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DS Automobiles and PENSKE AUTOSPORT unveil the DS E-TENSE FE23 Gen3

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Lighter, more efficient and more powerful, the third generation 100% electric single-seater has been developed by the competition division of DS Automobiles, DS Performance. The DS E-TENSE FE23 is also more powerful, putting out 350 kW compared to 250 kW in the Gen2 car, and is equipped with four-wheel drive.

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SwRI tests durability of fuel tank valves for hydrogen-powered vehicles

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Southwest Research Institute is testing the durability of valves on fuel tanks for hydrogen-powered vehicles. SwRI is leading several multidisciplinary efforts to evaluate hydrogen as a potential fuel source for automobiles, power generation and even as a replacement for natural gas in homes.

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Sion Power projects Licerion EV Li-metal batteries will have 420 Wh/kg and 700 Wh/L when scaled to commercial design

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Sion Power, a developer of high-energy, lithium-metal rechargeable batteries, said that its Licerion EV technology will have energy capacities of 420 Wh/kg and 700 Wh/L when scaled to commercial design. Through optimization of its protected lithium anode (PLA) and advanced electrolyte formulations, Sion Power performed tests on 1.8

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Milk and gasoline: the cost of the energy they provide to fuel our bodies and automobiles

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Current gasoline-powered vehicles lose about 70% of the available energy through engine losses (mostly through exhaust heat). The above analysis considered the available energy in milk and gasoline, and the logic there is straightforward. In turn, not all of the available energy in food is digested.

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Toyota establishes Toyota Green Energy to conduct renewable energy power generation business

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Toyota Motor Corporation, Chubu Electric Power Co., and Toyota Tsusho Corporation agreed to establish Toyota Green Energy LLP for the purposes of obtaining and managing renewable energy sources in Japan and supplying electric power from renewable energy sources to the Toyota Group in the future.

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J.D. Power study finds consumer EV consideration in Canada significantly lags US

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Power Canada Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study. Despite a lower consideration rate year over year and a widening consideration gap to automobile shoppers in the US, there is still a committed group—34%—of consumers in Canada who say they are likely to consider an EV in the next 24 months. —J.D.

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Iveco Group chooses HTWO (Hyundai) fuel cell systems for the next generation of hydrogen buses in Europe

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Iveco Group , through its brand IVECO BUS, will partner with HTWO to equip its future European hydrogen-powered buses with world-leading fuel cell systems. IVECO BUS is already participating in European tenders for fuel cell buses powered by HTWO. Hyundai fuel cell system. (1). Fuel Cell Stack. 2) Fuel Processing System.

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