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€20M European research alliance focuses on liquid metals; energy applications

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Liquid metals are used in numerous industrial branches, for example, in steel and light metal castings, and are becoming increasingly significant for technologies such as new liquid metal batteries for energy storage, CO 2 -free hydrogen production, or the manufacture of solar cells.

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Toyota’s diesel line-up in Western Europe to be made compatible with HVO100 diesel fuel

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Both the Land Cruiser and Hilux will join the Proace family of light commercial vehicles in being compatible with HVO100 diesel. HVO100 fuel pumps are becoming more common at filling stations in Europe, with around 1,000 already in use across Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

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Ballard signs fuel cell supply agreement with Solaris; initial order of 10 modules as range extenders for electric trolley buses

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Solaris has signed a contract with Rigas Satiksme, the transport operator in the city of Riga, Latvia for 10 of the Trollino trolley buses. These two discrete modules have been designed, tested and validated for transit bus and light rail applications.

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Ballard-powered fuel cell electric buses exceed 10M km of revenue service

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to power 10,000 commercial vehicles that will be deployed in its China vehicle leasing business, thereby creating significant demand pull-through for Ballard technology ( earlier post ); Ballard’s ongoing development programs for 200 kilowatt (kW) engines to power urban light rail vehicles for China’s CRRC Corporation Ltd.,

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Road Rally Review: Driving a Volkswagen ID. Buzz for 5,000 miles through Europe

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We started near Hamburg, Germany and drove through Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and back through the finish line in Hamburg 16 days later. Also, to speed up with cruise on, a light tap of the “+” button was supposed to increase speed a single km/h at a tap, a harder tap was to go up 10 km/h.

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??Why the World’s Militaries Are Embracing 5G

Cars That Think

The helmet lights up a flight path toward the spot, and the pilot receives new orders scrolling across the display: New Priority: SEARCH AND RESCUE. Meanwhile, in Europe, NATO unveiled its first 5G military test site in Latvia in 2020. Suddenly, the pilot sees a dot flashing on the far horizon through his helmet-mounted display.

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??Why the World’s Militaries Are Embracing 5G

Cars That Think

The helmet lights up a flight path toward the spot, and the pilot receives new orders scrolling across the display: New Priority: SEARCH AND RESCUE. Meanwhile, in Europe, NATO unveiled its first 5G military test site in Latvia in 2020. Suddenly, the pilot sees a dot flashing on the far horizon through his helmet-mounted display.

Connect 98