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Obama Administration launches $200M competition for three new manufacturing innovation institutes; WBG power electronics, lightweight metals and digital manufacturing

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In electronic devices, WBG semiconductors can eliminate up to 90% of the power losses that currently occur during AC-to-DC and DC-to-AC electricity conversion, and they can handle voltages more than 10 times higher than Si-based devices, greatly enhancing performance in high-power applications. —DE-FOA-0000683.

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2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE 300 SUV review: This five-door five-seat electric SUV is right in the zone … until you get to the price

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Standard exterior features include 21-inch AMG multi-spoke light-alloy wheels shod in run-flat rubber, AMG Line enhancements including, dark tinted glass and illuminated aluminium-look running boards. Service plans start at $2240 for three workshop visits, rise to $3525 for four and $4085 for five. 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE 300 SUV.

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2024 Polestar 2 Long Range Dual Motor with Performance Pack review: Polestar builds a direct rival for the Tesla Model 3 Performance and Kia EV6 GT

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It’s the flagship of the four model five-door sportback line-up that now kicks off at $67,400 for the Polestar 2 Standard Range Single Motor. You can add the 40kW power bump to your standard Long Range Dual Motor for $1600 over the air, or purchase the entire pack for $9000. What do you get in the Polestar 2?

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2023 Peugeot e-Partner review: New electric van arrives to help green your fleet – at a price…

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Only white exterior paint is standard. Service intervals are 25,000km/12 month and average out at $346 across the first give visits to the workshop. There are six load hooks in the rear, down on the 10 offered in the standard Partner. The DC fast charge rate for the e-Partner is 101kW, which isn’t that fast.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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The production configuration of the pack was a bit challenging, noted Dr. Holger Manz, the head of the battery development department in Braunschweig, because of the need to fit in the space made available by the standardized MQB approach. Whereas on the standard Golf (1.6 Correspondingly, the cD value was lowered to 0.281.

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