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Delhi Transport Corporation orders 1500 Tata Motors electric buses

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As part of the agreement, TML CV Mobility Solutions Ltd. Tata Motors has steadily worked to engineer mobility solutions powered by alternate fuel technology, including battery-electric, hybrid, CNG, LNG and Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology. for operation of 1,500 electric buses in the city of New Delhi.

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Volkswagen brand to invest €1B by 2026 in South America; targeting 40% growth in Brazil

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The region is striving for further improvements as part of the ACCELERATE FORWARD | Road to 6.5 The €1-billion investment will support, among other things, the development of ethanol-based combustion engines and new business models. Twelve employees were assembling parts imported from Germany there at the beginning.

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R?sselsheim Engineering Center developing next four-cylinder gasoline engine generation for Groupe PSA; optimized for hybrids

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The Rüsselsheim Engineering Center will take on the global responsibility for the development of the next-generation of high-efficiency gasoline engines for all Groupe PSA brands (Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Opel and Vauxhall). —Opel’s Managing Director Engineering, Christian Müller. Restraint systems.

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Yanmar developing hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications

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announced the development of a hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications based on fuel cell technology for automobiles, as part of efforts to offer environment-friendly powertrain solutions. As a part of this challenge, Yanmar has been working on development of future powertrains using hydrogen as fuel.

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BMW Group partners with Dassault Systemes for shared innovations in future engineering – ET Auto

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The two companies have pooled their knowledge and know-how to advance technological innovation in areas including production planning and scheduling, part design and production efficiency. We will only optimize our engineering process if we think digital, work connected and rely on an integrated data.

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UCLA team devises method to weld previously unweldable aluminum alloy AA 7075; potential for wider use in automobiles

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Engineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a way to weld the super-strong but lightweight aluminum alloy known as AA 7075. Developed in the 1940s, AA 7075 long held promise for use in automobile manufacturing, except for one key obstacle.

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Auto industry to invest USD 7 bn in 5 years to deepen parts localisation – ET Auto

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These components account for more than 75% of auto parts imported into the country. To be sure, China dominates auto parts supplies to India. Exports of auto parts from the country, in fact, increased by nearly one-third to INR 1.42 However, its market share in automotive imports declined to 30% in FY22 from 32% in FY20.