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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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Delhi Transport Corporation orders 1500 Tata Motors electric buses

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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. As part of the agreement, TML CV Mobility Solutions Ltd. Tata Starbus EV is an indigenously developed vehicle.

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MAHLE combing advantages of SCT and MCT motors in new tech kit; new thermal management module

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Other topics at the trade fair will include components for green combustion engines. As a global partner to automobile manufacturers, the Stuttgart-based technology group focuses on the needs of the global markets with an open approach to technology.

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Automobile skill struggle escalates in South Carolina

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” To assistance Volkswagen personnel its deliberate electrical automobile manufacturing unit, South Carolina’s technical faculty machine will create and perform an on-site coaching heart. Clemson, as an example, collaborated with automakers and providers to assistance craft its car engineering undergraduate level.

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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. Yanmar Holdings Co., and its subsidiary Yanmar Power Technology Co., The next challenge is to develop non-fossil fuel powertrains.

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CCID Consulting estimates upsurge in aluminum for automobile bodies in China if technical breakthroughs in alloy performance and application technology are made

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China-based and -focused CCID Consulting estimates that the China passenger vehicle market will need at least 1.802 million tons of aluminum sheets annually, assuming that aluminum replaces 15% of the steel used in automobile manufacturing by 2015.

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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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