Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Traditionally, fuel tanks were made of steel to prevent volatile compounds from escaping, but these tanks add significant weight to the vehicle. European Union regulations set a maximum CO 2 emission rate of 95 g/km for passenger cars, which necessitates a careful balance of materials and design to maximize fuel efficiency.
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. A high-volume autonomous vehicle designed for commercial ride hailing or ride sharing, starting in North America.
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. Despite this, the company has made reasonable progress in the past 21 months. Although Tesla vehicles have saved over 17.9
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.
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.
Qnovo
JANUARY 1, 2022
Commercial vehicle manufactures including buses and trucks are ramping up their transition to electrification. Against the backdrop of government policies, economic growth and easy access to capital, the tech sector continues to witness an influx of new ideas, willing entrepreneurs and talent escaping dying industries.
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.
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