Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

The automaker also announced plans to invest $700 million to expand its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan into a factory that will build high-tech autonomous and electric vehicles along with the Mustang and Lincoln Continental. The moves are part of a $4.5 billion investment in electrified vehicles by 2020.

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Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2021

Tesla has managed to take what was once a regular plot of land covered in low-grade trees used for commercial cardboard production and transform it into one of Earth’s most impressive vehicle production facilities. At least that’s what will be there when the factory becomes operational in several months.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Managed by the Energy Department’s National Energy Technology Laboratory, the new projects will build on that success by researching alternative methods of extraction and the potential for commercialization, as well as the environmental impact of natural gas extraction from hydrate formations. DOE Investment: approximately $280,000.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

But, impressive as that feat is, an even more significant chip design development by the Chinese tech giant may be making available the source code to a RISC-V CPU core its own engineers designed. This means other companies can use it in their own processor designs—and escape architecture license fees.

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Qnovo

JANUARY 1, 2022

Commercial vehicle manufactures including buses and trucks are ramping up their transition to electrification. The United States and Europe are both investing in building new battery factories for the future. Classic global vehicle manufacturers are no longer paying lip service.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Audi RS models – performance flagships set to pick up plug-in hybrid tech as early as 2021. Ford Escape PHEV – plug-in hybrid of all-new Escape. Audi RS e-Tron GT. Arriving 2022.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Building on earlier research projects, the scientists have significantly advanced both the structure of the reaction chamber as well as the materials. The solar radiation is secondarily focused using a cone with a coating of reflecting material, which increases the efficiency of the process as less heat can escape. Click to enlarge.

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