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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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The stamping, injection and sheet metal activities, but also the available surface area (237 hectares, 67 of which are currently built), the network of suppliers, accessibility via road connections, and above all the excellence of the industrial operational system (standardisation, manufacturing 4.0,

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Encana challenges EPA draft Pavillion groundwater report

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In its study, EPA re-tested private and public drinking water wells in the community and drilled two independent deep monitoring wells. Encana charged that numerous discrepancies exist in the EPA’s approach, data and analysis, and detailed a few: Encana said that the EPA report ignores the Pavillion field’s unique geology and hydrology.

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Daimler chief Zetsche: Daimler working toward swarm organization; mobility services, digitalization and e-mobility

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Such as the person in charge and the team manager, or straight from the person responsible to the executive board. … We have to be prepared to constantly re-examine our core business and adapt it to market demands. Peter Gloor and Scott Cooper (2007) “ The New Principles of a Swarm Business ” MIT Sloan Management Review.

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Ford and Microsoft Partnering on EV Smart Charging

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Increasing numbers of electric vehicles will have a significant impact on energy demand; the addition of an electric vehicle to a household could effectively double home energy consumption while the vehicle is charging. We’re not ready to announce a vehicle solution yet. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart charging.

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Townsend-AllCell JV to commercialize battery passive thermal management technology

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During resting or charging, the paraffin re-solidifies. Townsend-AllCell will accelerate AllCell’s efforts in commercializing this technology in the rapidly growing market for large grid-connected energy storage systems. As a battery discharges, the graphite matrix conducts the heat evenly throughout the pack, while the.

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An E-mail from Azure Dynamics about the DMOC445

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Thanks Beth Silverman * From: Tim Kutscha [mailto:tim_kutscha@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 8:34 PM To: Beth Silverman Cc: tim_kutscha@yahoo.com Subject: Re: tapping into the encoder signals to drive the RPM gauge Hi Beth, I hope you had a good two days off last week. Not active Do the amp-hour counter input/outputs work?

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New Gen4 smart electric drive; electrification of all smart models

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With the onboard charger, in the USA and the UK the charging time is 2.5 This enables the smart electric drive to be charged in less than 45 minutes (0-80%) when local conditions allow three-phase charging. The programmed departure time can be used both for intelligent charging and for the pre-entry climate control.