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Hyundai Motor Group’s Supernal unveils eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at 2022 Farnborough International Airshow

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Supernal’s five-seat cabin concept provides clues to how the company is harnessing automotive design processes and materials while meeting commercial aviation’s highest safety standards to optimize the AAM passenger experience and price-point. —Jaiwon Shin. Ergonomically contoured seats offer a cocoon-like environment for passengers.

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Workhorse releases specs for coming W-15 extended range electric pickup

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gasoline-powered range extender. Composite body with carbon fiber. Standard bed configuration. kW power export that allows tools to be plugged directly into the battery power source without the truck running. 80-mile all-electric range. 460 system horsepower (343 kW). 0-60 miles per hour in 5.5

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DOE to issue $47M FY17 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity

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The upcoming FOA may include the following areas of interest (AOI): Advanced Technology Battery Cell Development. Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Low Cost Carbon Fiber for Lightweight Vehicles. Traction drive systems should be demonstrated as meeting these targets through dynamometer testing.

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

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The XL1 is aggressively optimized for efficiency in all areas of its design and technology—from materials (carbon fiber reinforced polymer monocoque); to powertrain (0.8L kWh lithium-ion battery—integrated in the front section of the XL1—supplies the electric motor with 220 volts of electrical energy.

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DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

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VTO focuses on a mix of near- and long-term vehicle technologies including advanced batteries, power electronics and electric motors, lightweight and propulsion materials, advanced combustion engines, advanced fuels and lubricants, and other enabling technologies. Broadly, VTO program activities are focused on achieving: Saving 1.4

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Porsche introduces 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car

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Like the race engine of the RS Spyder, the 918 Spyder power unit features dry-sump lubrication with a separate oil tank and oil extraction. To save weight, components such as the oil tank, the air filter box integrated into the subframe and the air induction are made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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The combustion engine and electric motor, battery pack, power electronics, chassis components, and structural and crash functions are all arranged within the aluminum Drive module, while the central element of the Life module is the i8’s CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) passenger cell. Earlier post.).

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