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SwRI develops device to test friction, wear associated with EV fluids

Green Car Congress

The team modified a commercial tribology testing device to give it the capability to evaluate the impact of electric currents in fluids, measuring the wear and friction on the automobile parts in the presence of an applied voltage. Full results will be presented at the STLE Annual meeting in Long Beach 16-20 May 2023.

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Researchers combine AI and radar to allow vehicles to spot hazards around corners

Green Car Congress

The system, easily integrated into today’s vehicles, uses Doppler radar to bounce radio waves off surfaces such as buildings and parked automobiles. Many of them rely on lidar or cameras using visible or near-infrared light, and such sensors preventing collisions are now common on modern cars. Image courtesy of the researchers.

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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

Gerhardt had joined with Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) to offer training programs—and certification— to aspiring ebike mechanics. Ten years later, 11 TEVA of NC members, representing 1 out of every 10 people in the chapter, had followed Gerhardt into becoming Certified Light EV Technical instructors.

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We have made All New Swift 100 kg lighter than its 1st gen: CTO, Maruti Suzuki  | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

With the new Heartect platform underpinnings, the fourth-generation model is the lightest yet,” said Raman in the keynote address at the Autocar Professional Vehicle Lightweighting Conference. Maruti Suzuki CTO also underlined that auto OEMs are exploring lighter materials beyond steel to lower the weight of automobiles.

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BAIC BJEV in strategic cooperation with Dresden University of Technology for lightweighting technology

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(BAIC BJEV), a subsidiary of BAIC, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Dresden University of Technology (TUD) to create the Sino-German Automotive Light Weighting Technology Joint R&D Center. The two also entered into a letter of intent on the establishment of Sino-German Automotive Light Weighting Technology Engineering Center Co.,

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Are Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru Doing the Right Thing By Snubbing EVs?

The Truth About Cars

The event was hosted by a trio of Japanese CEOs and their top engineers to explain to the world how they planned on tackling emissions regulations without being overwhelmingly reliant on battery electric automobiles. However, Moro did shed a little new light, saying there will be one-and two-blade variants.

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Audi to demonstrate automated driving technology in Florida

Green Car Congress

If the driver does not take back control within a few seconds of being prompted, light braking and a more intensive warning are triggered. The car is braked to a stop and the hazard warning lights are activated. Its laser diode emits nearly 100,000 infrared light pulses per second that are invisible to the human eye.

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