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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

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billion investment in electrified vehicles by 2020. Ford is focusing its EV plan on its areas of strength—electrifying its most popular, high-volume commercial vehicles, trucks, SUVs and performance vehicles to make them even more capable, productive and fun to drive. The moves are part of a $4.5

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Kia targeting 1.6 million EV sales worldwide by 2030; 37% of sales

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Kia first unveiled its mid- to long-term strategy entitled ‘Plan S’ in 2020, which focuses on a pre-emptive transformation towards an EV-focused business and providing customized mobility solutions. The financial targets have also been increased to KRW 160 trillion (US$121.6 billion) in gross revenue, 16 trillion won (US$12.2

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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Most of the eVTOLs being designed or flown now are intended to be flown by a pilot on board, at least for the first several years of commercial operation. Our North Texas (NTX) cohort was established in 2020 specifically to advance the technologies of autonomous flight and communications for AAM.

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CoBank report suggests self-driving vehicles could easily overwhelm current data center market

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To put that into perspective, in 2020 the average person worldwide generated about 150 gigabytes per day. Extrapolating these numbers implies the annual global datasphere will surge from 64 zettabytes in 2020 to an eye-popping 10,000 to 15,000 zettabytes in 2035—just from self-driving vehicles. 4% of the data created?

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KIST team develops membrane reactor system to produce pure H2 from ammonia with high productivity

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The system can even be applied to small power generation devices by directly connecting it with fuel cells without any additional hydrogen purification processes. Currently, storage- and transportation-related infrastructure for ammonia has been commercialized and used worldwide for intercontinental transportation. 2020.118483.

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H2X Warrego hydrogen fuel cell Ford Ranger breaks cover, Aussie production soon

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The company, which launched in Australia in June 2020 with plans to reboot the local car industry has had a series of setbacks and changes along the way. 2023 H2X Warrego electric motor connects to standard Ranger transfer case. Australia has minimal hydrogen refuelling infrastructure so the potential buyer market will be small.

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Wireless charging J2954 testing to 11 kW in 2017 for LD, HD starting up to 250 kW; autonomous charging and infrastructure proposal for California

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SAE International is working to ensure that electric vehicle wireless power transfer systems from diverse manufacturers will interoperate seamlessly with each other to prepare for commercialization in 2020. Click to enlarge.

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