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MIT, Scripps study examines behavior of midwater sediment plumes from deep-sea nodule mining

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In April, the BMW Group, WWF and other companies—including the Volvo Group—undertook, as a precautionary measure, not to use deep-ocean minerals or finance deep-sea mining until comprehensive scientific research into the impact of deep-sea mining can be conducted and the consequences for the environment are clearly assessed.

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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in 3D printing company Desktop Metal in Series C round

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BMW i Ventures has made a strategic investment in Desktop Metal , an emerging startup with the mission to bring metal 3D printing within reach of all design and manufacturing teams. Desktop Metal will use the funding to continue to develop its technology and scale production as the company prepares for its product launch later this year.

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WiTricity extends recent funding for a total of $52M

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The technology can already be seen in action with McLaren’s Speedtail Hyper-GT and the BMW 530e iPerformance. The new Advisory Board includes: Grant Covic, Professor of Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, where there are more than 40 Ph.D. and postdoctoral researchers on campus working on wireless charging.

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Frost & Sullivan analysis suggests momentum toward supplementary 48V on-board power-net

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Add various other functions such as the Electric Power Steering (EPS), Electronic Braking Systems (EBS), GPS-based Navigation unit, and Engine Management Systems and the Electrical and Electronic (E/E) architecture becomes highly complicated. Future systems are expected to be more refined, warranting more ECUs and a more robust E/E network.

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New Wolfspeed EV chip factory poised to tackle automotive chip shortage

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From there, Wolfspeed and ZF would be able to quickly and efficiently meet the demand for EV chips of Porsche in Stuttgart, BMW in Bavaria, and Mercedes in central Germany. Hier in Ensdorf im Saarland, wo einst Kohle verstromt wurde, entstehen mit der neuen Fertigungsanlage viele Arbeitsplätze und effiziente Halbleiter.

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ICCT Senior Fellow projects incremental manufacturing cost of hybrids can drop to ~$1,200 by 2020; subsequent surge in adoption to ~70% of new vehicle sales by 2030

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He focused on developments in the so-called P2 system—generally a single motor with two clutches integrated between the engine and the transmissions. Examples of this system are recent introductions by Nissan, VW, Hyundai, BMW and Mercedes, he noted. The generator has to handle regenerative braking plus the power from the engine.

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ONE’s hybrid battery pack combines the best aspects of two chemistries to deliver 600 miles of EV range

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Founded by Mujeeb Ijaz in July of 2020, the Michigan-based company recently closed a $65-million funding round led by BMW i Ventures. Charged : Can you give us more details about the proprietary manganese-rich material that you’ll be using with the BMW prototype? In January, ONE retrofitted a Tesla Model S with an experimental 203.7

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