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Volvo EX30 EV takes a page out of Tesla’s design book

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The Volvo EX30 electric vehicle (EV) appears to take after Tesla’s unique interior design. With only a week or so away from Volvo EX30’s official debut , the European car maker shared a few tidbits about the electric vehicle’s design. The battery electric vehicle (BEV) is expected to be a small SUV. inch center screen.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge EV to start at $53,990 in US before qualifying tax incentives

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In about 40 minutes, the 78 kWh battery can be charged to approximately 80% of its capacity on a 150 kW DC fast-charger. Volvo Car Group is the first company to team up with Google on integrating an infotainment system powered by Android, with the Google Assistant, Google Maps and the Google Play Store built-in.

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Volvo Cars opens order books for new electric C40 Recharge

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The propulsion system consists of twin electric motors, one on the front and one on the rear axle, powered by a 78 kWh battery that can be fast-charged to 80% in about 40 minutes. It provides consumers with Google apps and services built-in, such as Google Assistant, Google Maps and Google Play.

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Google and IEEE launch $1M challenge for downsized inverters

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Google and the IEEE have launched the Littlebox Challenge—an open competition to design and build a small kW-scale inverter with the highest power density (of at least 50 W/in 3 , or 3.05 Google and IEEE are emphasizing size reduction in their challenge, without targeting a specific application area such as automotive.

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Daimler joins with Google to research the application of quantum computing to mobility

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Daimler is pursuing strategic research partnerships in the field of quantum computing, and has signed a cooperation agreement with Google in this area. The design of Google’s recent 72?qubit Source: Google. qubit Bristlecone chip features the highest number of quantum bits yet used in a quantum computer. Click to enlarge.

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Google to sponsor NASA Green Flight Challenge

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The CAFE Foundation announced that Google will sponsor the NASA Centennial Challenge flight competition known as the Green Flight Challenge (GFC). The aircraft in the Green Flight Challenge sponsored by Google represent a diverse mix of singular prototypes created expressly for the competition by some of the world’s top designers.

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Autonomy orders 23,000 EVs from 17 automakers; $1.2B order covers 45 EV models

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of the projected US electric vehicle production through the end of 2023 and was designed to fit into the forecast production envelopes of each automaker. of the projected US electric vehicle production through the end of 2023 and was designed to fit into the forecast production envelopes of each automaker. Telematics: Fully connected.

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