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Major truck OEMs form PACT to advocate for EV infrastructure development – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The pursuit of contradictory goals is a basic fact of human nature, and the commercial truck industry is no exception. In 2022, the same three companies agreed to jointly invest some $550 million to build and operate a public charging network for heavy-duty EVs in Europe.

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Setting a new standard for battery leak testing

Charged EVs

Currently, the common practice in the battery manufacturing industry is to test cell packaging prior to final assembly. There currently are no reliable tests on which to base leak-detection standards for a full range of soft-pouch, cylindrical or prismatic battery cells in use throughout the industry.

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Competition Spurs Robotics and AI Innovations for Maritime Challenges

Cars That Think

This is a sponsored article brought to you by MBZIRC Maritime Grand Challenge. These challenges are essentially opening up to competition the development of solutions to key industrial and societal problems and offering prize money to the winners. There's a white-paper phase. The white paper phase closed on January 31st.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. She outlines the variety of choices available in a white paper. Her insights greatly helped with this article.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

Cars That Think

These sensors will detect other aircraft, birds, buildings, and thick clouds. So far, we’ve published three white papers on the use cases, spectrum, and security requirements for eVTOLs in anticipated advanced-air mobility (AAM) scenarios. However, there are major challenges that go well beyond the eVTOLs themselves.

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SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

Green Car Congress

In a white paper published in 2010, SMART Managing Director Susan Zielinski noted: Recognizing that no single solution will save the day for transportation in this rapidly urbanizing and increasingly complex world, a groundswell of transportation innovation is arising worldwide. Building capacity for now and for the next generation.

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WattEV aims to operate 12,000 electric trucks-as-a-service and a charging network to support them by 2030

Charged EVs

California-based WattEV is building a network of charging hubs designed for electric trucks, incorporating solar generation, battery storage and active energy management. We’ve already submitted patents, and are about to start designing it and building out prototypes. These megawatt charging sites will be open to all fleet operators.