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Asahi Kasei to present diversified material solutions for EV batteries and circular economy at Fakuma 2023

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The company is currently developing a new continuous glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic, LENCEN, and will present it for the first time at Fakuma. The company will also present its comprehensive solutions for establishing a sustainable life cycle for PA66 utilizing bio-based feedstock and a new technology for chemical recycling.

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KAMAZ presents its first hydrogen bus

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KAMAZ has presented the KAMAZ-6290 hydrogen fuel cell bus at the COMTRANS-2021 international exhibition in Moscow. —Chief Automobile Designer Andrei Savinkov. There is still a lot of work to be done. Bus chassis and body were assembled at NEFAZ, a KAMAZ Group subsidiary in Bashkiria.

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EPA finds NMP and 1-BP present unreasonable risks to human health

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The EPA determined that NMP and 1-BP, as whole chemical substances, present an unreasonable risk of injury to human health when evaluated under their conditions of use. In the revised risk determination based on the 2020 risk evaluation , EPA found that NMP presents unreasonable risk to the health of workers and consumers.

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Mercedes-Benz presentations off 8 latest automobiles to sellers; electrical CLA and GLC coming to U.S. in 2024

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However there’s nonetheless a constancy to the ICE automobiles,” he said. “The ICE automobiles are moving to backup profitability and quantity for some length of moment.” The battery-powered CLA might be Mercedes’ conquest automobile for the EV year, aiming to poach Tesla’s younger, tech-focused customers.

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Audi presents PPE-based activesphere concept; electric drive quattro coupé with active back cargo bed

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Audi has presented the activesphere crossover study with electric drive and quattro. The first Audi production vehicles based on PPE will be presented, one after the other, before the end of 2023. The Sportback rear of the 4.98 It is being developed under Audi’s leadership together with Porsche AG.

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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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Volkswagen releases design sketch for ID.AERO fully-electric sedan; Chinese market first

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AERO concept vehicle, a fully-electric limousine planned for the Chinese automobile market. AERO concept is expected to go on sale in the Chinese automobile market in the second half of 2023. The corresponding production model for the North American and European market will be presented in 2023.