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Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech

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Google ranks 19 th in the world in this area, followed by Ford at number 20. Carnegie Mellon University and MIT have four and seven unique inventions, respectively. Overall, Asia has 11 of the world’s top 20 autonomous-driving innovators according to the report.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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in 1952 in solid-state physics, he joined MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory , in Lexington, Mass., His ability to cross disciplines started at MIT. “At Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars. After Goodenough earned a Ph.D. as a researcher.

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USABC awards Cobasys $8.4M for the development of high-energy density Li-ion cells and packs for EVs

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USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), the collaborative automotive technology organization of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company, whose mission is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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

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And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV. At the moment, the auto industry does not have a clear interest in V2G. Some automakers, notably Nissan and now Ford , already sell bidirectional EVs, and others are experimenting with the technology.

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Advanced Turbocharged, Direct Injected Gasoline Engines Poised to Take on Diesels in US and in Europe for Reduced Fuel Consumption and Emissions

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So it’s clear that significant changes need to be made to the vehicle fleet.Given the financial challenges facing the auto industry, the powertrain solutions need to meet customer approval and need to be manufacturable.so The Ford/AVL dual fuel E85-gasoline strategy. the manufacturing can be profitable and also very competitive.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

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However, Lucid Group CEO Peter Rawlinson in a non-too subtle dig at both Ford and GM said , “The correct solution for an affordable pickup truck today is the internal combustion engine.” Ford believes it will earn $20 billion, Stellantis some $22.5 Reliability may prove to be an Achilles heel to automakers like GM and Ford.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. Establishing dealer network.

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