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Wind cheater! Hyundai and Kia devise new tech that will increase EV range, speed and grip ALL at the same time

EV Central

The giant Korean auto group incorporating Hyundai and Kia has detailed a new aerodynamic aid it is planning to roll out on all future EVs that will cut drag on even the slipperiest of its models, boost downforce, enhance high-speed stability and traction all while adding up to six kilometres of range. Hyundai Group Active Air Skirt.

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Renault Group inaugurates new production line for electric motors at Cléon plant

Green Car Congress

The Renault Group inaugurated the new “ePT-160kW” electric motor production line at its plant in Cléon. Renault Group has invested €620 million since 2018 at the Cléon site to industrialize the group’s motors for 100% electric and hybrid vehicles.

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The world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade makes its debut

Baua Electric

Photo: SANY Group SANY Renewable Energy , a wind turbine manufacturer in China, has built the world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade. The post The world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade makes its debut appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Get started here. –ad*

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Saietta Group wins APC grant to bring production of axial flux traction electric motor to 150k units per year

Green Car Congress

UK-based tech company Saietta has won a major grant , through the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Center (APC) that will fast-track the first stage of the production process ramp-up for its innovative Axial Flux Traction (AFT) electric motor.

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Wind Turbine Blades Destined for the Afterlife

Cars That Think

This group of wind-turbine fan blades, fresh from Siemens Gamesa’s new RecycleBlade manufacturing process at England’s largest such factory, await shipment to the various points around the globe where they will serve 20- to 30-year stints generating electricity at wind farms before they’re recalled and reincarnated. What’s Next?

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200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

Green Car Congress

At the BMW Group plant in Leipzig, the 200,000 th BMW i3 model rolled off the production line last week. It is shaped in Leipzig from carbon fiber scrims and assembled in a unique process developed by the BMW Group. By 2022, the BMW Group will invest more than €100 million in establishing battery module production in Leipzig.

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India, US working on tech to process critical minerals – ET Auto

Baua Electric

If the deal goes through, it will be in addition to the US-led Minerals Security Partnership (MSP), a grouping of 14 nations including the European Union. They are key to all major clean energy technologies used across sectors – from electric vehicles to wind turbines, electricity magnets and solar photovoltaic cells.

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