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ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants

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Cumulative electric vehicle sales and production from 2010 through 2020, in major regions (based on EV-Volumes, 2021). Based on company announcements through 2020, about 5% of this global total is actively being invested in local US assembly plants. Source: The ICCT. In terms of annual EV production, Europe’s 1.1 —Nic Lutsey.

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CAR: US light-duty vehicle sales to dip in 2019

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CAR’s forecast includes a continuation of sales declines in 2020 and 2021 down to 16.5 US Light Vehicle Sales, 2015-2018, and CAR’s Forecast, 2019-2025. The Center for Automotive Research’s (CAR’s) updated automotive sales outlook forecasts US light-duty vehicle sales at 16.8 million units for 2019. million units in 2021.

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USABC reopens 4 RFPIs for development of advanced high-performance batteries for start/stop, 48V HEV, PHEV and EVs

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USABC seeks proposals the resulting technology from which will have the capability of meeting or approaching its technology targets for commercialization by 2020 for the following applications: 12-volt start-stop vehicles ( RFPI ); emerging 48-volt mild-hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) ( RFPI ); plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) ( RFPI ); and.

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Tesla jumps 35 spots up Fortune’s 500 list following blockbuster 2021 results

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billion, and Tesla, of course, represents a revolution in the auto industry. billion in revenue, up 70% from 2020, and expanding significantly into key European and Chinese markets. 260 in 2018 and No. 124 spot in 2020, and just a year later, the company took the No. 383 on the list. 144 in 2019. Tesla took the No.

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Rice flash Joule heating process recycles plastic from end-of-life F-150 trucks into high-value graphene for new vehicles

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The Rice lab of chemist James Tour introduced flash Joule heating in 2020 to convert coal, petroleum coke and trash into graphene. Ford first introduced graphene into a variety of other under-the-hood components and in 2020 added a graphene-reinforced engine cover. Wyss et al. —Alper Kiziltas.

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Volkswagen extending Automotive Cloud to China and US in addition to Europe; core markets for future ID. EV

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In September 2018, Volkswagen and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to. develop the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, one of the largest dedicated automotive industry clouds for all future Volkswagen digital services and mobility offerings. Earlier post.). Herbert Diess. model family.

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Volkswagen I.D. BUZZ to use NVIDIA technology for AI Co-Pilot capabilities

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At the kickoff of the 2018 International CES, Volkswagen CEO Dr. Herbert Diess and NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang discussed on stage how AI is transforming the auto industry and highlighted the new I.D. Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the car. BUZZ is part of the I.D.