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Clariant concludes testing of conversion of miscanthus biomass into lignocellulosic sugars and ethanol

Green Car Congress

Clariant has conducted tests on approximately 30 tons of miscanthus provided by INA, Croatia’s leading oil and gas company. Final results show that Clariant’s sunliquid technology can successfully convert miscanthus biomass into lignocellulosic sugars and ethanol, confirming the benefits of the sugar process platform.

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US$7.5M JOSPEL project to develop energy efficient climate control for EVs; leveraging Joule and Peltier effects

Green Car Congress

Joule heating refers to the conversion of the energy of an electric current into heat as it flows through a resistance; when current flows through a solid or liquid with finite conductivity, electric energy is converted to heat through resistive losses in the material.

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The New Rimac Nevera 15th Anniversary Edition

Electric Cars Report

In 2009, Mate Rimac started Rimac Automobili having been told not to bother building a car company in Croatia – it was impossible. In 2011 he set a whole host of world records in his self-converted all-electric BMW based on an 1984 3-series, having been told all he was building was a washing machine.

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BMW taps electric hypercar specialist Rimac for high-performance EV batteries

Baua Electric

Rimac said the partnership will require them to establish sophisticated battery production lines at its campus near Zagreb, Croatia. A significant part of the campus will be dedicated to BMW. “My

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Rimac celebrates 15 years in style with ultra-exclusive $2.54M Anniversary Edition Nevera

Baua Electric

In 2009, Rimac Automobili was founded in Croatia after countless haters told founder Mate Rimac not to do it. Advanced electric hypercar developer Rimac Automobili is celebrating 15 years in the auto industry and doing so the best way it knows how – by delivering a limited production run of “Anniversary Edition” Nevera EVs costing over $2.5

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News: 2024 Pebble Beach Debuts

Clean Fleet Report

Hybrid Bentley drop top Bentley Continental GT Speed Coupe and Convertible The fourth generation Continental GT Speed pairs a 4.0-liter This luxury convertible sports a 4.0-liter liter twin-turbo V8 and an electric motor for 771 hp and 738 lb.-ft. of torque, producing the “most powerful Bentley yet.” Estimated 0-60 is around 4.0

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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

Baua Electric

30 August 2024 Read next US new-vehicle sales grow in August despite holiday period 29 August 2024 Read next What are the most popular used-convertible models in Europe? France (down 23.9%), Slovakia (down 22.8%), Austria (down 19.7%), Portugal (down 18%), Croatia (down 12.9%) and Spain (down 11.6%) also endured double-digit decreases.

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