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Tesla selling Model 3 demo vehicles in inventory at a slight discount

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Tesla is selling some of the demo vehicles for the upgraded Model 3 in its inventory, offering a slight discount from what buyers would pay for brand-new versions of the vehicles. The demo vehicles have appeared on Tesla’s inventory site in at least the U.S. and Canada, and you can see a few examples of the deals in the U.S.

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Renault takes Level 4 EV SYMBIOZ demo car on the road

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The automaker has now embodied many of the elements of the show car in a demo vehicle that is currently performing road tests to demonstrate under real-life conditions the benefits of such a car. The SYMBIOZ demo car is capable of reaching SAE Level 4 autonomy (“mind-off”). The SYMBIOZ demo car is equipped with a 72 kWh battery pack.

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DAIHEN leverages WiTricity wireless charging technology for solar-powered mobility demo in Japan

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DAIHEN has been using WiTricity’s DRIVE 11 wireless charging system as a reference design for its own line of standards-compliant wireless chargers for battery electric and hybrid electric vehicles. DAIHEN recently launched a demonstration with Kansai Electric Power Co.

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New AI-Powered Platform Aids Telecom Product Designers

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Engineers designing communications products need access to information—the latest research, lists of parts and components, and technical standards to help ensure that their design will work seamlessly with others. Significant Resources IEEE has a wealth of content for telecom designers, Barragry says. WiFi standard.

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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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Emily Waltz Made with a liquified gas electrolyte instead of the standard liquid solvent, a new kind of lithium-ion battery that stands up to extreme cold, made by South 8 Technologies in San Diego, won’t freeze until temps drop below –80 °C. The design doesn’t require an elevation change like traditional pumped storage hydropower.

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ORNL demos 20 kW bi-directional wireless charging on UPS PHEV truck; 11" air gap, >92% efficiency

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With its bi-directional design, the system also supports use of the vehicle’s batteries for energy storage. ORNL’s bidirectional technology is fully compliant with grid power quality standards. The system incorporates ORNL’s custom electromagnetic coil design and controls system, as well as wide bandgap power conversion systems.

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EV startup Atlis Motor Vehicles to host “Battery Day” to demo small-scale prototype of battery tech, XP platform

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Atlis Motor Vehicles, an electric vehicle technology startup designing an electric pickup truck (Atlis XT pickup), announced the first Atlis Battery Day event, where it will showcase early prototypes of its proprietary ultra-fast charging battery technology and 100% electric XP Platform.

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