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Geely begins mass production of commercial satellites; support for future vehicles

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Eighteen months after start of construction of its intelligent satellite production and testing center in Taizhou, China, Geely Technology Group has begun mass production of commercial satellites. Geely’s entry into the commercial satellite business is part of the Group’s transformation into a global mobility technology enterprise.

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SSAB, Oshkosh partner to be first in US to use fossil-free steel in commercial vehicles

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Oshkosh Corporation and its brand McNeilus are working together on future research and development initiatives across multiple commercial vehicle product lines. SSAB aims to deliver fossil-free steel to the market in commercial scale during 2026 and delivered the first steel made of hydrogen-reduced iron in 2021. Earlier post.).

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UCL-led study finds climate impact caused by growing space industry needs urgent mitigation

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The rapidly growing space industry may have a greater climate effect than the aviation industry and undo repair to the protective ozone layer if left unregulated, according to a new study led by UCL and published in the journal Earth’s Future as an open-access paper. 500 times more than surface and aviation sources.

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Purem by Eberspaecher to start using CO2-reduced stainless steel in commercial vehicle exhaust systems

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This month, Purem by Eberspaecher starts using Circle Green CO 2 -reduced stainless steel from partner Outokumpu to reduce emissions from the automotive industry. This sustainable stainless steel has an up to 92% lower carbon footprint compared to the industry average of 6.1 tons of CO 2 per ton of stainless steel.

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1st development phase of Autostack Industrie project for commercialization of fuel cell stacks complete

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In 2017, Germany launched a consortium of leading industrial companies to investigate high-volume production of automotive fuel cell stacks. Specifically, this means having a stack product and a manufacturing process that can be converted to industrial scale over a manageable time period of 18 to 24 months following project completion.

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Baidu granted China’s first permits for commercial fully driverless ride-hailing services

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a leading AI company with strong internet foundation, has secured the first permits in China to offer commercial fully driverless robotaxi services to the public on open roads. Fully driverless cars providing rides on open roads to paying customers means we have finally come to the moment that the industry has been longing for.

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Umicore starts industrialization of HLM manganese-rich battery materials technology for EVs

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Umicore is starting the industrialization of its manganese-rich HLM (high lithium, manganese) cathode active materials (CAM) technology and is targeting commercial production and use in electric vehicles (EVs) in 2026.