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ETAuto Tech Summit ’24: Engineering sustainable transitions – ET Auto

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And, that’s what the best minds from the industry would offer at ETAuto ’s 5th edition of its flagship event, the ETAuto Tech Summit , on June 20 and 21, 2024 at the Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Center.In

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Hyundai Motor Group Previews Integrated Snow Chain Tech

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Keeping snow chains on hand is never a bad idea. While the mechanical advantages to this seem fairly limited, the concept is supposed to result in a cleaner floorplan that allows for extra cabin space. It’s another interesting idea from an automaker bent on innovation. But it also sounds too complicated to be a success.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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The competition “allows students to take an idea, a passion, and turn it from a simple prototype to a fully deployed solution,” says Stephanie Gillespie , associate dean of the University of New Haven’s engineering college , in Connecticut. The EPICS contest asked students and faculty at U.S.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

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And while hybrid technology has taken off, drivers have been hesitant to accept fully battery-powered tech for a variety of reasons, including a lack of charging stations. Plus, battery costs are rapidly decreasing and the public is warming up to the idea of electric cars. But things are looking up for electric.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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Energy-producing cities, and cities with lots of manufacturing, have higher CO 2 outputs than high-tech and service-based cities. You can demand that the country cuts CO 2 production by 60%, but to do this successfully you need to have a good idea of how to cut pollution at a local level without devastating local economies.

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Gravity Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and a Thorium Reactor for China

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2021 was a big year for energy-related news, what with the ongoing hunt for new forms of energy storage and cleaner if not carbon-free electricity and events and research that spotlighted the weak links in our power grid. The basic idea is to add particles of sea salt to the atmosphere to brighten clouds and cool the planet.

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Tata AutoComp’s ‘Make in India’ push for EVs | Autocar Professional

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The idea took shape when the EV momentum was picking up globally. Rapid localisation of components Given the newness of EV technology and reliance on global joint-venture partners for tech support, there’s been a fair degree of imports over the years, but Goel believes they have aggressively localised. “As

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