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Hydrogen vs Batteries on Norway’s Lofoten Route: An Engineering Reality Check

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The recent investigative reporting by Swedish Television and Norway’s NRK into the fuel cell supplier PowerCell has opened a window into the Vestfjord Lofoten hydrogen ferry project that Norway has been building toward for years. The journalists focused on a specific claim about durability. Internal tests suggested that the fuel … [continued]

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BYD Launches Next-Generation Blade Battery & Flash Charging

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Earlier today, BYD launched its second-generation Blade Battery and Flash Charging system. While the specifications that we have seen so far for the battery and charging pile are impressive on their own, the integrated approach pushes electrification forward. The “chicken or egg” dilemma is avoided with more capable chargers combined … [continued]

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Donut Lab Battery Works at 100° Celsius, Proves More Skeptics Wrong

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Speculation that the Donut Lab battery is not real are diminishing as independent lab data shows 100° Celsius performance. Speculation that the battery may be lithium run into difficulty explaining how a battery can work at 100° Celsius. In the independent tests, the thin membrane surrounding the pouch breached. If … [continued]

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