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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

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As artificial intelligence becomes the new horsepower for car buyers, established automakers are redoubling efforts to match the digital features that set Tesla, BYD and other new rivals apart, industry executives and analysts said at the CES technology show in Las Vegas. The transition to software-dominated cars is challenging.

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USABC awards Leyden Energy $2.28M contract for Li-imide based 12V start-stop batteries

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which is developing next-generation battery chemistries building off of its lithium-imide electrolyte platform. Building on the proprietary Li-imide platform, Leyden Energy has developed an innovative LTO/LMO battery specifically designed for start/stop applications. Earlier post.)

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In such an emergency, a bidirectional EV with charge to spare could come to the rescue. The system converted AC grid power to DC power to charge the battery and could also convert DC power from the battery to AC power that could feed both external stand-alone loads and the grid. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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First wireless charging road in the U.S. completed in Michigan

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Talk of wireless charging roads for electric vehicles (EVs) has been underway for the past several years, but the first U.S. The wireless charging road is set to continue construction through the end of the year, with testing set to follow early next year. “We’re in competition across the world … in electrification. .

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

One of the most vexing social challenges confronting the transition to EVs at scale is dealing with the effects that governmental EV transition policies will have on millions of jobs across a wide swath of industries. President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry.

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Think Planning US Factory; Initial Production in 2010

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The US is quickly overtaking Europe as an attractive market for EVs and is an ideal location to engineer and build EVs. The US plant will build the TH!NK NK city, a compact electric vehicle that can travel up to 112 miles on a single charge.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. This is especially true in air, sea, and some ground transportation as well as in industrial processes.

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