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Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

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Audi notes that its e-gas project transcends the needs of the automobile industry and shows how large amounts of green electricity can be stored efficiently and independently of location by transforming it into methane gas and storing it in the natural gas network.

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LichtBlick begins installing home combined heat and power plants powered by VW 2.0L EcoBlue gas engine

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The heat which is generated will be stored and will be available for local space heating and hot water supplies. Partnership with LichtBlick is in line with our component strategy, which is to develop future-oriented business areas closely related to the automobile industry. The successful launch in Hamburg is a major milestone.

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Researchers synthesize magnetic nanoparticles that could offer alternative to rare earth magnets

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It can store information up to 790 kelvins with thermal and time-stable, long-range magnetic order, which could have a potential impact for data storage application. The team’s findings will appear in an open-access paper in Applied Physics Letters. Nearly 70 to 80 percent of the current rare earth materials are produced in China.

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Study shows 99% of used lead-based vehicle batteries in the EU are collected and recycled

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Although the report shows that 99% of used automotive lead batteries available for collection are recycled it highlights that the remaining 1% represents the statistical error of the approach and/or movement of stored batteries and batteries with longer lifetimes than estimated in this study rather than any batteries being landfilled or incinerated.

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Renault presents the 235 mpg EOLAB prototype; plug-in “Z.E. Hybrid”; targeting production

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While electric vehicles are designed to store a high amount of energy because of the fundamental need to maximize the vehicle’s range, hybrid vehicles like EOLAB need to cover the same power requirement with a limited quantity of electrical energy. The lithium-ion battery differs from the batteries that equip Renault’s Z.E.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk confirms increased investment, R&D efforts in China

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” Musk clarified that all personally identifiable information is securely stored in China. “My frank observation is that China spends a lot of resources and efforts applying the latest digital technologies in different industries, including the automobile industry, making China a global digitalization,” Musk said. .

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Tesla Model Y has the best resale value out of all BEVs in China

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One thing Elon Musk pointed out that the competitors were good at was software which he said would most shape the future of the automobile industry. Tesla is offering customers who take delivery between September 16 and September 30th a subsidy of 8,000 yuan or around $1,140 if they purchase insurance in-store from Tesla.

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