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Fastcharge consortium presents prototype for 450 kW charging station; Porsche research vehicle charges at 400 kW

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Initiated in July 2016, the Fast Charge research project has received €7.8 Porsche AG, as well as operators Allego GmbH, Phoenix Contact E-Mobility GmbH (charging technology) and Siemens AG (electrical engineering). An innovative cooling system makes this possible by ensuring even gentle temperature control in the battery cells.

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New Audi R18 makes its debut; fundamental redesign of diesel hybrid racer with Li-ion battery storage

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Audi Sport has fundamentally re-designed the Audi R18 for the 2016 season. The 2016 R18 retains the 4.0L TDI engine. The 2016 R18 will race in the 6MJ class; the 2015 R18 raced in the 4MJ class, up from 2MJ the season before. Audi customer teams will be fielding the new Audi R8 LMS on four continents in the 2016 season.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

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Though we’re still several years away (at least) from robots taking the wheel, some cities in America—Las Vegas, Phoenix and Pittsburgh, to name a few—have already seen self-driving vehicles in action. In fact, from 2014 to 2016, battery prices fell by 50 percent, allowing EVs to gain some traction.

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Punching above its weight

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Lightning formula Erb is a professor emeritus at University of North Carolina Asheville , where he taught mechatronics engineering. Among the contests was “a huge late winter race in Phoenix with a variety of events and classes, including Formula Lightning ,” for which he was an advisor to a team from Ohio State.

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Local Motors debuts first self-driving vehicle using IBM Watson Internet of Things for Automotive

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The vehicle, dubbed “Olli,” will be used on public roads locally in Washington DC, and late in 2016 in Miami-Dade County, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada. Production of additional Ollies is taking place at Local Motors headquarters near Phoenix. Average fuel economy is 3.48 km/kWh (2.16

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Volkswagen inaugurates 9.5 MW solar park at Chattanooga plant in US; key element of VW Group’s strategic sustainability targets

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The new solar park is an integral part of Volkswagen’s worldwide sustainability strategy, which includes generating more power within the Group from renewable energy sources, said Volkswagen Group Officer for the Environment, Energy and New Business Areas, Wolfram Thomas. Phoenix Solar Inc., billion (US$83.4

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Waymo and Uber signal ride-hailing, supply provider offer

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In 2016, Anthony Levandowski, a high-ranking engineer with what used to be nearest the Google self-driving automotive mission, left the corporate to discovered Otto, an self reliant trucking corporate, which used to be temporarily received through Uber. The offer additionally brings two once-bitter opponents in combination.