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Rolls-Royce unveils Spectre, the brand’s first fully-electric car

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For Spectre, Rolls-Royce’s engineers have seen much of their discipline pivot from the workshop to the digital space. Spectre is the most connected Rolls-Royce in history, and in harnessing the power of the motor car’s Decentralized Intelligence processing capabilities there is more requirement than ever for expert human experience.

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Renault Group inaugurates new production line for electric motors at Cléon plant

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To accelerate this transition and to support the rapidly growing electric market, this new assembly line for the ePT-160 kW motor has been set up after the renovation of approximately 8,000 m 2. It is expanding its range with the industrialization of the ePT-160 kW, which will also equip the future Renault C-segment model.

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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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Audi is focusing on the electric car, which has the best carbon footprint of all drive systems in the largest markets over its entire service life. Audi opened its electric initiative with the introduction of e-tron, which has been available at dealerships since March.

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Researchers demonstrate dielectric coupling between steel belt in tire and metal plate in roadway for EV power

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Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology (Japan) have demonstrated the transfer of electric power from wheels to power an electric car using dielectric coupling between a steel belt in a tire and a metal plate in a roadway. The approach exploits the steel belt usually embedded in rubber tires. 35-38 doi: 10.1109/IMWS.2012.6215814.

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Daimler opens $172M R&D center in Beijing

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The new R&D Tech Center China has a gross floor area of 55,000 m 2 and integrates an office building as well as a test building with state-of-the-art testing facilities, a workshop, a warehouse and testing-car parking lots. Two examples: Testing of next-generation electric cars under the most realistic conditions.

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Volkswagen launches “Electric for All” campaign, demos rolling chassis of MEB

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Volkswagen’s electric offensive is based on the modular electric drive matrix (MEB), a technology platform developed specifically for electric vehicles. In a series of media workshops this week at the Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden, Volkswagen will provide more insight into the technology of the ID. billion (US$1.5

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ANSI report on electric drive vehicle standards calls for better coordination and harmonization, public-private partnership

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The report details findings from the ANSI Workshop held in April, Standards and Codes for Electric Drive Vehicles, which ANSI convened on behalf of DOE and the Idaho National Laboratory. The ANSI Workshop Report: Standards and Codes for Electric Drive Vehicles will serve as a key input document to the continued efforts of the EVSP.

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