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BASF acquires site for North American cathode active materials and recycling expansion in Canada

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BASF signed an agreement to secure land for its future cathode active materials (CAM) and recycling site in Bécancour, Québec, Canada, as part of its commitment to support North American producers in their transition to e-mobility. We look forward to supporting the e-mobility transition in the United States, Canada, Mexico and beyond.

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Ford investing US$375M for R&D in Canada; doubling connectivity team, new research and engineering center

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Ford is investing an additional C$500-million (US$375 million) in its Canadian research and development presence, adding connectivity software and hardware engineers and establishing a new Ottawa Research and Engineering Center. Connectivity is the critical component to the future of mobility.

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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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New research from McGill University and the University of California, Santa Cruz has found that the local streets of the world’s cities are becoming less connected, a global trend that is driving urban sprawl and discouraging the use of public transportation. SNDi for streets added years 2000 to 2014. emissions for a century or more.

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Canada Post Buying 10 Ford Transit Connect Electric Vans

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Azure Dynamics Corporation and Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, will deliver one of the first Transit Connect Electric commercial vans to Canada Post under the LEAD customer program.

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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

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The initiative aims to improve the country’s reliance on hardware infrastructure and to become a global hub for electronics manufacturing and design. By chance, he attended a session on microwaves given by IEEE Fellow Fadhel Ghannouchi , who taught electrical and computer engineering at the University of Calgary , in Alberta, Canada.

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Mercedes-Benz to launch global branded high-power charging network, starting in North America with €1B investment

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Mercedes-Benz plans to launch a global high-power charging network across North America, Europe, China and other key markets. It will begin to be built this year in the US and Canada, followed by other regions around the globe. Mercedes-Benz customers can use this function via the Mercedes me connect service Mercedes me Charge.

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ABI Research: 60% of new cars shipping globally in 2017 will feature connected car solutions

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Global OEM connected car system penetration is expected to increase from 11.4% Connected car solutions need to be offered as standard, integrated and convenient features instead of being positioned as expensive, complex accessories, ABI suggests. in 2012 to 60.1% in 2017, according to ABI Research. Click to enlarge.

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