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Johnson Controls Power Solutions relaunches as Clarios

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Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls Power Solutions, launches as a new entity and world leader in advanced energy storage solutions. Clarios will build on decades of leadership in the circular economy where it designs, builds, recovers and recycles batteries to help create a more efficient and sustainable approach to energy storage.

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Audi boosting investments in future vehicle projects to 2026 to €37B, €18B for electrification and hybridization alone

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From 2033 on, the future of the Audi brand will be fully electric. The company is continuing to pick up speed along the way: Audi doubled the number of fully electric models in its range in 2021. Audi is putting more new electric cars than new cars with combustion engines on the market in the current year.

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Mercedes-Benz to build first EQ electric vehicle in Bremen plant

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The production model will be based on the EQ show car—an 500-km (311-mile) range electric vehicle in the look of a sporty SUV Coupé—that was presented at the Mondial de l’Automobile 2016 in Paris in September. The product brand EQ is an elementary part of the corporate strategy for future mobility bundled under the term CASE.

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Li-ion maker A123 Systems sells Energy Solutions business to NEC for ~$100M; focus on micro-hybrids and transportation

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A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium iron phosphate batteries and systems, is selling its grid storage business and other assets related to energy storage for telecom and IT data storage applications to NEC Corporation for approximately $100 million.

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EVI Launches New Medium-Duty Electric Truck, Allies with Freightliner Custom Chassis for Electric Walk-in Van, Selects Valence for Exclusive Battery Supplier

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EVI also has formed a strategic alliance with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation to build a fully electric Walk-In Van, the WI EVI. The fully electric WI-EVI built upon the FCCC chassis will use the same drivetrain as the MD EVI.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils new EQC electric crossover SUV; series production in 2019

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Figures for power consumption are provisional and were determined by the German Technical Service corporation. The energy storage unit is surrounded by a stable frame that can absorb energy. A battery guard in the front area of the battery is able to prevent the energy storage unit from being pierced by foreign objects.

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ARPA-E announces $98M in funding for 40 OPEN projects; two opposed-piston engines projects receive $10M total

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AML’s contact-free current transfer would achieve 99% efficiency in DC electrical motors with 5-10 times the power and torque densities available in existing DC technologies. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. High Power Density Compact Drive Integrated Motor for Electric Transportation – $2,982,389.

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