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How losing hybrid will affect WRC Rally1 cars in 2025
Adjusting to life without hybrid power in the World Rally Championship next year won't require "a huge amount of work" in the off-season, according to M-Sport-Ford lead engineer Tim Jackson. Last week the FIA confirmed that, as predicted, the 100kW control hybrid kits will be removed from Rally1 cars next year, having been first introduced
Can Hybrid Cars Save Us?
Are hybrids a bridge to fully electric vehicles, or a dead end? We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds. Please contact us at plus@slate.com for help. Episode Notes Without infrastructure to support all-electric vehicles, consumers have increasingly embraced the hybrid. The lower emissions are good—but are they slowing down our transition
Self-cleaning, hybrid membrane improves desalination efficiency
Fresh water is becoming an increasingly scarce commodity due to various factors such as population growth, industrialization, climate change, and increasing water contamination. This growing freshwater scarcity leads to a rise in the use of membrane desalination of seawater as a relatively sustainable technology. The membrane desalination, which is considered to be the most energy-efficient
Fungi and oat hybrid makes ‘completely new protein’ for alternative meat sector
For more than 20 years, Prof Mohammad Taherzadeh has been working to better understand mycelium, the root-like structure from which fungi grow, at the University of Borås in Sweden.His conviction? That mycelium can offer a sustainable, scalable, and economically feasible alternative to meat. Having established a start-up, Millow, Prof Taherzadeh is working to put his
Emissions-slashing hybrid trains to hit tracks in Europe
Japanese manufacturer Hitachi Rail and Italy's Trenitalia have unveiled a triple hybrid locomotive that they claim halves carbon emission compared with the trains they replace. The "Blues train" is suitable to carry passengers throughout the European network and is powered by a combination of batteries, electric cable, and diesel engines. Unveiled at the world's largest
Delta-omicron hybrid variant identified for the first time
Home News An artist's rendering of the new hybrid variant. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Scientists have confirmed the existence of a new COVID-19 variant that combines mutations from both omicron and delta variants for the first time, and there are reported cases in both Europe and the U.S.The new hybrid variant, unofficially dubbed "deltacron", was confirmed…
Researchers find a previously unknown energy metabolism in lactic acid bacteria species that could lead to healthier, tastier fermented foods. Credit: Karen Wang-Diggs Lactic acid bacteria are essential in creating fermented foods like yogurt, cheese and sauerkraut. Certain strains are also used as probiotics to improve human gut health. Researchers at the University of California,…
Hybrid Leaving Cert may require use of ‘school profiling’
A decision to run a hybrid Leaving Cert this year could require the use of controversial “school profiling” to ensure there is consistency in teachers’ estimated marks, the Government has been told. Taoiseach Micheál Martin and other party leaders were informed by senior officials that an accredited grades model – based on teachers’ estimates –…
This super-strong hybrid particle could upend electronics
Physicists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have published a new study detailing their discovery of a hybrid particle, one comprised of an electron and phonon combined together in a way that allows them to behave as a single particle. The team refers to this bond between the two particles as “glue,” explaining that…
Mazda2 Hybrid
Notícia Weekend Automóveis Se tem a impressão de já ter visto isto, não se enganou! O novo Mazda2, que chegará ao mercado nacional na primavera do próximo ano, partilha tudo ou quase tudo com o Toyota Yaris. Características€n.d. Negócios Premium Assine e aceda sem limites, no pc e no smartphone Conteúdos exclusivos com melhor da…