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

Baua Electric

Not so long ago, automakers boasted about horsepower and towing capabilities in their cars and pickups, but in the fast-changing world of technology that now dominates the auto industry, software-driven enhancements are prominent in consumers’ minds. 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

Green Car Congress

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

Teslarati

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

The impact of EVs on auto manufacturing and supplier jobs is harder to assess. Electric vehicles require new or re-tooled factories , each requiring thousands of employees. auto industry jobs could rise by 150,000 by 2030 if battery electric vehicles sales reach 50 percent by 2030 and the vehicle market share of U.S.-assembled

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Think Planning US Factory; Initial Production in 2010

Green Car Congress

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

Green Car Congress

Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. Every electric energy consumer, not just the relatively few electric-only vehicle owners, will be asked to pay for the expensive hardware for these high-power charging stations. We imagine you objecting: “Oh no, we’ll have to build lots more power plants!”

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