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MIT team developing 1MW motor for electric aviation

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A team of MIT engineers is developing a 1MW motor that could be a key stepping stone toward electrifying larger aircraft. The motor under design is a 1-MW, air-cooled, outer-rotor, Halbach-array PMSM. High power density electric machine for turboelectric propulsion. Perreault 2023. —Zoltan Spakovszky, the T.

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Scout Motors selects South Carolina for first plant; $2B investment, 200k units per year

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Scout Motors, the recently formed independent company backed by Volkswagen Group ( earlier post , is establishing its first manufacturing plant near Columbia, South Carolina, where it will build electric next-generation trucks and rugged SUVs harkening back to the iconic Scout vehicles produced from 1960 to 1980. The state is No.

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Ferguson collaborates with Ford on F550 Fuel Cell Prototype

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Ferguson Enterprises is collaborating with Ford Motor Company to place a first-of-its-kind F550 Fuel Cell Prototype Chassis Work Truck in service within Ferguson’s daily fleet operations for six months. Together, these investments in new technologies will help inform Ferguson’s strategy for a more environmentally friendly fleet.

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UQM Technologies to display new PowerPhase HD electric drive system at 2012 HTUF

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will display the new PowerPhase HD 220 electric drive system at the upcoming Hybrid, Electric and Advanced Truck Users Forum (HTUF) national conference and expo in Charlotte, NC. The PowerPhase Pro electric propulsion system that is in volume production will also be part of the UQM display. UQM Technologies, Inc.

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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In a world where electric vehicles and utility-scale batteries are taking over, it would be nice to not depend on a geopolitical rival for your most important raw material. There’s just one problem with all these plans: They’re coming nearly a decade too late. Offtake agreements, such as the ones General Motors Co.

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Elon Musk wants Tesla Service to fix two-thirds of cars in the same day

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.” One of the many benefits of owning an electric vehicle is the lack of service required. All of these issues must be serviced, and much of this service will be done at one of the company’s service centers. Tesla Motors Club forum even has a thread dedicated for service center wait times. Credit: Tesla.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

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Or how about 32 miles on no gasoline at all as you chauffeur around the kids and do in-town errands? liter V6 and two electric motors mated to an electrically variable transmission driving the front wheels. liter V6 and two electric motors mated to an electrically variable transmission driving the front wheels.