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Genesis unveils next step in performance EVs

Teslarati

Genesis has unveiled the GV80 electric SUV concept, which shows an unusual next step in performance EVs for the brand. Genesis has been on a mission to take on the world’s top luxury automotive brands since its inception, but it has never been closer to competing with the likes of BMW and Mercedes than now.

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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

Baua Electric

The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Revenge of the Electric Car

2009 BMW Concept ActiveE. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. BMW has not commented on the carbon footprint of transporting the materials across three continents and through five plants. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. New type of BMW. April 7th, 2010.

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Is the Ford Mustang Mach-E the Best Thing To Happen to the EV Industry?

Clean Fleet Report

But, there’s still a considerable sub-section of the auto industry market that doesn’t care. Aston Martin, Jeep, BMW and plenty of other brands have shown “cool” EVs. This highlights a huge opportunity for other manufacturers in the auto industry. Take cool cars like a Ferrari F430 or Porsche 911 and reinvent them.

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A third of Aussies back 2030 ICE ban claims Polestar survey

EV Central

Polestar boss Thomas Ingenlath with the Precept concept, which is heading for production as the Polestar 5. The government will issue a discussion paper on emissions strategy for auto industry comment and response this month. Among those recently quoted warning caution are BMW and tier one auto supplier Bosch.

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

Green Car Congress

—Doug Harshbarger, business director, Auto Glass Solutions, Corning. Once the technology was studied for Ford’s supercar concept, the team realized there were real-world applications for the new hybrid glass. Originally introduced in America by Henry Ford, the technology has been used in the auto industry for nearly a century.

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Fraunhofer laser arc method enables diamond-like carbon coating at industrial scale at high rate; friction reduction

Green Car Congress

To ensure the Laser-Arc technology’s independence from any specific coating machine it was designed and implemented as a modular concept. High coating thicknesses are crucial for certain applications – especially in the auto industry, where components are exposed to enormous loads over long periods of time.

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