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Novelis and Henkel partner on advanced bonding technology for high-volume aluminum vehicles

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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 will be made available by Henkel across the globe, with no licensing or royalty requirements.

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Postal Fleet Services selects Ryder for natural gas vehicle solution in four states; 20 CNG heavy-duty trucks

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Ryder has CNG and Liquefied natural gas (LNG) customers in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and in both Ontario and Quebec, Canada.

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EV News: EV everywhere

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Marking $125M incentive for Rivian plant at Georgia state capitol. EV towing Ready for a serious haul Many EVs available today are engineered to tow substantial weight. EV incentives States step up to the plate Many states are creating and promoting big purchase incentives to speed up EV adoption. Volva mega-casting.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. Together, the two datasets encompass millions of trips made by drivers all around the country. —Jessika Trancik.

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President Obama launches $500M Advanced Manufacturing Partnership; Ford involved as an initial partner

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The universities initially involved in the AMP will be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California-Berkeley, and University of Michigan. This is a highly valuable digital design tool usually unavailable to smaller firms.

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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Georgia Tech Research Corporation, EDISON – Efficient DC Interrupter with Surge Protection – $3,000,000. Georgia Tech is proposing a novel hybrid direct-current (DC) circuit breaker technology that will enable multi- terminal DC power systems.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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lower cost than those available today, based on a friction. Georgia Institute. The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will develop a. The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will develop a. The Georgia Tech team will improve the internal structure. used in these machines.

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