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GM leading current industry evaluation of BioRID rear impact crash dummies

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General Motors, which has a long history of crash test dummy design, is leading current research on the potential for global auto industry use of a test dummy that would help automakers and safety experts better understand how crash victims are hurt in rear impacts. BioRid Final Report , Chalmers University, 1999.

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Eaton Supercharger Debuts in China on Three New Chery Engines

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Eaton designs and manufactures precision Roots-type positive displacement superchargers for highly specific automotive applications. Fuel savings and emission reduction are the new themes for China’s auto industry. the country’s leading independent automaker: Chery 1.6S Tiggo, 1.3S A3 and Riich 1.3S Eaton supercharger.

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Volkswagen Group launching major electro-mobility campaign in China; $25B on new vehicles, technologies and plants up to 2018

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Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen AG, on the eve of the Auto China motor show in Beijing. To that end, the two joint venture partners FAW Volkswagen and Shanghai Volkswagen are investing more than ever before in advanced vehicles and drives, green technologies and resource-efficient plants: €18.2 billion (US$25.1 Earlier post.).

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European automakers define recommendations to standardize charging of plug-in vehicles; 2017 for harmonized application

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The European automobile manufacturers, though ACEA, the automobile manufacturers’ trade association, have defined a comprehensive set of recommendations to standardize the charging of electrically-chargeable vehicles. For wireless communication, the industry decided to select a PLC technology. Source: ACEA. Click to enlarge.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

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To date, only the Porsche Taycan and its platform twin the Audi e-tron GT have 800-volt batteries—though Tesla’s 400-volt batteries can briefly charge at up to 250 kW. billion in new and updated US manufacturing capability by 2025, and most of those resources will target EVs. The company says it will invest $7.4

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. The main obstacles faced by the conventional manufacturers in shifting to EVs are, Training of salesforce and workforce.

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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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It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. It is much more than that.

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