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ARC Automobile responds to NHTSA request in airbag inflator probe

Baua Electric

ARC, which in January 2018 put in tools to hit upon over the top weld slag and alternative particles within the welding procedure, stated it believes the ruptures resulted from “one-off manufacturing anomalies” that had been addressed through automakers in next recollects.

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Innovative water treatment at Audi Ingolstadt saves up to 500,000 cubic meters of fresh water a year; heading to ZLD

Green Car Congress

Audi has put a new service-water supply center into operation at the Ingolstadt site. The heart of the service-water supply center is a membrane bioreactor (MBR). The heart of the service-water supply center is a membrane bioreactor (MBR). In this way, Audi will saves up to 500,000 cubic meters of fresh water each year.

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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

Green Car Congress

Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. As electric cars are more energy-intensive to manufacture than models with combustion engines, Audi has set itself the long-term goal of decarbonizing the supply chain.

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NHTSA probe of rupturing ARC airbag inflators echoes Takata

Baua Electric

Maximum not too long ago, Normal Motors referred to as again just about 1 million 2014-17 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia automobiles supplied with the airbag inflators. The inflators were worn in automobiles made via no less than 12 automakers.

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Top electric vehicles battery manufacturers in India

Electric Vehicles India

Last year, it announced that it will boost the energy density of the EV batteries it supplies to Tesla by 20% in the next 5 years. The Prismatic batteries offer alternative energy for automobiles and other forms of e-mobility which can solve environmental concerns and becomes an important role in driving the e-mobility ecosystem.

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Roskill: world copper market size previously underestimated; EVs to account for 3.1-4.0Mt net growth by 2035

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Roskill has constructed a comprehensive copper industry reference dataset covering the period 2014-2018, built upon a production, trade and consumption platform of the eleven main markets for semi-manufactures in copper and copper alloys. Conversely, ample supplies of scrap will have the reverse effect.

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Audi unveils its first all-electric racer for Formula E; new powertrain from Audi/Schaeffler

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To transmit the power to the wheels, Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler will be using a high-efficiency transmission with only one gear in the 2017/2018 season. Audi is the first German automobile manufacturer to race in Formula E. The brand is taking ABT Sportsline’s slot on the FE grid in the 2017/2018 season.

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