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Infineon and Hella develop new compact, lower-cost 24 GHz blind spot radar sensor

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Optimized antenna concepts furthermore facilitate an even higher measuring accuracy. Hella’s radar system thereby becomes smaller, more affordable and it consumes less power. Due to this efficiency increase, serial production of the driver assistance system is made possible for vehicles outside of the premium segment. Source: Infineon.

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Dutch companies form European Thermoplastic Automotive Composites consortium

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Their processing capability does not yet meet the required industrial production rates, particularly in the automobile industry, in part due to the number of units to be produced, environmental standards, and so on. There has already been project-based collaboration in the automotive sector.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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Our aim is to achieve a sustainable energy system with secure supplies and affordable electricity. According to a survey of more than 250 German customers in various industries conducted by Siemens, more than 80% of the respondents believe the current Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) needs revision.

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Moore’s Not Enough: ?4 New Laws of Computing

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More than 200 such games have since been developed for the VCS—helping to spawn the sprawling, US$170 billion global video games industry today. The more affordable the price of a printer is kept, the higher is the demand for that printer’s ink cartridges. A similar law of complementarity exists with computer printers.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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Within a decade, he added, Volkswagen wants to offer significant numbers of pure electric cars at affordable prices and with the range expected by customers. The everyday, affordable and safe electric car for everyone is feasible. Martin Winterkorn said that Volkswagen would introduce its first electric vehicles based on the up!

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How 3D Printing Can Disrupt the EV Sector

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The advancement of sand 3D printing technologies to improve the capabilities of the old casting industry may become more widespread as it can handle high throughput manufacturing as required by the automobile industry. Before beginning mass production of any model, car manufacturers typically conduct process verification.

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Renault presents the 235 mpg EOLAB prototype; plug-in “Z.E. Hybrid”; targeting production

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The chief feature of the concept lies in the clutch casing which houses a permanent magnet electric motor (axial flux discoid motor in the case of the prototype). That means finding economically viable solutions that our customers can afford. These tend to be bulky, heavy and costly, and consequently ill-suited to small cars.

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