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BMW officially launches its low-cost (by BMW standards) light electric motorcycle

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Nearly two years ago, BMW gave us a look at a futuristic light electric motorcycle known as the CE 02. Welcome to the future folks, because now the BMW CE 02 has officially launched as the brand’s latest electric motorbike.

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Solid-state battery company Solid Power closes $130M Series B led by BMW, Ford and Volta

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Solid Power, a developer of all solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and Volta Energy Technologies. The BMW Group and Ford aim to utilize Solid Power’s low-cost, high-energy all solid-state battery technology in forthcoming electric vehicles.

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Nikola Motor Company hires Jesse Schneider from BMW as hydrogen and fuel cell technologies VP

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A noted hydrogen and fuel cell expert, Schneider is an automotive industry veteran who spent most of his career working for BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Schneider also organized the worldwide standardization for electric and fuel cell vehicle infrastructure.

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Innoviz shipping Automotive Perception Platform, InnovizAPP, to key OEMs globally for evaluation

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The InnovizAPP hardware provides an automotive-grade reference design based on low-cost automotive-grade components. It also executes perception algorithms in real time, detecting and classifying pixels as collision relevant or non-collision relevant.

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Solid Power unveils all-solid-state platform technology, transitions silicon cells to pilot line

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Solid Power’s proprietary sulfide solid electrolyte powers the flexible All-Solid-State Platform that can enable both high-content silicon and lithium metal in the anode paired with industry-standard and commercially mature cathodes, including lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides (NMC).

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ABI Research: vehicle sensor crowdsourcing to transform the digital map ecosystem; need for standards

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As connected vehicles include more low-cost, high-resolution sensors, cars will capture and upload this data to a central, cloud-based repository so that automotive companies, such as HERE, can crowdsource the information to build highly accurate, real-time precision maps. —Dominique Bonte.

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Ford partnering with Solid Power to develop solid-state batteries for next-gen EVs

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Solid-state batteries offer improved energy and safety as compared to current industry-standard lithium-ion batteries. Low-cost battery-pack designs through minimization of safety features and simplified thermal management. automated, industry-standard, roll-to-roll production. liquid electrolyte as used in lithium-ion.