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Delphi Technologies invests in innovative capacitor start-up PolyCharge

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The minority equity investment, for an undisclosed sum, builds on an existing long-standing technology partnership between Delphi Technologies and Sigma Technologies , the parent company of PolyCharge. All of this happens in one production machine—eliminating the need for extruded films, film metallization, and capacitor winding.

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The unique role some Tribal nations are taking in the EV transition

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That moment of clarity was to build an electric pipeline linking Tribal nations with charging stations and EVs across the Midwest. Bob Blake, a Red Lake Ojibwe Nation member, had a moment of clarity during this call for resistance.

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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency. Louis; Corning Incorporated; General Electric Company; Konarka Technologies, Inc.; The Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center is part of the US-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy.

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Ford tests Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicles driving in complete darkness

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Driving in pitch black at Ford Arizona Proving Ground marks the next step on the company’s efforts to delivering fully autonomous vehicles. Sure enough, it stayed precisely on track along those winding roads. The vehicle uses LiDAR pulses to pinpoint itself on the map in real time.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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That same year, the company plans to launch four more microGEOs. The station, called Fengning and located about 200 kilometers north of Beijing, will store up to 40 gigawatt-hours of energy, and help keep the grid on clean energy when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun’s not shining.

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Tesla reports Q2 non-GAAP net of $16M, GAAP net loss of $62M

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Automotive revenue for Q2 included $23 million of powertrain sales to Daimler and Toyota, reflecting the start of production deliveries to Daimler for the Mercedes-Benz B Class Electric Drive and the wind down of sales to Toyota for the RAV4 EV. Tesla is building a new final assembly line and adding more automation to its body shop.

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Molycorp to increase supply of rare earth materials to Hitachi Metals; the two call off US joint venture plans

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The three-year deal, which extends and expands upon an existing supply relationship between the companies, significantly increases the amount of rare earth materials that Molycorp will provide Hitachi Metals. The companies were unable to reach agreement on certain key matters affecting the value of the joint venture to each party.

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