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Car design legend dubs Tesla Cybertruck as “Picasso of automobiles”

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And this, as per Italian design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro, effectively makes the Cybertruck the “Picasso of automobiles.” In this same light, Tesla also completely destroyed all expectations of how a pickup truck should look like when it released the Cybertruck. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Groupe Renault changes China strategy: light commercial vehicles and electric passenger cars

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Groupe Renault is setting a new strategy for China, based on Electric Vehicles (EV) and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV). Further development for Renault brand passenger cars will be detailed later within the future new mid-term-plan Renault. The joint venture will also export in the future. Chinese ICE passenger car market.

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Teijin and Applied EV develop polycarbonate solar roof for future mobility

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Teijin and its joint development partner Applied Electric Vehicles have developed a polycarbonate solar roof for future mobility applications. Teijin’s Panlite glazing, however, can easily be given a proprietary hard coating to achieve the 10-year weather durability required for automobiles. Solar roof. Blanc Robot with solar roof.

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Asahi Kasei collaborates on development of recycling technology for carbon fiber from autos

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Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are highly attractive for various industries in demanding application fields due to their unique balance of rigidity, mechanical strength and light weight. It can be easily and inexpensively be broken down at end-of-vehicle-life and reapplied to new vehicles in the future.

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Hyundai Motor Group’s Supernal unveils eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at 2022 Farnborough International Airshow

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Beyond the vehicle, Supernal is collaborating with external partners and the Group’s more than 50 affiliates—which span automobiles, automotive parts, construction, robotics and autonomous driving—to co-create the expansive AAM value chain. —Jaiwon Shin.

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Mitsubishi Electrical machine detects dull ice, alternative highway hazards, in actual future

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Does it require its personal cameras or lidar programs, or can it virtue a automobile’s current sensor suite? It’s one thing that may be to be had off the shelf or already in automobile programs. The longer-term plan is to leverage lidar within the automobile. The digicam is not anything particular.

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Honda reveals styling of new Prologue battery-electric SUV; new CR-V hybrid to be gateway vehicle

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Prologue’s generous dimensions and roomy interior position the SUV alongside the Passport in Honda’s light truck lineup. —Gary Robinson, vice president, automobile planning and strategy at American Honda. In this way, the company’s increasing hybrid sales volume will help grow a future EV customer base.

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