On November 22, 2024, the Open Fuel Cell (OFC) joined the fun this year. Physics Night at the University of Duisburg-Essen (check it out here: Physics Night). The event was about giving the public a glimpse into the fascinating world of physics—and maybe convincing a few future physicists to join! The night had something for …
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With plans to significantly reduce its workforce, Ford's future in Germany looks bleak. According to Germany's biggest union, the new job cuts at Ford “will mean increasing death” to their future in Cologne. Ford's job is cutting off the spark of German backsliding On November 20, Ford announced plans to cut another 4,000 jobs in …
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VW doesn't see the need for multi-speed transmissions in EVs Tested the manual transmission of performance EVs More efficient EVs may be more expensive, VW says It looks like Volkswagen will not follow Porsche or Mercedes-Benz. On Thursday at the 2024 Los Angeles auto show Kai Grünitz, head of global research and development at Volkswagen, …
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Kia says the Tasman pickup revealed on Oct. not for the US market The brand has not yet decided to pick up the US-bound Kia electrics Push for more hybrids and PHEVs may lead the way for the truck Kia is still considering a pickup truck in the US, but whether that will be a …
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German-made mid-drives are often considered the best choice for electric bikes, offering precision engineering and a more sophisticated experience. But they're also pretty pricey, at least until Ride1Up started doing an amazing sale on its regular $2,195 Prodigy XC mountain bike, marked down to just $1,295. I reviewed the urban version of this bike back …
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Sponsored by Bry-Air. Dryrooms are an often overlooked part of battery manufacturing, yet any battery manufacturer can attest to their importance in producing high quality cells. Whether you're making battery prototypes at scale in a lab or churning out millions of cells in a gigafactory, you'll need to control your facility's humidity level with a …
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In today's Quick Charge fact-check episode, we've got a fight between California Governor Gavin Newsom and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the updated 650 hp Kia EV6 GT ready to take on the world, and some great battery-powered deals . We also have UCLA's new electric buses that are powered by alternating current on the street …
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The world's first electric car is here, and Dodge is already giving consumers a treat. The Dodge Charger Daytona EV introduces 0% APR, making it even cheaper to finance than the outgoing gas-powered model. Electric Charger lease prices start as low as $549 per month, but the Hellcat-like Scat Pack model may be an even …
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Kia is serious about increasing PHEV electric mileage—and sales Still working on hybrid development, ICE Extended EVs could be the future of hybrids While Kia is working to increase sales of American-made EVs, it also aims to increase sales of hybrids, while expanding its plug-in hybrid lineup that could continue to grow—not just in sales …
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With a major change in plans, Porsche's upcoming EV lineup may not be as powerful. This luxury brand is planning to launch a new series of electric power cars and hybrids as they face declining EV sales. Porsche is replacing EV plans with gas and upcoming hybrids After backtracking on its goal of electric cars …
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