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SwRI develops device to test friction, wear associated with EV fluids

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The team modified a commercial tribology testing device to give it the capability to evaluate the impact of electric currents in fluids, measuring the wear and friction on the automobile parts in the presence of an applied voltage. Full results will be presented at the STLE Annual meeting in Long Beach 16-20 May 2023.

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1st French-American EV Technology Forum

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CALSTART will be supporting the 1 st French American EV Technology Forum and One-on-One Meetings to be held in Long Beach, California on 8 December. FAM AUTOMOBILES : a company specialized in electric vehicle (2- and 4-wheel) conception and production.

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American Le Mans Series Introduces Green Dream Team

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It not only won a GT1 class championship that season, but it also was the inaugural winner of the Green Challenge, an award created by the US Department of Energy, the US Environmental Protection Agency and SAE International for teams that scored best in fuel efficiency, environmental impact and overall performance. Paul Drayson.

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ORNL team develops laser process for lower cost, more robust joining of carbon fiber and aluminum

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Combined with the potentially dramatic reduction in the cost of carbon fiber polymer composites, this represents an important step toward increasing the use of this lightweight high-strength material in automobiles, which could reduce the weight of cars and trucks by 750 pounds. Tim Skszek of Magna International, a project partner.

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Bill Ford outlines “Blueprint for Mobility”, calls for automotive and telecommunications industries to collaborate to address coming personal mobility crisis

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Bill Ford began talking about the future of personal mobility in the context of ever-increasing congestion last year at the TED2011 conference in Long Beach. To begin with, we need to view the automobile as one element of a transportation ecosystem, and look for new ways to optimize the entire system. —Bill Ford.

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