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European marine systems integrator orders Nuvera fuel cell system

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Unlike boats propelled by internal combustion engines, a fuel cell electric boat can access marine-protected areas. Nuvera is making a greener marine industry reality by providing zero-emission, high-productivity fuel cell solutions as an alternative to gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines.

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Rheinmetall wins orders for innovative fuel tank isolation valve for plug-in hybrids

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The latest orders for the valve come from well-known international automakers in Asia and Europe, and represent lifetime sales in excess of €10 million. Production of the FTIVs is scheduled to commence in early 2022 at Pierburg’s plant in Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Republic.

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Ricardo partners with Geely on development of transmission for range-extended plug-in hybrid vehicles

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Not only does this support good internal communications and optimal decision-making processes, it will also help in meeting challenging time-to-market targets. In addition to the core engineering team, support will also be available from Ricardo’s technical centers in other locations including the Czech Republic.

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Europe’s Euro 7 emission limits face pushback from 8 international locations

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The international locations mentioned the more difficult limits for pollution together with nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide may divert a very powerful investments wanted to succeed in the EU’s objective of successfully banning unutilized combustion engine automobiles nearest 2035.

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Magna providing composite liftgate assembly for BMW i3 EV

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Magna International Inc. Magna’s collaboratively-designed liftgate achieves the BMW i brand appearance and vehicle mass requirements through the use of a lightweight composite structure which integrates the liftgate’s functional systems. The module is a completely assembled lightweight closure, ready for installation on the vehicle.

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New Volkswagen MQ281 manual gearbox shaves up to 5g CO2/km

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The MQ281 has a torque spectrum of 200 to 340 N·m, which means it completely or partially supersedes the current Volkswagen gearbox designs with the internal designations MQ250 and MQ350 respectively. This enabled us to design a completely new oil conduction system. The MQ281 is based on a 2.5

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Magna using torsional welding process for thermoplastics in autos; sensors to thin-wall bumpers

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The torsional welding process, developed by Magna for automotive applications at its exteriors plant in Liberec, Czech Republic, in collaboration with Telsonic Ultrasonics , features a high-speed twisting motion that creates enough friction-based heat to join a plastic bracket to a thermoplastic fascia. Click to enlarge.