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New high-temperature ceramic capacitor could reduce cooling needs in power electronics for hybrids and EVs

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As well as having applications in the automobile industry, HITECA capacitors could improve high temperature electronics in the aerospace, power, oil and gas sectors, and in high energy applications such as pulsed power—in which energy is stored over a period of time before being released as a high power pulse.

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DRX Consortium to accelerate commercialization of disordered rock salt (DRX) cathode materials

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Lithium batteries made with DRX cathodes could safeguard the automobile industry and therefore consumers from higher prices spurred by supply constraints. The lithium-ion battery is a really good energy storage technology, but to stay relevant, it will need to grow toward higher production of multiple terawatt hours per year.

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Researchers synthesize magnetic nanoparticles that could offer alternative to rare earth magnets

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A team of scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University has synthesized a powerful new magnetic material that could reduce the dependence of the United States and other nations on rare earth elements produced by China. The team’s findings will appear in an open-access paper in Applied Physics Letters.

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Career Opportunities in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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We all are aware of the paradigm shift happening in the global automotive industry. The industry is trying to come up with more energy-intensive power sources. The electric vehicle industry is opening various doors in both government and private sectors. In India, EV sales surpassed 300,000 units in 2021.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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One of the most vexing social challenges confronting the transition to EVs at scale is dealing with the effects that governmental EV transition policies will have on millions of jobs across a wide swath of industries. President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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By partnering with these two industries. This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). Lutz believes there will be rapid battery development over the next three to four years that will provide more energy storage. This is unusual. Detroit News ).

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