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Volkswagen acquiring 75.1% majority stake in WirelessCar from Volvo Information Technology AB

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majority stake in the Swedish telematics specialist WirelessCar from Volvo with a view to making further advances in fleet connectivity. WirelessCar registered in Gothenburg was founded in 1999 and has been a wholly-owned subsidiary by Volvo since 2007. million vehicles from various car manufacturers are connected via this platform.

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Enovix announces BrakeFlow technology; protection against thermal runaway while maintaining high energy density

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Unlike the horizontally wound structure of a conventional lithium-ion cell, 3D architecture allows for an integrated stainless-steel constraint to apply stack pressure and maintain silicon particle connection for uniform discharge. This 3D cell architecture enables multiple parallel cell-to-busbar connections.

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Union College Partners with EV Connect to Provide EV Charging for Faculty, Staff, and Students

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The Challenge As part of their climate action plan, Union College laid out different sustainable initiatives and objectives, which included installing a 2 dual port electric charging stations on campus in 2016. Whenever we reach out to EV Connect about a specific issue we get a response in less than 24 hours.” It’s a good relationship.

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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Body and chassis of the Audi Q8 e-tron are connected. From 2025, production at all Audi plants will be carbon neutral as part of the company-wide environmental program Mission:Zero. AUDI AG has owned the Belgium site since 2007. Brussels is a model for some areas of this plant concept. 2018 saw the birth of the Audi e-tron.

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Junkyard Find: 2008 Mercury Sable, Press Loaner Flashback Edition

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Then the suits in Dearborn decided to kill the Sable after 2005, with the Taurus itself following after 2007 (with all new 2007-2007 Tauruses sold only to fleet buyers beginning with the first day of 2006). At some point in late 2007, here comes a new Mercury Sable Premier in nobody-will-even-notice-me Merlot.

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Mitsubishi reports fire in i-MiEV battery pack, melting in Outlander PHEV pack

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In the Mizushima event, the pack was connected to charge-discharge test equipment. Mitsubishi has shipped 45 units (for specified corporations) and 68 units of that type of pack for the domestic market as spare parts. Upon trying to move the vehicle, the driver detected an odor, which was traced to melting of part of the battery pack.

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Study associates long-term exposure to air pollution with increasing emphysema

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While previous studies have shown a clear connection of air pollutants with some heart and lung diseases, the new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) demonstrates an association between long-term exposure to all major air pollutants with an increase in emphysema seen on lung scans.

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