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DOE to award $47M to develop affordable clean hydrogen technologies in support of Hydrogen Shot

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $47 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002920 ) to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of affordable clean hydrogen technologies. R&D needs for both applications have been identified with industry, university, and national laboratory expert stakeholder input.

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Michigan, Cavnue to create corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles between Ann Arbor and Detroit

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an initiative to develop a first-of-its-kind corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) designed to improve transportation for communities in Southeast Michigan. CAV corridor project overview. This includes leading test tracks, universities, automotive companies, and key economic anchors.

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Honda aiming to sell 3.5M electric motorcycles per year by 2030

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Currently, EMs (electric motorcycles) and EBs (electric bicycles) account for more than 90% of industry-wide global electric motorcycle unit sales (approximately 50 million units). Commuter EMs / EBs. Platform strategy.

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Nissan announces new strategy for customer ownership experience; leveraging connected car, big data, and personalization

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The company anticipates that, as a result, connected car services and greater choice in accessories and personalization will increasingly drive growth in its aftersales business, anticipated to contribute 25% of aftersales revenue by 2022. —Kent O’Hara. —Kent O’Hara.

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China EV industry sell-off creates opportunity, says Morgan Stanley

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Hsiao's team believes that significant margin pressure from price wars will fuel market concerns about industry profitability and cash flow, especially among new energy vehicle (NEV) heavyweights, namely BYD and Tesla China, which can afford to initiate another round of price cuts in the second quarter.

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SEMI and AVCC partner to promote autonomous vehicle innovation and mass market adoption

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The Autonomous Vehicle Computing Consortium ( AVCC ), a global group of automotive and technology industry leaders cooperating on expediting the delivery of automated and assisted driving compute solutions, and SEMI announced an alliance to drive autonomous vehicle innovation. SEMI connects more than 2,500 member companies and 1.3

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Argonne study shows high-energy X-rays give industry affordable way to optimize cast iron

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This property makes it a material of choice for use in the transportation and machinery industries, which rely on cast iron’s resistance to wear, deformation, and rusting to design high-performance bridges, tools, and engine parts. These parameters cannot be attained reliably by the current industry standard 2-D test.