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Los Angeles launches New Mobility Challenge 2018

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The LA New Mobility Challenge 2018 is a joint initiative of LA CoMotion, the NewCities Foundation and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), all of whom are dedicated to finding cutting-edge and sustainable mobility technologies for Southern California. The deadline to submit applications is 17 September 2018.

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Tesla reports net profit, positive cash flow and better margins for Q3 2018 on Model 3 successes

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For the third quarter of 2018, Tesla reported GAAP net income of $312 million; free cash flow of $881 million, supported by operating cash flow of $1.4 Q3 2018 was a truly historic quarter for Tesla. To increase the affordability of Model 3, Tesla is accelerating its manufacturing timeline in China.

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Opel will drop the Ampera; new EV in 2014-2018 time frame

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We see #eMobility as important part of the mobility of tomorrow and we will continue to drive down costs & deliver affordability. 1/3 — Karl-Thomas Neumann (@KT_Neumann) July 23, 2014. After the eventual run-out of the current generation Ampera, we'll introduce a successor product in the electric vehicle segment.

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Cummins Westport announces MY 2018 natural gas engine line-up; near zero NOx

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Cummins Westport (CWI) announced its model year 2018 dedicated natural gas engines for regional haul truck / tractor, vocational and transit, school bus, and refuse applications at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California. Earlier post.) —Rob Neitzke, President of Cummins Westport. g/bhp-hr.

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Toyota starts production of 5th-generation hybrid powertrain in Europe for new Corolla

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It also recoups part of kinetic energy generated by breaking and deceleration. The new 5 th -generation hybrid electric powertrain replaces the 4 th -generation systems previously produced at TMMP and TMUK since 2018 and 2016 respectively. These products will be combined with the new 1.8

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 2: End of the Manufacturer Sales Phaseout

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In part 1 of this series we provided a high-level summary and handy table of the 9 key proposed changes to the federal EV tax credit. In this part 2 article, we’ll dive deeply into the elimination of the per manufacturer 200,000 EVs sold phaseout.

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Riversimple introduces Rasa prototype two-seater fuel cell vehicle; 300 miles on 1.5kg H2; production version in 2018

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million) grant from the Welsh government in 2015, the Rasa was designed for lightness, strength, affordability and safety. With a total curb weight of 580 kg (1,279 lbs)—nearly half of a small car—it features a carbon composite chassis and only 18 moving parts in the entire powertrain. Riversimple Movement Ltd.

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