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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

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The electric F-150, which is undergoing tens of thousands of hours of torture testing and targeting millions of simulated, laboratory and real world test miles, will be more powerful than any F-150 available today and deliver commercial and personal customers the lowest expected lifetime total cost of operation among F-Series trucks.

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Lux Research: wide variance in cost of cellulosic feedstocks for bio-based fuels and chemicals

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In a new report , Lux Research analysts have examined the costs and availability of cellulosic biomass sources for use as feedstock in bio-based fuels and chemicals. billion tons of cellulosic biomass available today—led by 1.2 billion tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) costs vary widely. million MT.

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Archer taps FCA to accelerate eVTOL production

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Archer says that the 60-mile range is based on utilizing battery technology that’s commercially available today. The performance estimates account for realistic battery pack integration, inaccessible energy at low state-of-charge, emergency reserves, and capacity fade at the end of life of the battery. Source: Archer.

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Lightning Systems receives California ARB Executive Order for the Transit Bus Repower powertrain

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Transit buses are excellent repower candidates for a variety of reasons, including the wide availability of parts and experienced service mechanics. Just as important, a repower keeps these buses out of the landfill, making the repower choice the most sustainable option today. All Lightning products are available today.

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Pike Research forecasts automotive Li-ion battery prices to drop by more than 1/3 by 2017

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According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. of Li-ion chemistries are available today, none of them can claim to be the ideal solution.

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Demonstration series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 mpg, 110% better than conventional diesel, 30% better than electric hybrids

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The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1 st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 The goal was to develop a significantly lighter-weight, heavy-duty bus design that yields superior fuel efficiency to conventional buses at a lower lifecycle cost. Since 2005, FTA issued $5.1

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CAP-XX introduces supercap modules to support batteries in stop-start applications

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The company says that the cost of a 14V, 6-cell supercapacitor module for stop-start would be around US$60. milliohms, the CAP-XX module offers the best power density available today, the company claims, and the energy necessary to support frequent start cycles in all weather and traffic conditions. Source: CAP-XX.

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