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Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel engines from the new S60 sedan

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The company said that the move highlights its commitment to a long-term future beyond the traditional combustion engine. Volvo Cars was the first traditional car maker to commit to all-out electrification in July 2017. Our future is electric and we will no longer develop a new generation of diesel engines.

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Will the remains of EV startup Arrival help keep Canoo alive?

Baua Electric

These assets enable the company to increase its general assembly and vehicle cabin build capacity and provide redundancy in the event of equipment malfunction, thereby increasing efficiency and productivity,” Canoo explained. Canoo started in 2017 as Evelozcity and was led by several former BMW executives.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

Baua Electric

Such reports, and interviews with aviation safety experts and more than two dozen current and former Boeing employees, paint a worrying picture about a company long considered to be at the pinnacle of American engineering. The agency has given the company three months , or until about late May, to address quality-control issues.

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Polestar 3 officially unveiled in China, price cut by about $29,080 from previous

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The Polestar 3 is Polestar's first SUV and will be the electric vehicle company's first all-electric model that will be produced in both China and the US. Production is also expected to begin by mid-2024 at Polestar's plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, the automaker said when it unveiled the Polestar 3 last year.

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

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The company will reportedly be renting the facility from the city of Trollhattan. Its plan was to manufacture electric vehicles based on Saab’s 9-3 platform by 2017 and had acquired the necessary assets to accomplish this. The site was last used by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) after Saab folded in 2011.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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Several organizations, encompassing companies, research labs, and academia, have formed the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group. A study of a 2017 Toyota Mirai fuel cell by Argonne National Laboratory found fuel cell stack efficiency below 50% and fuel cell system efficiency dropping below 40% at high loads. Ignition Source.

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Volvo Cars launches new S60 sports sedan; first Volvo car made in US; two PHEV models coming

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Volvo Cars revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s new—and first—US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. The combined car launch and factory opening reinforce Volvo Cars’ commitment to the US, an important market for the company and its new premium sports sedan.

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