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MIT study finds materials risk exposure increases significantly with vehicle electrification

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Modern automobiles are built with more than 2,000 different compounds comprising 76 different elements. The team analyzed part-level data of material use for seven current year models, ranging from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV) to plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), all provided by Ford.

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Volkswagen lays out its NEW AUTO strategy: transforming from manufacturer to software-driven mobility provider; Scalable Systems Platform

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Strong brands and the automobile will continue to play a central role in individual mobility in the future. By 2025, the proportion of internally-developed software in the car will rise from the current figure of 10% to 60%. Internal battery production, including repair and recycling, significantly reduces these costs.

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Proposed 5th edition of Worldwide Fuel Charter introduces new Category 5 for fuel efficiency and emission control

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The Charter now also references the E100 and B100 Guidelines published by the WWFC Committee in 2009. Other changes from the previous edition include a new test method for trace metals, an update gasoline velocity table and updated information relating to biofuels, including ethanol, biodiesel and other alternatives to petroleum-based fuels.

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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

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The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) sent a letter to US House and Senate Energy and Water Appropriators in support of additional funding to complete research into the impacts of mid-level blends of ethanol. Source: Joint IEPR/TC workshop.

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Aramco signs LOI with Geely and Renault Group for new powertrain company to focus on lower emission technologies

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Aramco has signed a letter of intent to become a potential minority stakeholder in a new powertrain technology company (PWT), to be established by Geely Holding Group, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited—collectively referred to as “Geely”—and Renault Group.

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Intersil introduces new 12-cell Li-ion pack monitor for HEV, PHEV and EV applications

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This combination enables automobile manufacturers to achieve the higher ISO 26262 automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) D rating. The ISL78610 includes a voltage reference, 14-bit analog-to-digital converter and registers for control and data, while connecting directly to a microcontroller through its 2.5Mbps SPI interface.

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Mercedes-Benz S-Class INTELLIGENT DRIVE drives autonomously over 100km interurban and urban route with near-production technology

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The project thus marks a milestone along the way that leads from the self-propelled (automobile) to the self-driving (autonomous) vehicle, the company said. In August 1888, Bertha Benz set off on the first long-distance automobile journey from Mannheim to Pforzheim. Autonomous driving with production-based sensors.

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