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Rheinmetall develops glass fiber suspension spring

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The new glass fiber-reinforced plastic springs result in a weight advantage in the unsprung mass of up to 75% compared with conventional steel coil springs, making them particularly suitable for range-optimized electric vehicles. Further development work with other leading automobile manufacturers is already underway.

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MAHLE combing advantages of SCT and MCT motors in new tech kit; new thermal management module

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This reduces installation space, development effort and costs. At the same time, the complete system becomes significantly more efficient; up to 20% more cruising range can be achieved with the MAHLE module in a system network with a heat pump compared to a pure electric heater architecture.

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Yanmar developing hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications

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The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Toyota Motor Corporation to develop a hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications based on hydrogen fuel cell system components including high pressure hydrogen tanks on MIRAI, a hydrogen fuel cell automobile manufactured by Toyota.

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Honeywell and Nexceris to co-develop sensor-based solutions to prevent thermal runaway in EV batteries

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To help mitigate these risks, automobile manufacturers are looking to incorporate technology to provide enhanced safety. Li-ion Tamer sensors are installed on control boards in the battery pack or as a packaged sensor with an integrated connector. Source: Nexceris. —Kyle Shen, president and CEO, Nexceris.

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Huawei Asks Mercedes, Audi to Collab on Software

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However, anything which springs forth from that joint venture will apparently be installed only on Audi models sold in the Chinese market, where the company is tangled up with the FAW Group home team. Audi currently makes 9 different models in China, ranging from the A3 and Q2L to the A6L and e-tron.

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Toyota, Nissan, and Honda jointly to support hydrogen station infrastructure development

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At present, infrastructure companies are making every effort to build such an infrastructure, but they face difficulties in installing and operating hydrogen stations while FCVs are not common on the road. The three automobile manufacturers hope to both popularize FCVs and ensure that it will be easy to refuel them.

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European truck manufacturers call for action to prevent aftermarket manipulation of NOx emissions controls

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In the wake of a report by the German television station ZDF identifying widespread aftermarket manipulation of NO x emissions control technologies on trucks, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is calling for government action to preclude such manipulation.

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