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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

All four men felt that LEVs could eventually be one of the most important forms of personal transportation, and had already been supporting that cause. It was like the early days of the automobile industry when everything was so scattered,” Smith explained. Martin had been working on LEVs in STEM programs and the EV Challenge.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk confirms increased investment, R&D efforts in China

Teslarati

China passed a sweeping new data privacy law on August 20, called the Personal Information Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China ( PIPL ). ” Musk clarified that all personally identifiable information is securely stored in China. Tesla does not usually transfer data overseas.

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

Green Car Congress

The German Automobile Industry Association is working together with automotive manufacturers on uniform cell standards, Audi said. In recuperation the vehicle’s energy of motion is converted to electrical energy during deceleration and stored in the drive system battery, so as to be available for subsequent acceleration.

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The Magnet That Made the Modern World

Cars That Think

The global market for these magnets is expected to reach $20 billion a year within a couple of years, as the automobile industry shifts towards electric vehicles and as utilities turn increasingly to wind turbines to meet growing demand. It was difficult to lift by one person, 10 kilo or 20 kilogram or so. It was in 1982.