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Magna and Ford developing prototype carbon fiber composite subframe; mass reduction of 34%

Green Car Congress

Collaboration is the key to success in designing lightweight components that can give our customers fuel economy improvements without compromising ride and handling, durability or safety. We must continue to work hard to achieve these lightweight solutions at the most affordable costs.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

VTO research pathways focus on fuel diversification, vehicle efficiency, energy storage, lightweight materials, and new mobility technologies to improve the overall energy efficiency and affordability of the transportation system. AOI 11: Improving Mobility, Affordability, and Energy Efficiency Through Transit. Cummins Inc.

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Feature: Muscle Cars Are Speeding into the Future

Clean Fleet Report

not with a heavy-right foot) they can produce surprising fuel economy. For those, a muscle car is an intermediate-sized car with a large-displacement V8 engine but at an affordable price. The Mustang has many iterations, but the earliest designs are the pinnacle of classic cars, spawning the Shelby GT and Boss 302.

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

Teslarati

18:41 CST – Elon Musk noted that one thing that for the vast majority of people, things are affordability driven. Most times, it’s a matter of whether people can afford one. Affordability is what matters,” Musk said. 17:51 CST – Laurie Shelby takes the stage to talk about the sustainability for Tesla for employees.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). It also may have a rheostat so drivers can select a performance or fuel-economy mode. Red Herring ).

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