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Volkswagen Group’s new Future Tracks program targeting digitalization era in auto industry; “James 2025”

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Exhibits from five Group brands give an idea of the world of car IT and electrified powertrains. Autonomous driving Connected vehicles Controls and controllers Driver Assistance Systems Electric (Battery) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) V2X Vehicle Manufacturers'

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

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Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. But things are looking up for electric. Plus, battery costs are rapidly decreasing and the public is warming up to the idea of electric cars. Another hot topic in the auto world is autonomous rides. Electric Vehicles: Right Now.

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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

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Ohio State EcoCAR built a series-parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powered by E85. liter engine, five-speed automated manual transmission, 150 kW electric machine, and an 18.9 Teams spent the last four years (2014-2018) harnessing those ideas into the ultimate energy-efficient, high performance vehicle.

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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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Among the coming developments, the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud will be extended step-by-step to further regions of the world and to be available in Europe, China and the USA—the core markets for the future full-electric, fully connected ID. model family. Our upscaling capabilities give us a huge competitive advantage in this area.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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A Bright IDEA BY SARAH A. Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine More evidence that we are approaching an exciting new frontier in the automotive industry will be on display today on Capitol Hill. will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. See instructions for fixing the problem.

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PNNL ShAPE magnesium extrusion process makes lightest automotive metal more economic, useful

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Now, a new process developed at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory should make it more feasible for the auto industry to incorporate magnesium alloys into structural components. Energy is saved since the heat generated at the billet/die interface is the only process heat required to soften the magnesium.

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Argonne white paper outlines battery and R&D requirements for electric aviation

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A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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