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Global Bioenergies reports first production of green isobutene at demo plant

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Global Bioenergies is now entering the final phase of demonstrating its technology for converting renewable carbon into hydrocarbons. The first trials on the demo plant in Leuna were successfully completed, within schedule, in the fall of 2016 and Global Bioenergies announced first production of green isobutene via fermentation. ( Earlier post.). With a nameplate capacity of 100 tons/year, the demo plant will allow the conversion of various resources (industrial-grade sugar from beets and cane,

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EVgo breaks ground on DC fast-charging station prepared for up to 350 kW

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Longer-range electric cars will add flexibility for drivers, but they will also require changes to charging infrastructure. More powerful DC fast-charging stations will be needed in order to charge cars with larger-capacity battery packs in a reasonable amount of time. The EVgo charging network is taking a step in that direction with a new.

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Volkswagen Chattanooga starts series production of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

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Volkswagen Chattanooga has begun series production of the new MQB-based Volkswagen Atlas. ( Earlier post.) This marks the beginning of the process of building inventory for market introduction of the Atlas in 2017. The Volkswagen Atlas, unveiled in October, launches a new chapter in the company’s American history. The seven-passenger Atlas offers class-competitive levels of technology and room, combined with Volkswagen driving dynamics and attention to detail.

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Lucid reveals design for its luxury Air sedan, a Tesla competitor

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Lucid Motors—the California automotive startup formerly known as Atieva—had previously announced its intention to build a long-range electric luxury sedan, putting it in competition with Tesla Motors. We now have some key details and a first look at the design of this car, as well as its name: the Air. Confirming previous reports, base.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Volkswagen Group invests in Hubject eRoaming platform for EV charging

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The Volkswagen Group is joining the eRoaming platform Hubject GmbH as shareholder. Hubject, a joint venture formed by BMW Group, Bosch, Daimler AG, EnBW, innogy and Siemens ( earlier post ), launched its eRoaming EV charging platform “intercharge” in 2013. With the strategic investment in the Berlin-based company, Europe’s largest car maker will push ahead with the digital interconnection of charging stations for electric vehicles starting in early 2017 as well as the expansion and international

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For car-sharing to grow, 6 assumptions are key: Daimler

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Since its launch eight years ago, Daimler's Car2Go car-sharing service has expanded to multiple cities across Europe, the U.S., and China. Daimler—parent company of Mercedes-Benz, Smart, and a handful of other brands—was one of the first automakers to get involved in car sharing, but several other manufacturers are showing interest as.

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Drivers back draconian blocking of mobiles in cars

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With the use of mobile phones in cars a constant talking point, one study has revealed that two-thirds of motorists believe the government should intr.

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Daimler participating in Cyber Valley AI research partnership with endowed professorship

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Daimler AG is reinforcing its involvement in research into artificial intelligence by participating in the Cyber Valley research initiative in Germany as a partner. The research alliance comprises the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems with its two facilities in Tübingen and Stuttgart, the University of Tübingen, the University of Stuttgart and six partners from industry.

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Kia Sportage gets tweaks for 2017

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When the all-new Sportage was launched in February this year, Kia was clearly on to a winner; 35,000 have been sold so far, and it’s a car that has ta.

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BMW Group and IBM collaborate on research on future driver assistance systems; IBM Watson IoT

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IBM and BMW Group researchers are collaborating to explore the role of Watson cognitive computing in personalizing the driving experience and creating more intuitive driver support systems for cars of the future. As part of an agreement between the two companies, the BMW Group will collocate a team of researchers at IBM’s global headquarters for Watson Internet of Things (IoT) in Munich, Germany and the companies will work together explore how to improve intelligent assistant functions for drive

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Lucid Air, Rick Perry at DOE, car-sharing future: Today's Car News

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Today, we have a first look at the design of Lucid Motors' luxury electric car, President-elect Donald Trump picks Rick Perry to head the Department of Energy, and Car2Go Europe CEO Thomas Beermann discusses the future of car sharing. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Lucid Motors reveals the design for its electric luxury sedan, was well as.

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HERE to power RIO digital platform for the transportation industry from Volkswagen Truck and Bus

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Digital mapping company HERE will serve as the primary location intelligence provider for RIO, the upcoming cloud-based digital platform for the transportation industry from Volkswagen Truck and Bus. ( Earlier post.). Through its location platform, HERE will provide RIO users with highly accurate maps and a rich set of location services like real-time traffic, geocoding and routing for trucks.

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Trump: Rick Perry to lead Energy Department he vowed to eliminate

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President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Department of Energy is a man who once vowed to eliminate it. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is an ardent supporter of the fossil-fuel industry who ran for president in the last two elections. But the Energy Department was part of a memorable gaffe that helped put an end to Perry's first.

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XL Hybrids expanding product line-up with new plug-in hybrid system for pick-ups; product launch in Q4 2017

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XL Hybrids is introducing a new product line, the XLP plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution. The XLP will be an industry-first fleet-ready solution offered as a ship-thru upfit on half-ton pickup trucks from leading OEMs, and is targeted to provide a 50% improvement in miles driven per gallon for major fleets across the United States, as well as significant reductions in CO 2 emissions.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Lucid Motors unveils 1,000 hp, 400-mile range electric luxury car: Air

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Lucid Motors ( earlier post ) took the wraps off a new luxury sedan, named Air. The battery-electric sedan features a 1,000 hp powertrain and 400 miles of range. Lucid Motors and Samsung SDI recently entered a strategic partnership for battery cell supply; Samsung SDI will be a major supplier of lithium-ion cells for Lucid’s first vehicle, scheduled to begin production in late 2018. ( Earlier post.).

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car2go Europe CEO presents six assumptions on the future of car sharing

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Around eight years after the pilot project in Ulm, around 14,000 cars of the car sharing pioneer car2go are in use in major cities around the world. Thomas Beermann, CEO of car2go Europe GmbH, has presented six assumptions on the future of car sharing: Free-floating car sharing is at the beginning of its development. All socioeconomic trends currently justify free-floating car sharing: Growing urbanization, progressive digitalization and the desire of the younger generation to use rather than ow

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Toyota and Daihatsu to establish emerging-market compact car company on 1 January

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Toyota Motor Corporation and its fully owned subsidiary Daihatsu Motor intend to officially establish their internal company responsible for compact vehicles for emerging markets (announced on 4 October 2016) on 1 January 2017. The new internal company is to be called the “Emerging-market Compact Car Company”. The new internal company’s objective is to establish work processes untethered by conventional practices and rules and to introduce competitive cars based on Daihatsu’s approach to manufac

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VanDyne SuperTurbo using NuVinci technology in next-gen variable speed SuperTurbo; diesel OEM, Class 8 demonstrator

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VanDyne SuperTurbo and Fallbrook Technologies announced that Fallbrook’s NuVinci continuously variable planetary (CVP) transmission has been selected for use in the SuperTurbo for commercial vehicle applications. VanDyne will install a drive in two programs: a development program with a major diesel engine OEM and the company’s vehicle demonstrator, a Class 8 truck tractor, which as announced previously, is being co-developed with Allison Transmission Inc.

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