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200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

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The BMW i3 with 125 kW/170 hp and BMW i3s with 135 kW/184 hp are built in Leipzig for the world market on a dedicated production line and by specially trained employees. It is shaped in Leipzig from carbon fiber scrims and assembled in a unique process developed by the BMW Group.

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. Dow Chemical Company; DowAksa; DuPont; ESI North America; Evonik Corporation; Faurecia US Holdings; Fives; Ford Motor Company; GE Water & Power; Graco Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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Toyota to begin sales of Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Europe by September

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European launch markets in 2015 will be the UK, Denmark and Germany; more markets will be added in 2017. The amount of water on fuel cell electrolyte membranes has a substantial influence on electricity generation efficiency. Sales of the FCV began in Japan last December. Initial price is €66,000 (US$73,735) + VAT (Germany).

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2022 Lexus LC 500 Convertible Review – Still Got It

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Usually, convertible versions of sports coupes suffer from chassis flex and wind/road noise and the like, but this car doesn’t, at least for the most part – you might get some chassis flex when hitting a severe enough bump, but it’s rare. But otherwise, the LC 500 convertible feels as fresh as ever. liter V8 sounds with the top down.

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Audi introduces new A4 Avant g-tron; Audi e-gas offered as standard

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When the new A4 Avant g-tron and the A5 Sportback g-tron come on market later this year, the e-gas offer as standard will apply to these models as well. The second layer, a composite winding of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), provides for maximum strength.

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Toyota details design of fuel cell system in Mirai; work on electrode catalysts

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The 2015 papers provided technical details on the high performance fuel-cell (FC) stack; specific insights into FC separator, and stack manifold; Mirai’s newly developed boost converter; and the new high-pressure hydrogen storage system with innovative carbon fiber windings. The 2016 paper by Hasegawa et al. Fuel economy.

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SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

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In order to prepare for the FCEV market, there have been three main areas where hydrogen infrastructure has started to roll out: Europe (Germany, France, UK and Scandinavia), the US (mainly in California) and in Japan. Many markets will have 50 stations (Germany, US, and Japan) by the end of 2015 and 100s by 2020. Earlier post.).

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