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KIT studying production of MEAs for heavy-duty fuel cell vehicle systems

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In 2019, 409,801 commercial vehicles were registered in Germany, of these, 38,620 semitrailer trucks. Figure: wbk, KIT). As a project partner, the Thin Film Technologies (TFT) group of KIT studies moisture absorption by the PEM. The EU plans to extend its climate goal of reducing CO 2 emission of new vehicles by 37.5%

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KIT, Tongji cooperating on distributed validation of fuel cell vehicle electric drive systems

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The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Tongji University in Shanghai are researching standardizable methods for joint technology development in dispersed locations. —Professor Albert Albers, director of IPEK’s Institute for Product Development at KIT. — Dr. med. —Albert Albers.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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Ford has opened its new Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto, growing its global research team and accelerating the company’s work in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. Autonomous driving Behavior Big Data Connected vehicles Research Urban mobility V2X Vehicle Manufacturers'

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Volkswagen investing €3.5B in German plants for e-mobility and digitalization; MEB production, pilot plant for batteries and modules

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labor), the Board of Management announced that the Volkswagen brand’s German plants will develop and produce electric vehicles and components based on the Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). The Works Council has ensured that these future-oriented vehicles will be made in Germany and not in other countries. Earlier post.).

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Mercedes-Benz to set up EV production in US, battery plant; $1B investment in Alabama

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In addition to the electric initiative, the logistics activities in the US will be expanded with a new Global Logistics Center and a new after-sales North American hub, exporting car-kits to global assembly plants and spare parts from the US and North America to worldwide markets. In total, Daimler will invest $1.18

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Ford opening up Silicon Valley research lab

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Ultimately, the lab will create an “innovation network” connecting Ford’s Advanced Design Studio in Irvine, Calif., and Ford employees working with connectivity platform partner Microsoft Corp. in Redmond, Wash. —Paul Mascarenas, Ford chief technical officer and vice president of Research and Innovation.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink provides free internet in West German areas ravaged by floods

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A week after Germany was hit by devastating floods that released two months’ worth of rainfall in just two days, several areas of the country remain severely hobbled by the effects of the natural disaster. Rhineland-Palatinate has set up Starlink kits to provide free web access to citizens to help them communicate with family and authorities.

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