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KIT team finds wear occurs at first contact and always takes place at same point

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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) recently showed that wear occurs at the first contact and always takes place at the same point of the material. In Germany, friction and wear produce costs corresponding to about 1.2 And copper also is an important material for movable parts. billion in 2017.

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Volkswagen to invest ~$1.2B in Zwickau plant to convert to pure e-mobility facility; MEB-based EVs

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As part of a projected €22.8 billion) into its Zwickau, Germany plant to convert it into a pure-play e-mobility facility. All in all, the new modular electric drive kit will allow Volkswagen to offer vehicles ranging from the compact A segment to 7-seaters in the B segment. billion (US$26.9 Volkswagen is investing €2.9

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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

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From 10 March to 9 April 2018, the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting research flights from Tainan in Taiwan more closely to examine the spread and transformation of emissions from major cities such as Manila, Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

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Mercedes-Benz to set up EV production in US, battery plant; $1B investment in Alabama

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In addition to the electric initiative, the logistics activities in the US will be expanded with a new Global Logistics Center and a new after-sales North American hub, exporting car-kits to global assembly plants and spare parts from the US and North America to worldwide markets. Battery plant. In total, Daimler will invest $1.18

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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

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in robotics at Heidelberg University , in Germany. Since 2018, student membership has grown by more than 50 percent to 5,436. The students had a hand in creating a welcome kit for conference attendees. We want to listen to students’ voices because they are an important part of the society.”

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

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2018 was when they went International. 2018 was also the year they got into electric vehicles. The S1 is built on a steel frame, which has about 40 child parts. Paint Shops There are two paint shops: one for the plastic parts and one for the frame. The paint is being currently imported from Germany.

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