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Tesla Giga Berlin gets Green Party support despite critics’ water consumption woes

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Anyone who brakes when switching to electromobility is doing a disservice to the German auto industry.” In June, Tesla revised its application and decreased its annual water consumption estimates to 1.423 million cubic meters for Model Y production and its battery cell factory. Klimaneutralität gelingt nur mit mehr Tempo.

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Toyota unveils Driver Awareness Research Vehicle

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While the auto industry will never eliminate every potential driver distraction, we can develop new ways to keep driver attention and awareness where it needs to be—on the road ahead. MIT AgeLab observes the human factors of voice command. Toyota has helped to fund a study undertaken at MIT’s AgeLab.

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USABC awards Cobasys $8.4M for the development of high-energy density Li-ion cells and packs for EVs

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USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), the collaborative automotive technology organization of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company, whose mission is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Frost & Sullivan analysis suggests momentum toward supplementary 48V on-board power-net

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The automotive industry moved from a 6V supply to a 12V supply more than 30 years ago—and incurred massive investments across the entire ecosystem. The new 48V FlexRay products complement the existing portfolio of 48V CAN transceivers.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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Starting in the 1990s, his lithium cobalt oxide cathode was used in many electronic products including camcorders, laptop computers, and mobile phones. in 1952 in solid-state physics, he joined MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory , in Lexington, Mass., His ability to cross disciplines started at MIT. “At After Goodenough earned a Ph.D.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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AeroVironment had encouraged its engineers to take creative initiative in developing the Impact, but GM tightly managed efforts to translate the idiosyncratic car into a production prototype, which rankled Cocconi and Rippel. The result was a demonstration project, a task organized by Alec Brooks , manager of ACP’s tzero production.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. He projects that by “ 2040 one-half of all miles will be driven automatically ” enabling us to have safer, more productive, more sustainable lives. Bandivadekar, A.,

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