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Drive System Design optimizes in-house tool to identify best electrified propulsion systems for e-mobility applications

Green Car Congress

The user interface enables deeper dive capability to plot out various attribute combinations, refine and focus on data inputs giving detailed insight into attribute tradeoffs (e.g. power losses vs. costs) and further analyze the most suitable powertrain makeup.

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TWAICE battery analytics platform promises enormously valuable insights at every point in a battery’s lifecycle

Charged EVs

The German firm TWAICE was founded in June 2018 by Dr. Michael Baumann and Dr. Stephan Rohr to address these needs. How can you get insights about the life and the performance of batteries? But back then, we really saw the potential of this and decided to spin this off after our PhD, which we did in 2018.

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Volvo Trucks and FedEx successfully demonstrate truck platooning with CACC on N.C. 540 (Triangle Expressway)

Green Car Congress

Volvo’s V2V technology is based on Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC), which has proven its capability to perform well in the V2V environment. Since April 2018, three Volvo VNL tractors have been paired with various combinations of FedEx trailers to simulate real-world routes and trailer loads while traveling on N.C.

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Lyft and nuTonomy form strategic R&D partnership to optimize passenger experience in self-driving cars

Green Car Congress

Under the partnership, nuTonomy and Lyft will align their respective technology platforms to gather valuable research and insights into all aspects of ensuring a passenger’s comfort and safety during an AV ride—from routing and booking to the performance of the driving system and how it interacts and communicates with the rider.

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

Current EV

Volvo Car USA has teamed up with The Harris Poll to deepen insights into the American opinion across four core themes: design, safety, technology and environment. These insights are distilled into “Volvo Reports” and will feature a different topic each month. Methodology. Driven largely in China, the U.S.,

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

Green Car Congress

The international scientists who compiled and analyzed the global ozone pollution database hope it will give scientists and public health managers better insight on trends and patterns of human health exposure around the world. Click to enlarge. TOAR is not just a report. Malley, Owen R. Cooper, Joseph P. Schultz, Allen S.

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Continental extends term of Nikolai Setzer as CEO, appoints new board member for automotive group sector – ET Auto

Baua Electric

He will guide the company toward a successful future,” Supervisory Board chairman Prof. Together we have proven we are resilient in times of crisis and are well positioned for the future,” Setzer said. In 2018, he returned to Germany to take over the management of the European replacement business in the Tires group sector.

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