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Renault Megane E-Tech joins electric car subscription service Onto’s fleet

Electric Cars Report

All-inclusive electric car subscription service Onto expands its fleet with the newly released Renault Megane E-Tech this month. Working together since Onto’s launch in 2018, the brands have since welcomed a range of popular models and trim levels to subscribers including the famous Renault Zoe.

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The NTSB Wants More Speed-Limiting Tech in New Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

New cars have all sorts of driver monitoring tech on board that can tell when a person is paying attention or has their hands on the wheel, but the National Transportation Safety Board feels there’s a need for more. The crash was caused by a driver traveling 103 mph in a 2018 Dodge Challenger.

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Los Angeles launches New Mobility Challenge 2018

Green Car Congress

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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U.S. Tech Salaries Grow, But Not For Everyone

Cars That Think

The median income for tech professionals hit US $154,443 in 2020, up from $148,500 in 2019. That's particularly good news for engineers this year, considering that inflation-adjusted salaries were basically flat in 2019 compared with 2018. Adjusted to constant 2020 dollars, that's about a 2.8 percent increase.

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Virginia Tech team demonstrates green manufacturing method for Li-ion batteries

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Researchers at Virginia Tech have demonstrated a green and more sustainable manufacturing method for LIBs in which no hazardous organic solvent is used during electrode manufacturing and recycling. NMP is expensive and reprotoxic and has been added to the restricted substances list by the European Commission in 2018.

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Toyota says diesels aren’t dead, might pair with hybrid tech

Baua Electric

Porsche announced the end in 2018, for example. General Motors currently offers diesels in its full-size SUVs and pickups, and it’s reportedly working on a new generation of plug-in hybrid tech for its trucks. The post Toyota says diesels aren’t dead, might pair with hybrid tech appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in Israeli technology start-ups MDGo and UVeye

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Volvo Cars has made investments in two Israeli technology start-ups through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, the company’s venture capital investment arm. They represent the Tech Fund’s first investments outside the US and Europe. MDGo is a company specialising in medical artificial intelligence.

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