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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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China has made progress with automotive energy-saving technologies over the past 10 years through implementing passenger car fuel consumption limits and the use of fiscal policy to encourage the purchase of small cars, the government statement noted. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. L/100km (52.3 mpg US) or less.

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American Battery Technology Company receives $2M USABC award to demo integrated Li-ion battery recycling technologies

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This is American Battery Technology Company’s first contract with USABC. —project Principal Investigator and American Battery Technology Company CEO Ryan Melsert. USCAR is the collaborative technology company of Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Stellantis.

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Purdue team developing pre-chamber technology for cars for ultra-lean combustion

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Purdue University researchers are developing pre-chamber technology for automobiles to replace conventional spark plugs and enable more reliable ultra-lean combustion. Ultra-lean combustion technologies are seen as a potential solution to meet stringent emission regulations including NO x. —Li Qiao. Resources. 15/795,937.

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Ford, University of Michigan open $8M battery lab focused on test production of advanced technologies

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This is sorely needed, and no one else in the auto industry has anything like it. As part of that effort, a dozen University of Michigan researchers are working to advance next-generation technologies by simulating new materials, building them, understanding how those materials work and then constructing large-scale prototypes.

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South 8 Technologies raises $12M in Series A to commercialize liquefied gas electrolytes for high-performance Lithium-ion batteries

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South 8 Technologies, a developer of electrolyte formulations for next-generation lithium batteries, has raised $12 million in Series A financing, led by Anzu Partners with participation from LG Technology Ventures, Shell Ventures, Foothill Ventures, and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC). CEO of South 8 Technologies.

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Navigant Research ranks NVIDIA as top automated vehicle compute platform

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Navigant ranks companies in this report on 10 criteria: vision; go-to market strategy; partners; production strategy; technology; sales, marketing, and distribution; product capability; product quality and reliability; product portfolio; and staying power. Qualcomm Technologies. Automated Vehicle Compute Platforms Leaderboard.

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The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry

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Developing the Prius posed significant technical and market challenges that included designing an efficient hybrid power train, managing battery technology, and overcoming consumer skepticism about combining an electric drivetrain system with the standard gasoline-fueled power train. Its worldwide debut came in 2000.

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