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IACS team develops high-performing bio-inspired electrocatalyst for hydrogen generation in an aqueous medium

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Dey et al, Supporting info. In addition to that, its reactivity is retained when immobilized on cheap carbon electrodes, which is of significant practical interest. The catalytic property of this catalyst in aqueous medium is investigated using RDE, RRDE coulometry, and bulk electrolysis technique. —Dey et al. Click to launch.

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Solaris ebuses will be powered by LFP-CTP batteries from CATL

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Now, with cheap cobalt-free battery chemistries available, such as LFP (LiFePO4) and NIB (sodium-ion battery) there’s no reason why we still allow diesel buses to pollute the air that we all breathe. More info: [link]. Nonetheless, unfortunately diesel still has a huge market share in Europe. Electric : 10,6 %. Hybrid : 10,1 %.

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Two Companies Working Towards Full-Scale Liberty Lifter X-Plane

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The name “Liberty Lifter” invokes the idea of Liberty ships, reflecting DARPA’s goal of an aircraft that’s relatively easy and cheap to put together. The two companies currently funded by DARPA for the design phase of the Liberty Lifter program are Aurora Flight Sciences (part of Boeing) and General Atomics.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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For details on what we’ve called “The Big Fix” beyond the following, see [link] —and we’ll continue adding back-up info at CalCars-News and elsewhere. And oil only seems cheap. But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap. We can’t continue ever-riskier experiments to get oil from remote locations.

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Hacking A Car-Radio Chip Into The Ultimate SDR Receiver

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These modules are cheap—they can generally be found for around US $25. states (this info, coupled with other capabilities, enables the user to immediately see the call sign and state where the transmitter they are receiving is located).

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CATL will soon mass produce LMFP batteries

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Adding manganese to the popular LFP formula increases the voltage and energy density of the battery cells, without a noticeable cost increase, since manganese is particularly cheap. More info: [link]. However, I’m curious to see the impact of the voltage increase on the cycle life. CATL’s LMFP goals. PushEVs.

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BYD’s luxury brand unveils its first sedan, the sleek U7, with over 1,000 horsepower

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But it won’t be cheap. Yangwang didn’t release any further info, but said prices will be around $140,000 (1 million RMB). Check back for more on the U7 as more info is expected soon. After overtaking Tesla as the global EV sales leader in the last three months of 2023, BYD continues to expand. BYD sold nearly 1.6

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