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Honda outlines electrified vehicle strategy for China; unveils new EV models

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Honda last week held a virtual press conference on its electrification strategy in China. During the conference, the company announced its new environmental and safety initiatives and also held the world premiere of two planned production models and three concept models of Honda-brand electric vehicles. e:N series.

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Toshiba technology predicts automobile and drone movements with the highest accuracy; advancing SLAM

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Toshiba Corporation has developed technology that can predict automobile and drone movement with high accuracy. Details of the technologies were presented at International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), streamed online on 1 June. Motion Prediction-AI: Comparison using public dataset of Argoverse).

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

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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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Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!

CleanTechnica EVs

I’ve followed the European electric car and EV charger market for a decade. We’ve hosted conferences on EV charging within Europe.

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Guangqi Honda unveils new compact sedan at the 2010 China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition

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Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., an automobile production and sales joint venture of Honda in China, announced the new S1 compact sedan model of its original automobile brand, “Li Nian” (English brand name: Everus) at its press conference at the 2010 China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition.

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing unveils GR H2 Racing Concept at Le Mans 24 Hours

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At a press conference of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) at Circuit de la Sarthe in western France, Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the hydrogen engine vehicle prototype “GR H2 Racing Concept”.

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

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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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