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KPMG study finds autonomous vehicles & mobility services could add one trillion more vehicle miles traveled annually by 2050

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With these age groups set to embrace these technological and transformational changes, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the US will soar by approximately one trillion additional miles per year by 2050. Large increases in personal miles traveled can ripple into a trillion more vehicle miles traveled. Source: KPMG.

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ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

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ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack. Another benefit of targeting a conversion application such as the taxi fleet is that the vehicles are all out of warranty, Thomas noted.). Gen1 System installed in a Crown Vic. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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This approach of virtually redesigning the tax structure within the auto industry also stands out amongst other countries, which mainly rely on direct subsidies to incentivize EV purchases over internal combustion engine cars. By 2023, all taxis are set to be emission-free and the wireless system will help support this goal.

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137. BATTERY MANAGEMENT IS DISRUPTING THE VALUE CHAIN IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES: THE CHANGING SUPPLY CHAIN — PART 2

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We are in the midst of deep disruption to the auto industry. Rising vehicle specifications place significant emphasis on innovation in the BMS: longer range (400+ miles), very fast charging (20 minutes or less), long warranties (200,000+ miles) are only examples of this new frontier. Then comes battery safety!

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Argonne white paper outlines battery and R&D requirements for electric aviation

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A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Masdar is a multi-billion dollar project to create a mile-square city in a desert environment where “ nothing grows ” today.

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

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We are the birthplace of the auto industry, and the home of the first mile of concrete road and the first three-way traffic signal. The road is located in the former Book Depository Building in the Michigan Central district, on a quarter-mile stretch of Detroit’s 14th Street. Today, thanks to Gov.

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