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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

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Ford celebrated the production start of the all-new F-150 at the Ford Rouge Center and confirmed construction of the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center where it will build the all-electric F-150 by mid-2022. The new jobs will support battery assembly and production of the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid and fully electric F-150.

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Lightning Systems receives California ARB Executive Order for the Transit Bus Repower powertrain

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The Transit Bus Repower powertrain is a product that our customers have been demanding for some time. Transit buses are excellent repower candidates for a variety of reasons, including the wide availability of parts and experienced service mechanics. A repower is a cost-effective and timely solution for transit agencies.

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GM reveals new Ultium batteries and flexible global platform for rapid growth of EV lineup

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Capital Efficiency: GM can spend less capital to scale its EV business because it is able to leverage existing property, including land, buildings, tools and production equipment such as body shops and paint shops. Third-party forecasters expect US EV volumes to more than double from 2025 to 2030 to about 3 million units on average.

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This Robotic Pack Mule Can Carry Your Gear (and You)

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This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. If you go back far enough, a bunch of the initial funding for quadrupedal robots that enabled the commercial platforms that are available today was tied into the idea of robotic pack animals.

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NVIDIA deep learning software platform gets trio of big updates

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release candidate is available today as a free download for members of the NVIDIA developer program. The GPU Inference Engine (GIE) is a high-performance deep learning inference solution for production environments. They determine both the quality of the user experience and the cost of deploying the application.

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Electrification gaining momentum in fleet vehicle industry – Charged EVs

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In 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new standards to reduce GHG emissions from heavy-duty vehicles for model years 2027-2032, as part of its Clean Trucks Plan. Lower Total Cost of Ownership Driving Adoption The shift toward EVs is also influencing ownership costs.

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CAP-XX introduces supercap modules to support batteries in stop-start applications

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The company says that the cost of a 14V, 6-cell supercapacitor module for stop-start would be around US$60. 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. Source: CAP-XX.

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