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BMW Group hits 100K electrified vehicle mark for this year, lights up Group HQ like a battery

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The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. The BMW Group selected this glowing symbol to represent the technological change taking place in mobility. —Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

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DEED advertising pays off

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In addition to securing cars from private owners and the local Audi, BMW, Mercedes, and Tesla dealerships, a used EV dealer was also engaged. In 2007, Atherton, who has a degree in electrical engineering, began modifying his Toyota Prius by installing a Hymotion L5 module in the back of the car. “So

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Ricardo joins OSMC in commitment to Modelica-based CAE; IGNITE for vehicle performance and fuel economy

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Many automotive companies, such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Toyota, VW use Modelica to design energy efficient vehicles and/or improved air conditioning systems. Research projects within Europe are spending some €75 million (US$97 million) in the years 2007-2015 to further improve Modelica and Modelica-related technology.

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Ford and Corning introduce lightweight Gorilla Glass hybrid windshield technology on Ford GT

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When tasked with developing lightweight and advanced material vehicle applications, the Ford team approached Corning, a recognized leader in materials science that introduced light and durable Gorilla Glass to the consumer electronics market in 2007. Resulting imperfections (draw lines) can cause optical distortion.

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Finally, Tesla Confirms The Wireless Charging & A Little More On Wireless Charging of EVs

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Designing and installing a wireless charging station is an expensive activity and when we look at wireless charging it doesn’t add much value to the overall EV experience. You have to install the charging pod in your garage and conceal it with concrete and the related infrastructure is also expensive.

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DOE releases three reports showing strong growth in US fuel cell and hydrogen market

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In the stationary market, Bloom Energy announced that it was doubling the number of Bloom Energy Server installations and company revenue every six months. For example, San Diego has installed 2.4 In Spartanburg, SC, BMW’s production facility now hosts the world’s largest fuel cell material handling fleet to date.

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

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Pint has been at Audi for about six months, coming from BMW where he worked on the electric powertrains for the i3 and i8.) Dr. Hackenberg, the first-generation modular longitudinal matrix was used in 2007 for the A5, followed by the A4, A6, A7 Sportback, A8, Q5 and Q7 as well as the Porsche Macan. Audi's MLB. Developed by Prof.

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