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New FIAT 500e EV to come to N America

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During the press conference, Olivier Francois outlined FIAT’s plans in North America and announced that the official reveal of the North American 500e will take place next year at the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show. On stage during the press conference, three 500e one-off concepts, designed by Armani, Kartell and Bvlgari, were introduced.

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MAHLE Powertrain wins IMECHE’S Dugald Clerk Prize for innovative pre-chamber ignition technology; Active MJI

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An author partnership from MAHLE Powertrain in the US has been recognized for its work on pre-chamber ignition, presented at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers’ Internal Combustion Engines and Powertrain Systems conference in December 2019. Earlier post.) Bunce, N.D. Peters, S.K. Pothuraju Subramanyam, H.R.

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Elon Musk says Tesla Cybertruck design is officially finalized

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Elon Musk confirmed in a recent interview that Tesla has finalized the design of the Cybertruck and it is locked ahead of production, which is slated for 2023. Tesla’s original Cybertruck prototype stuns at CVPR 2022 Conference. The post Elon Musk says Tesla Cybertruck design is officially finalized appeared first on TESLARATI.

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TeraWatt Technology solid-state battery prototype tests showing 432 kWh/kg

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TeraWatt Technology announced that its 4.5Ah prototype solid-state battery design achieved a record-breaking energy density of 432Wh/kg (1122Wh/L) in validation tests conducted by third parties, including TOYO System based in Japan. this 4.5Ah next-generation design will be available for select early adopters in 2021 and full release in 2022.

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BYD to unveil new electric transit bus and motor coach

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BYD will unveil a new electric transit bus (K7M-ER) and a new electric motor coach (C9M) at BusCon 2019, held at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis 23-25 September. In designing the K7M-ER, BYD listened to its transit agency customers and made the vehicle 101.6

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ANA and Joby to establish eVTOL ridesharing service in Japan; Toyota joining for ground integration

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With a maximum range of 150 miles (241 kilometers), a top speed of 200 mph (321 km/h) and a low noise profile to allow it to access built-up areas, Joby’s piloted aircraft is designed to make convenient, emissions-free air travel an everyday reality. Joby already has strong connections with Japan, having worked alongside Toyota since 2019.

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Self-driving truck company Plus to use NVIDIA DRIVE Orin in next-generation autonomous driving system for heavy trucks

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NVIDIA introduced NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin at the GPU Technology Conference in 2019. Plus is starting mass production of its autonomous driving system for heavy trucks this year, and will expand its feature set and operating design domain over time through over-the-air software updates. —Hao Zheng, CTO and Co-founder, Plus.

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