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VW of America boosting research in US for electric mobility and sustainable transportation

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(VWGoA) is boosting its automotive research in the United States to further accelerate electric mobility and sustainable transportation innovation. There, integrated teams are pushing breakthroughs in automotive lightweight composites, recyclable interior materials, and EV wireless charging. Wireless EV charging concepts.

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Transit Systems adding two Australia-built hydrogen buses to Victoria’s Zero-Emission Bus Trial

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March 2023 and will be deployed across 26 regular services in the western suburbs of Melbourne including Melbourne University, Royal Melbourne Hospital, and several shopping centers, as well as 15 school services. The two Victoria-bound hydrogen fuel cell buses are expected to operate from. The buses will feature aluminum chassis from ARCC.

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UC Davis study finds discontinuance rate of 21% for California PHEV adopters, 19% for BEV adopters

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A new study by Scott Hardman and Gil Tal at the University of California, Davis has found that discontinuance occurs at a rate of 21% for California plug-in hybrid adopters and 19% for California battery electric vehicle adopters. Range is not correlated with discontinuance—but satisfaction with and access to charging is.

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UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

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Replacing a gasoline-powered ride-hailing vehicle with an electric vehicle can deliver three times the carbon benefits of a personally owned electric vehicle, according to a study by a University of California, Davis, researcher of Uber and Lyft data. The paper is published in the journal Nature Energy.

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Volkswagen Group of America reveals research breakthroughs to increase EV range and recycle vehicle materials

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(VWGoA) is boosting its automotive research in the United States to further accelerate electric mobility and sustainable transportation innovation. One key unit is […] The post Volkswagen Group of America reveals research breakthroughs to increase EV range and recycle vehicle materials appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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MAN Truck & Bus establishing large-scale production of batteries for electric trucks and buses at Nuremberg site

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At the same time, it is part of MAN’s transformation into a provider of sustainable transport solutions. MAN therefore expects customer demand for e-vehicles to increase significantly by then at the latest—assuming the appropriate charging infrastructure is in place.

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BMW providing 10 pre-owned i3 EVs to UC Davis for 18 months

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This is one slice of conditioning the market, users and institutions like this university to think along those lines. Sperling wrote a book— Three Revolutions —describing a three-pronged approach to sustainable transportation that involves integrating electrification, ride-sharing and autonomous vehicles.

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