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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

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The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) sent a letter to US House and Senate Energy and Water Appropriators in support of additional funding to complete research into the impacts of mid-level blends of ethanol. Source: Joint IEPR/TC workshop. Click to enlarge.

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China's transition to new emission standard: How will this affect auto market?

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The recent price war in China's auto market has put a new emission standard that will come into effect in a few months' time in the spotlight. CnEVPost obtained the views of several local analysts, which provide references on what impact that new emission standard will have on the auto industry.

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Li Auto rolls out price protection policy amid China auto price war

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The price war in China's auto industry has intensified the wait-and-see mood among car buyers, and Li Auto 's move helps to allay potential consumers' concerns to some extent. For consumers who purchase these models, if the prices drop within 90 days of their order, then Li Auto will refund the difference.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

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For the most part, they look, sound and act like a traditional car, but there’s one major difference: their engines run on batteries and not on internal combustion powered by fossil fuels. The term autonomous vehicle (AV) can refer to a car, a truck or even a drone. Maybe you own a Tesla Model X or Audi e-tron. The solution?

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Renesas Electronics and TSMC announce 28nm MCU collaboration for next-generation green and autonomous vehicles

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The auto industry is currently undergoing a major transformation, with next-generation green vehicles and autonomous-driving vehicles on the horizon. Based on the track record in MONOS technology, Renesas successfully extended the technology by developing a split-gate (SG) structure suitable for MCU internal flash memory.

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Study finds technology cost of achieving European 2020 LDV CO2 targets more than offset by resultant fuel savings

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This first report (Phase I) examines only the impact of improving the efficiency of fossil-fueled vehicles, in which efficiency gains are delivered by the improvement of the internal combustion engine vehicle, including lightweighting, engine downsizing and hybridization. —“An Economic Assessment of Low Carbon Vehicles”.

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Documenting the EV battery material supply chain: Traceability challenges, Part One

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Traceability is a topic we’re beginning to hear a lot about in the EV industry. The term refers to a process for documenting the source of a product, along with all the links in the supply chain, and it has long been important in various industries. Charged : I know traceability has always been important in certain industries.

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