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CATL signs strategic cooperation framework agreement with Chengdu City; battery swap operation

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and Chengdu Environment Group. Based on the mode of battery-vehicle separation, CAES’s modular battery swap solution will solve the three major problems of facing the electric vehicle industry, namely, the range anxiety, the inconvenience of refueling and the high total cost of ownership.

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Polestar reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 6% per car in 2021

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Standalone Swedish premium electric vehicle manufacturer. Further promoting transparency on carbon footprint and risk materials, in 2021, Polestar introduced an industry-unique product sustainability declaration, clearly displaying sustainability information for Polestar 2 in all retail environments.

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China’s CALB wants lithium battery factory in Portugal – ET Auto

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Chinese manufacturer CALB is planning on building a lithium-ion battery factory in Portugal, the APA Portuguese environment agency said on Monday. Portugal has the largest reserves in Europe of lithium, the main element in the batteries that power electric cars. The two billion-euro (USD 2.2 The two billion-euro (USD 2.2

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Toshiba’s new simulation technology for model-based development shortens verification times for automotive semiconductors by about 90%

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(Verification times for simulation of three-phase inverter circuits in an automotive electric power steering system during a right turn with a duration of six seconds.). As electric vehicles grow in popularity and advanced driver-assistance systems become standard, automotive equipment is growing increasingly advanced and complicated.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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Fuel cells, like stem cells in medical science, are a new technology in the automobile industry. An electric current is sent through a substance, and the substance loses or gains an electron. Unlike Lithium, hydrogen is the most plentiful element in the universe ( Lithium is the key component in electric vehicle batteries).

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Sony and Honda sign MOU to create JV to develop and sell EVs and mobility services; first model on sale in 2025

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Sony Group Corporation and Honda Motor signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines their intent to establish a joint venture through which they plan to engage in the joint development and sales of high value-added battery electric vehicles (EVs) and commercialize them in conjunction with providing mobility services.

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Volkswagen sets sights on electric record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife with further-developed ID. R

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The current record for fully-electric vehicles stands at 6:45.90 Former Formula 1 world champion, Jackie Stewart, once respectfully called the circuit the “Green Hell.” R is the sporty ambassador to an entire range of electric vehicles, which Volkswagen plans to launch from 2020 onwards. —Romain Dumas.

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