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Researchers propose new aluminum–sulfur battery with molten-salt electrolyte; low-cost, rechargeable, fire-resistant, recyclable

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Importantly for scalability, the cell-level cost of the aluminum–sulfur battery is projected to be less than one-sixth that of current lithium-ion technologies. The smaller scale of the aluminum-sulfur batteries would also make them practical for uses such as electric vehicle charging stations, Sadoway says.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

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Viewers of “ Who Killed The Electric Car? &# may recall it was a little more complicated than that… The first five states where the Leaf will be available are: California, Arizona, Tennessee, Oregon, and Washington. “Every time I drive a gasoline-powered car I feel guilty about the environmental impact,&# said Tang, 38.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries.

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Flash Drive: 2021 Volkswagen ID4 AWD

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Driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic or coasting down hills will recharge the battery. What you will get with the ID4 AWD is better performance than any gasoline-powered compact crossover, such as a Nissan Rogue or Honda CR-V. The battery charge and mileage range are metered in real time by a dash gauge.

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Nissan’s Big Gamble

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It’ll be mostly driven by the cost of gas. Battery-powered cars may be the wave of the future, but costs are high; the recharging infrastructure isn’t there, and hefty government subsidies are needed to make electric vehicles competitive. I’m guessing close to 50/50. That’s a given. Analysts warn of hype.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Volkswagen ID4

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So driving around town, stuck in stop-and-go rush hour freeway traffic or coasting down hills will recharge the battery. Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to drive the 2023 ID4 AWD Pro S from Nashville to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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that substantially reduce costs of the motor. the cost of wind turbines and electric vehicles by developing a. potential to substantially reduce the costs of an electric. thermoelectric energy converters to recharge the hot and. and smaller footprint TES system at a low cost representing. Pacific Northwest.

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