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America's Cup: Hydrogen Powered Foiling Chase Boat Outstrips Outboard Power

11 May 2022 | Synopsis

"With 96% fill of hydrogen, the Chase Zero boat "ended up motoring for nearly 6 hours in the end and covered 280km (or 151.2 nautical miles) at an average speed of 28.3 knots and still had about 10% gas left in the tanks" besting the equivalent 11 Meter boat running on gasoline.

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Move over SaaS, It's Time for BaaS – Why Battery Swapping Can Dramatically Change EV Game

11 May 2022 | Synopsis

"The real innovation comes from the business model that [India's] Bounce Infinity is proposing with its product. Customers can buy it outright, complete with a battery, like other electric two-wheelers out there. However, customers could also buy the 'Battery as a Service' or "BaaS" - allowing customers to pay just for the e.1 upfront, as little as Rs 60,000 and then be charged every time they swap out for a fresh, fully-charged battery."

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Ford F-150 Lightning Review: A Watershed Moment for Electric Vehicles

11 May 2022 | Synopsis

"Ford's F-150 Lightning - which is just hitting the market - is more than simply another pickup truck: It's poised to open the floodgates for electric vehicle adoption in the U.S. by showing how much an EV can do.

"The big picture: Ford sells 900,000 gasoline-powered F-Series trucks per year, bringing in more than $40 billion in annual revenue - more than companies like McDonalds, Nike and Coca-Cola.

"There are 16.4 million of them in operation - 5.8% of all vehicles on the road."

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Six Things You Should Keep in Mind to Make Sure Your E-Scooter is Safe

10 May 2022 | Synopsis

Given recent spat of thermal runaway events with electric scooters, particularly in India, GQ India offers advice on how to make sure yours is not one of them starting with, "when opting for an e-scooter, go for one where the battery pack has been manufactured" preferably in similar environmental conditions and usually "in-house."

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Hyundai Xcient Fuel Cell Semi Will First Hit USA RoadS in 2023

10 May 2022 | Synopsis

"The hydrogen is stored in seven large tanks that hold a combined 68 pounds of fuel. Together with the (73kWh battery), Hyundai estimates a total range of about 250 miles for its Xcient Fuel Cell."

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The Secrets to Passing Climate Legislation - Even In Red States

10 May 2022 | Synopsis

"Republican states are passing clean energy bills in the name of freedom and economics."

"The analysis, recently published in the journal Climatic Change, shows that states approved roughly 400 bills to reduce carbon emissions from 2015 to 2020. More than a quarter - 28 percent - passed through Republican-controlled legislatures."

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Why Ford, JP Morgan Look to Unload Millions of Shares in Rivian

10 May 2022 | Synopsis

"Major investors Ford and JP Morgan Chase are pulling out a large chunk of their stakes in EV maker Rivian -- eight million and 13-15 million shares respectively.

Anthony Sassine, CFA, senior investment strategist at KraneShares (commented) "I think Rivian is in the best position out of the small electric vehicle companies right now,..They're very well capitalized. They have the backing of Amazon."

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Full-scale Air One eVTOL prototype unveiled at the Kentucky Derby

10 May 2022 | Synopsis

"The Air One...is a smart-looking coaxial octacopter seating two side by side under a panoramic glass cabin. Its eight electric motors can deliver a peak of 771 horsepower (575 kW) to its medium-diameter, three-blade props, giving it a maximum payload of 441 lb (200 kg)...

"...cruise at 100 mph (161 km/h) with a max speed of 155 mph (250 km/h). ...Air claims an hour of flight time, and a range up to 110 miles (177 km), with rapid charging enabling 0-100 percent top-ups in just one hour."

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California Wants More Electric Cars. But Many Public Chargers Don't Work

09 May 2022 | Synopsis

"Concerned about reliability, a retired professor of bioengineering from UC Berkeley, David Rempel, decided to test charging stations around the Bay Area. Rempel...and volunteers...

"...fanned out across the region's nine counties over three weeks in February and March, visiting 181 public charging stations with a total of 657 plug-in kiosks...

"They found 73% of public kiosks in working order. But nearly 23% had inoperable screens, payment failures or broken connector cables. On another 5%, the cables were too short to reach the vehicles' charging inlet."

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U-Boat Worx Nexus Lets Nine People Experience a Private Undersea Party

09 May 2022 | Synopsis

"The new Nexus submersible vehicle, in particular, can go down to a depth of 200 meters, which may already reach the seabed in some areas. Either way, it might not be a good idea to tempt fate with substances unless you want to be swimming with the fishes in an uncomfortable way."

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