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Group14 Technologies begins construction of second commercial-scale silicon battery materials plant

Green Car Congress

SCC55 is a combination of carbon, silicon, and void space and is readily available as a drop-in ready for any blend ratio with graphite or as a complete displacement to deliver unmatched energy density and cycle life stability.Fully compatible with graphite, SCC55 boosts energy density by 30% over 1000 cycles even with a 20% blend, the company says.

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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

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The partnership will bring together availability, reservations and payments for both on-street and off-street parking into a seamless in-car navigation experience. Parkmobile’s solutions are available in 35 of the top 100 U.S. cities, including Washington D.C., INRIX, Inc.,

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Genesis G80 aims to disrupt the highly competitive luxury EV sedan market

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According to AutoBlog , the Genesis G80 will be available in 8 states as of September this year: California, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York first, and then Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Washington. Now the brand finds itself competing with the likes of Porsche, BMW, and Tesla. Not as well as one would hope.

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That Was the Year That Was

Clean Fleet Report

The number of available models is expanding exponentially. Volvo, Lucid, Porsche and Jaguar had low sales while Mini, Genesis, Toyota and Subaru were just beginning their sales. CES is cranking up this week so there’s not much time to waste thinking about the past year. Electric cars reached new sales peaks in China, the U.S.

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20 automakers commit to make automatic emergency braking standard on new vehicles no later than 2022; faster than regulatory process

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Automakers making the commitment are Audi; BMW; FCA US LLC; Ford; General Motors; Honda; Hyundai; Jaguar Land Rover; Kia; Maserati; Mazda; Mercedes-Benz; Mitsubishi Motors; Nissan; Porsche; Subaru; Tesla Motors; Toyota; Volkswagen; and Volvo Car USA. The meetings, to be held in Washington, D.C.,

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VW Group head of research says its time for electrification, but progress has been extremely low; We need more

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Leohold said that Volkswagen was confident that by the end of the decade, there be commercially available Li-ion batteries with an energy capacity in the range of 200 Wh/kg, perhaps a little bit more, up from the approximate 120 Wh/kg of today. The main challenge is the battery.

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Alaska legal professional basic recordsdata client coverage lawsuit towards Swickard Auto

Baua Electric

Swickard Auto owns 8 dealerships in Alaska promoting the Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Porsche manufacturers. The car store owns dealerships in Oregon, California, Texas, Washington and Alaska, in line with its web page. “CPU forwarded the complaint to Swickard and requested a response.

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