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This Solar-Powered Plane Could Stay In the Air for Months

05 May 2022 | Synopsis

"A pseudo-satellite is an aircraft that stays aloft, let's say, indefinitely," says Skydweller's CEO, Robert Miller. "That means 30, 60, 90 days -- maybe a year. And as such, it can do basically anything you would imagine a satellite can do." That includes providing telecommunications and Earth imaging, as well as disaster response and monitoring natural resources.

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Tata Launches Ace EV Small Electric Truck - Ties Up with Ecommerce Companies

05 May 2022 | Synopsis

"The Ace EV is the first product featuring Tata Motors’ EVOGEN powertrain that offers certified range of 154 kilometres. It is said to have an advanced battery cooling system and regenerative braking system to boost the driving range...

"The vehicle allows regular and fast charging capabilities for high uptime. It is powered by a 27kW (36hp) motor with 130Nm of peak torque, to ensure highest cargo volume of 208 ft3 and grade-ability of 22% allowing easy ascend in fully loaded conditions."

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Venturi Automobiles, from electric supercars to lunar rovers

05 May 2022 | Synopsis

"In space, the new challenge is mobility. So, after having designed electric vehicles capable of operating in extreme conditions, the aim of Gildo Pastor’s company is to conduct research on space vehicles for NASA and SpaceX. "

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Green Cars Aren't Enough: All Transport Needs to be Electrified

04 May 2022 | Synopsis

"It turns out electrification can work wonders for almost all of our transport options, from electric bikes to motorbikes to buses to freight trains and even to tractors and heavy trucks. There will soon be no need to burn petrol and diesel in an internal combustion engine."

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Washington Battery Tech Company Group14 Raises $400M in Funding Led by Porsche, Plans 2nd US Plant

04 May 2022 | Synopsis

"Group14's technology can help deliver better-performing cells compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries and will use the funds to begin building a second manufacturing facility on US soil to expedite tech to Porsche.

"...the company has seen breakthroughs in battery materials, particularly silicon-carbon, which can deliver higher levels of energy density to lithium-ion-powered vehicles. 50% more compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries, according to Group14."

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How the Oil and Gas Industry Is Trying to Hold US Public Schools Hostage

04 May 2022 | Synopsis

"Industry attempts to convince New Mexicans that the state's public education system is wholly dependent on oil and gas are based on a tough truth: decades of steep tax cuts have indeed positioned fossil fuels as the thunder behind Democratic-led New Mexico's economy. In 2021, 15% of the state's general fund came from royalties, rents and other fees that the Department of Interior collects from mineral extraction on federal lands. Oil and gas activity across federal, state and private lands contributes around a third of the state's general fund of $7.2bn, as well as a third of its education budget."

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Study Finds Reduction of Low-Frequency Noise From Transition to Electric Buses Improved Residents' Health

04 May 2022 | Synopsis

"The health of residents living alongside a bus route in Gothenburg, Sweden, improved when hybrid buses were replaced by buses fully powered by electricity. Accompanying the lower noise levels from bus traffic was a reduction of fatigue, day time sleepiness and low mood, a study at the University of Gothenburg shows..."

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Ending the Sale of Gas Cars by 2030 Was a Radical Idea. What Changed?

02 May 2022 | Synopsis

"...'Move Ahead Washington' transportation...law.. [sets] deadline for all new cars registered in the state to be electric.

"It's not a mandate, but the timeline is the most aggressive in the country. California, by contrast, is on its way to finalizing a mandate to ban the sales of gas cars by 2035, with implications for more than a dozen other states that follow its emissions standards, including New York, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. President Joe Biden has called for half of new car sales to be electric by 2030."

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California 100 Percent Powered by Renewables for First Time

02 May 2022 | Synopsis

"Renewable electricity met 100% of California's electricity demand for the first time ever on Saturday, most of it from large amounts of solar power now produced along Interstate 10, an hour east of the Coachella Valley.

"Two thirds of the 18,000 megawatts needed was provided by solar power loaded into the energy grid -- or 12,391 megawatts. The milestone lasted almost 15 minutes before edging back down to about 97 percent renewables."

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ABB and Shell Sign New Global Framework Agreement on EV Charging

02 May 2022 | Synopsis

"ABB is one of the largest EV charging suppliers in the world with a cumulative sales of more than 680,000 units in more than 85 markets (over 30,000 DC fast chargers and 650,000 AC charging points, including those sold through Chargedot in China)."

"(Presumably)...the deal has a substantial value because Shell underlines its target of over 500,000 charging points (AC and DC) globally by 2025 and 2.5 million by 2030."

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