGUST 1, 2020

The findings suggest strategies for fine-tuning recharging approaches to boost battery life and—intriguingly—for making glassy metals for other applications. The study is published in Nature Materials. Lithium metal is a preferred anode for high-energy rechargeable batteries. —Wang et al.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

And a global study confirms that interest in EVs has only risen during the pandemic. Volvo’s first electric vehicle has been rated for range. The upcoming Audi E-Tron GT electric car makes an entirely different sound than the Porsche Taycan. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Most recently, aluminium-ion battery with multivalent metal ions transmitting internally has been studied preliminarily. Sodium-ion and magnesium-ion batteries, as new energy storage systems in portable devices, have attracted much attention of the investigators. However, the capacity and the cycle life are not satisfying at present.

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MARCH 30, 2018

We found plenty of times during the day when a portion of taxis could slip off to recharge, even if just for a few minutes. Their study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The EV industry is focusing on the personal car market, trying to make the range as large as possible. The standard now is 200 miles.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University may have found a way to revitalize rechargeable lithium batteries, potentially boosting the range of electric vehicles and battery life in next-gen electronic devices. A study on the work is published in Nature.

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JULY 25, 2014

A new study of factors influencing fleet managers’ adoption of electric vehicles has found that testing new technologies was the strongest driver of initial EV adoption, followed by lowering environmental impacts; government grants; and improving the organization’s public image. — William Sierzchula.

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APRIL 1, 2018

Numerous studies have tackled the future environmental impact of battery-electric vehicles; the resulting assessments are highly uncertain. The second is the impacts of changes to the electricity sector on the environmental burdens of producing and recharging future EVs. —Cox et al.

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JULY 9, 2017

In a new study, a team from the University of Central Florida and MIT has found that the US Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards is an effective policy solution that does increase the adoption of EVs, whether it is implemented alone or in conjunction with another policy such as government incentives. —Sen et al.

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JUNE 7, 2020

The possibility of successfully using the unconventional silica could spark a paradigm shift in rechargeable battery designs, the researchers said. —Prof Jong-Sung Yu, who led the study. This study broadens the selection of host materials for LSBs and could lead to a paradigm shift in realizing next-generation sulfur batteries.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios. —Chad Hunter, lead author of the report and former NREL researcher.

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