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NHTSA to propose new fuel economy standards soon; 8% increase per year for MY 2024-2026

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The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it will soon propose robust new fuel economy standards. NHTSA’s proposal comes as the automobile industry is retooling future models in response to market demand for cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Genesis premieres first EV model: Electrified G80

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Genesis officially introduced its first EV model, the Electrified G80, to the global market at the 2021 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2021). The Electrified G80 comes standard with all-wheel drive (AWD). Range may vary based on region.).

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Ford’s adoption of Tesla NACS could change the EV charging landscape [Opinion]

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Ford recently announced it would add Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) port to its future electric vehicles (EVs). The company renamed the technology the North American Charging Standard , with the intention to make it the standard charging connector and charge port in the EV charging landscape.

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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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As electric vehicles grow in popularity and advanced driver-assistance systems become standard, automotive equipment is growing increasingly advanced and complicated. In the automobile industry, MBD contributes to development advances by simultaneously progressing design and verification prior to making prototypes.

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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’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. —Energy-saving and new energy vehicle plan. L/100km (40 mpg US) or less.

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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. It is expected that by 2030, the nation’s automobile sector, which is currently the fifth-largest market, hopes to be the third-largest in the globe.

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Russian researchers find simple, efficient way to strengthen aluminum-based composite materials

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Scientists from the Russian National University of Science and Technology MISIS have doped aluminum melt with nickel and lanthanum to create a material combining benefits of both composite materials and standard alloys: flexibility, strength, lightness. A paper on their research is published in Materials Letters. Akopyan, N.A. Belov, E.A.