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AvtoVAZ launches 3 concepts at Moscow Motor Show; collaboration with Renault-Nissan

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AvtoVAZ, the largest automaker based in Russia, a part of Rostec Corporation, introduced three new LADA concept cars at the Moscow International Motor Show 2014. Production is scheduled to start in 2016 in Togliatti. The new design is expected to be track launched in 2015, with the first road tests planned for spring 2015.

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Volkswagen to build first production MEB electric vehicle at Zwickau in 2019

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Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant in Saxony, Germany will build the brand’s first production vehicle based on the MEB—the Modular Electric Drive kit, Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukastenin—2019. introduced at the Paris Motor Show in 2016, presaged the first of a new line of MEB-based electric cars. Earlier post.) Volkswagen’s I.D.,

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Study suggests lithium and cobalt for batteries may face supply risks by 2050

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Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons. Estimated number of devices and related energy demand for 2016–2050.

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New MQB-based Volkswagen Arteon fastback debuts in Geneva; 1.5L TSI Evo with cylinder deactivation

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Based on the Sport Coupe Concept GTE plug-in hybrid shown in 2015 at the Geneva show ( earlier post ), the new Arteon will sit above the Passat in the Volkswagen line-up, and will replace the CC. EA211 at the Vienna Motor Symposium in 2016, earlier post.). The base gasoline engine, the 1.5

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Renault-Nissan jointly developing new vehicle program for growth markets; CMF-A for affordability

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A platform is a horizontal segmentation; a CMF is a cross-sector concept. The company will launch 10 new vehicles in India through 2016 including new premium SUV Terrano later this year and the first Datsun car. Nissan expects to more than triple its current dealer network to more than 300 outlets by 2016. Earlier post.)

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ST Engineering launches several initiatives on autonomous vehicles in Singapore

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The Consortium will focus on two core areas based on respective domain expertise: to identify protocols and standards for the adoption of AVs in real-world scenarios; and to develop niche AV technologies such as automotive cyber security, advanced autonomy and platform-agnostic AV kits through a build-test-deploy spiral approach.

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Radar Imaging Could Be the Key to Monitoring Climate Change

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As a child, Alberto Moreira discovered his passion for electronics from the kits for exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that his father bought him every month. The kits taught him not only about electronics but also about chemistry and physics. Picard Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications.