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Aluminum industry says NHTSA/EPA draft rule assumptions on lightweighting in small cars false

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However, numerous flawed assumptions in the draft rule are misleading and overstate potential unfavorable impacts on safety, societal cost of the regulation and new vehicle sales. The US aluminum industry continues to make significant investments to meet growing demand for automotive aluminum. —Mario Greco.

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ABI Research projects worldwide commercial EV market to surpass US$680B by 2027

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billion in 2020 to more than US$682 billion by 2030. This market valuation refers to the total industry-wide global revenues derived from all commercials EVs sold yearly. The growing affordability of EVs has been one of the biggest drivers for fleet electrification efforts.

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How This Startup Cut Production Costs of Millimeter Wave Power Amplifiers

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Launched in June 2020, the startup produces affordable systems for wireless connections that deliver optical fiber quality, or what Gamzina calls elvespeed connectivity. It was in this role that she began speaking to industry representatives about how to expand the market for high-performance millimeter-wave amplifiers.

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DOE issues RFI in support of medium- and heavy-duty truck research and development

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is announcing a request for information (RFI) from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to medium- and heavy-duty freight trucking. ( EDT) on 9 November 2020.

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IEF, IHS Markit: deepening underinvestment in hydrocarbons raises specter of continued price shocks and volatility

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Investment slumped by 30% in 2020. These include record price volatility, changing government regulations, divergent long-term demand scenarios and non-standardized ESG criteria that are driving up investment hurdles and hiking the cost of capital for long-cycle projects, the report says.

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Fisker opens reservations for Ocean SUV; cost starts as low as $379/month

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1 e-mobility service provider on Earth, featuring the world’s most desirable and sustainable vehicles while shaking up the old automotive industry model—from the way a customer attains a vehicle, chooses affordable insurance, services a vehicle to the overall mobility experience. Our mission is to become the No.

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DOE seeks to cut cost of Level 2 EV charging equipment in half in 3 years; $12M FOA

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The Grid Integration Tech Team (GITT), comprising the domestic automotive industry, electric utilities, and DOE programs and national laboratories, identifies two major task areas that need to be undertaken to achieve its vision of transitioning EVs from early market acceptance to mainstream adoption of millions of vehicles by 2020.

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