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Konarka Technologies and Webasto collaborating on organic solar applications in automotive roofing systems

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a developer and manufacturer of flexible organic solar films, is collaborating with Webasto, one of the top 100 automotive suppliers, to integrate Konarka’s Power Plastic organic solar cells in Webasto’s automobile roofing systems. Konarka Technologies, Inc.,

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Japanese automakers develop electric van to compete in EV market

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Toyota and its partners Suzuki and Daihatsu plan to unveil the prototype of a battery-electric mini-commercial van at an exhibition event organized by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) and the G7 Hiroshima Summit. The battery electric van also uses Toyota’s electrification technology.

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Audi donating €1 million in emergency aid for refugees in Europe

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Through the Audi Volunteers (“Audi Ehrensache”) initiative, employees can now suggest regional projects they would like to implement in cooperation with charitable organizations. Volunteers recently renovated homes for underage migrants and organized excursions for refugee children.

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Auto-ISAC releases automotive cybersecurity best practices

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The creation of Best Practices follows the release of the Framework for Automotive Cybersecurity Best Practices jointly released by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of Global Automakers in January 2016. The Auto-ISAC coordinated with both organizations throughout the Best Practices development.

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Dartmouth professor calls for unlocking geospatial data gathered by autonomous vehicles

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At the heart of autonomous navigation is the production of new cartographies that allow automated vehicles to be deployed through physical spaces—and, in the process, influence economic processes as well as the organization of urban systems and transportation infrastructure. —Alvarez León (2019). —Luis Alvarez León.

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NEMA participates in ANSI Electric Vehicle Standards Panel

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Other organizations and institutions involved with the panel include the US Department of Energy, the Government Services Administration (GSA), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), and several domestic and international automobile manufacturers.

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USABC to evaluate Seeo Li-poly batteries with an eye to EV applications

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Seeo, a developer of advanced lithium polymer batteries, announced the award of a contract for technology assessment from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors. automobile manufacturers. kWh storage capacity.

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