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Steel industry to launch FutureSteelVehicle program focused on lightweighting for advanced powertrain vehicles

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The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), will launch FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) at the 10 th Annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) seminar Wednesday, 18 May in Livonia, Mich. Car manufacturers will use structural mass reduction to reduce battery and motor sizes.

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XG Sciences silicon graphene anode material shows stability over 400 cycles with 600 mAh/gram

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With charge storage capacity of up to 4 times today’s typical anodes, first cycle efficiency of 85-90%, low swelling and life that is more than double our previous generation, we believe this material will open many new markets for our customers with an affordable and safe anode formulation ,” said Dr. Philip Rose, XGS CEO. Source: XGS.

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Video Friday: High Mobility Logistics

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To this end, we propose the Long Range Navigator (LRN), that learns an intermediate affordance representation mapping high-dimensional camera images to affordable frontiers for planning, and then optimizing for maximum alignment with the desired goal. Trossen ] This weeks CMU RI seminar is a retro edition (2008!)

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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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One of the key missions of the Office of Fossil Energy is to “ ensure the nation can continue to rely on traditional resources for clean, secure and affordable energy while enhancing environmental protection. ” This will organize and conduct workshops or seminars focused on specific CCS and CES technologies and issues each year in the US.

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Volvo Car Corporation challenges EU’s goals and tactics on cutting CO2 emissions; CEO says electrified vehicles will struggle to pass 1% market share by 2020

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The European automotive industry risks losing the present technological leadership if this doesn’t happen. In the long-term, this jeopardizes our industry’s competitiveness and European jobs. Another key issue is the urge for continuous support to automotive research and development, including electromobility. —Stefan Jacoby.

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Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Achieves 431 Mile Estimated Range; Toyota Targeting Commercialization Within Six Years

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This report will assist regulators and government research programs to accurately assess the status of the fuel cell industry and viability of the current technology. In 2015, our plan is to bring to market a reliable and durable fuel cell vehicle with exceptional fuel economy and zero emissions, at an affordable price.

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EUCAR calls for targeted support for automotive initiatives in €80B Horizon 2020 program; targeting €5B budget

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Rémi Bastien, Renault’s Senior Vice President of Research, Advanced Studies and Materials and 2012 Chairman of EUCAR, set out the association’s recommendations on Horizon 2020 to an audience of MEPs (Members of European Parliament) and stakeholders at a seminar in the European Parliament on 20 June.

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