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JUNE 24, 2011

US President Barack Obama today launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in emerging technologies such as information technology, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. inventions, and in manufacturing-associated R&D.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Lightning Systems, a developer of zero-emission powertrains for commercial fleets, has received an Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for the Lightning Electric Transit Bus Repower, with HVIP approval expected within the next several weeks. All Lightning products are available today.

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MAY 1, 2019

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission drivetrains for commercial fleets, announced new battery-electric powertrain options for the Ford F-59 Model to support its customers with delivery and food truck applications. This powertrain is the fifth powertrain now available in the Lightning product line.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Iveco, the Iveco Group brand that designs, manufactures and markets light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, has received an order for the supply of 178 S-Way CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) trucks to the Post & Parcel Germany division of DHL.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

Lightning Systems designs and manufacturers all-electric powertrains for commercial fleets: from Class 3 Ford Transit vans to Class 6 work trucks and Class 7 and 8 city buses. All Lightning products are available today. The vans delivered to Freebee went into service almost immediately after delivery.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Source: Reaction Design. Reaction Design is introducing the first volume of the industry’s most well-validated available Model Fuel Library, the result of seven years of research and validation under the Model Fuels Consortium ( earlier post ). —Bernie Sanders, CEO, Reaction Design. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The Velabit leverages Velodyne’s lidar technology and manufacturing partnerships for cost optimization and high-volume production. The Velabit addresses the cost, safety and design challenges of autonomous solutions while delivering strong sensor performance. The Velabit will be available to customers mid-2020. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

MARCH 2, 2023

Today, a robotics startup called Figure is unveiling “the world’s first commercially viable general purpose humanoid robot,” called Figure 01. Working with DRC Atlas, NASA’s Valkyrie , and most recently Nadia , IHMC has established itself as a leader in robot design and control. The warehouse makes it easier on us,” says Adcock.

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OCTOBER 9, 2016

Clearpath will use the funding to grow the company’s industrial division, OTTO Motors , launched in 2015 to focus on self-driving vehicles for material transport inside manufacturing and warehouse operations. Companies like Google, Tesla and Uber are still testing, whereas our self-driving vehicles are commercially available today.

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MARCH 5, 2015

BONDERITE M-NT 8453 is designed to outperform other available pre-treatments in its compatibility with the new thermal treatment processes being introduced by automakers to achieve elevated levels of strength from aluminum alloys. BONDERITE M-NT 8453 is initially being manufactured at Henkel’s Warren, Michigan, plant.

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JULY 13, 2012

Johnson Controls, which has been manufacturing AGM batteries in Europe since 2002, produces more than 3 million VARTA Start-Stop Plus AGM batteries annually to supply the rapidly growing Start-Stop market. and will launch manufacturing later this year at its newly expanded facility near Toledo, Ohio. Joseph’s, Mo.,

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Through the development of patented alloys, NanoSteel has created a new class of steel that allows automotive engineers and designers to reduce weight through the use of thinner, higher strength gauges while maintaining the structural integrity needed for safety. Terms of the GM Ventures investment were not disclosed. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 14, 2012

milliohms, the CAP-XX module offers the best power density available today, the company claims, and the energy necessary to support frequent start cycles in all weather and traffic conditions. With 150F at 14V, and an ESR of 4.5 CAP-XX Supercapacitors for Automotive Applications.

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MARCH 26, 2015

SABIC’s design concept is aerodynamically optimized to deflect air by accelerating airflow through and across the top and sides of the roof fairing. The CFD data helped reveal opportunities to alter the design for improved airflow and reduced drag. —Scott Fallon, general manager, Automotive, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

The Runwise hybrid drive system is built around the company’s proprietary Power Drive Unit (PDU), C24 Variable Displacement Bent-Axis Hydraulic Pump/Motors, and Composite Bladder Accumulators—all designed specifically for high power, high start-and-stop applications.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

The investment will allow Velodyne to rapidly expand the design and production of high-performance, cost-effective automotive LiDAR sensors, accelerating mass adoption in autonomous vehicle and ADAS applications and therefore accelerating the critical, transformative benefits they provide. Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., Earlier post.).

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APRIL 14, 2017

As a part of the first cycle of investment, Volkswagen’s “Electrify America” program is earmarked to spend $300 million, with the most focus on the installation of hundreds of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at multi-family residences, workplaces, highway rest-stops, commercial and retail sites, and municipal lots and garages.

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JULY 10, 2010

The purpose of this Phase III program is for the grantee to pursue commercial applications of work that derives from, extends, or logically concludes effort(s) performed under prior (Phase I/II) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding agreements. saline water).

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MARCH 20, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $20 million to spur the development of high-speed industrial motors and drives, using high power-density designs and integrated power electronics to increase efficiency. The inverter must use WBG devices that exist either commercially or on a custom basis, and can use any topology.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Among the key findings of this report are: Most technologies for improving the fuel economy of two-wheelers, light-duty vehicles (LDV) and heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) are already commercially available and cost-effective. Although fuel-efficient technologies are commercially available, they are not yet widely enough deployed.

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MAY 8, 2023

What’s more, bidirectional charging is no hypothetical future technology—it’s here now, and it’s being used around the world in pilot projects and a few commercial-scale programs. A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. Gregory Poilasne: It’s all EVs.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Drexel University aims to design a significantly more efficient, fast, low-cost, compact, and reliable circuit breaker for medium-voltage direct-current (MVDC) power system. The breaker is designed to protect MVDC systems from electrical faults and expected to respond in 500 microseconds.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 25, 2024

The challenge—in which 3,800 teams from 100 countries participated—was to “design and build a safe, quiet, ultra-compact, near-VTOL personal flying device capable of flying 20 miles [32 kilometers] while carrying a single person.” Assessing Hoverbikes’ Risks Safety concerns are just as big a hurdle to making hoverbikes available for sale.

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MAY 27, 2022

Phones, tablets, laptops, smart speakers, Wi-Fi-enabled TVs and other appliances, Internet-of-things devices, lots of commercial and industrial gear—they all need these same frequencies. The 6-GHz band, the lowest-frequency microwave band available today, is the only one capable of 100-kilometer hops, making it indispensable.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

amounts a sunlight, Cornell’s design will increase efficiency and. gas, the first step in the commercial process of converting natural. ARPA-E OPEN 2012 selections: Advanced Vehicle Design and Materials. Improved Manufacturing for High-Performance Magnets. manufacture permanent magnets that are both stronger and.

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JUNE 18, 2014

First, to design and build the “Mach-I” prototype vehicle maintaining donor vehicle architectural space and using commercially available or demonstrated materials and processes while delivering a 22% reduction compared to the baseline vehicle. Mach-II design and CAE is underway now. How light could you make vehicles? …

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

EPA expects manufacturers to take advantage of the option to generate CO 2 -equivalent credits by reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and CO 2 through improvements in their air conditioner systems. However, EPCA does not allow vehicle manufacturers to use air conditioning credits in complying with CAFE standards.

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JULY 17, 2015

Frank has spent more than 30 years in breakthrough vehicle development, during which he received two world records for vehicle fuel economy, designed nine generations of PHEVs, and was a four-time winner of US DOE Advanced Vehicle Design competitions. We will soon discuss this need in detail.

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JULY 4, 2014

The Highway Pilot is comparable to an autopilot system in an airplane—probably the most advanced form of autonomous mobility in existence today, the company noted. Mercedes-Benz will unveil the complete study of the Future Truck 2025 at the International Commercial Vehicle Show (IAA) in September.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Individual manufacturers will be required to comply with a single fuel economy level that is based on the distribution of its production among the footprints of its vehicles. In the past, the baseline was the manufacturers’ confidential plans for each model year; in the new analysis, the baseline is each manufacturer’s MY 2008 fleet.

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