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Dodge Offers Exclusive Challenger Demon 170 Accessories to Lucky Buyers

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To help make the experience even more special for buyers, Dodge offers a series of “after-delivery” products exclusively for the car. The list of available upgrades includes a custom instrument panel badge, a Goodwool car cover, carbon fiber parts, a Jay Leno detailing kit, and more.

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Fisker introduces Alaska pickup truck, Ocean with Force E off-road package; 11 Ocean deliveries in Q2

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Fisker Ronin is an all-electric four-door convertible GT sports car—a true five-seat GT with a carbon fiber hard-top convertible, four butterfly doors, a high-tech luxury interior, and futuristic exterior design. An integrated battery pack powers Ronin to a targeted 600-plus mile range.

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Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

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They are made of fiber-composite materials and, in keeping with Audi’s lightweight construction philosophy, each weighs just 26 kilograms (57.3 The ultra high-strength outer shell comprises two layers: an inner layer of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and an outer layer of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP).

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Lucid Air achieves industry-best 0.21 coefficient of drag

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Designed to service customers from both the production vehicle and race car industries, Windshear’s tunnel features a closed-air circuit, temperature-controlled system built around a rolling road. The rolling road accommodates full-size vehicles, with air and rolling road speeds coordinated up to 180 mph. —Peter Rawlinson.

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BMW launching iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet

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The pressure plate, which delivers hydrogen and oxygen to the fuel cell stack, is made from cast plastic parts and light-alloy castings, also from the Landshut plant. The hydrogen needed to supply the fuel cell is stored in two 700-bar tanks made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).

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Lightning Systems’ battery-electric Ford Transit on schedule for March deliveries; fuel cell range extender option

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The LightningElectric conversion package for Ford Transit was announced last September as part of Ford Motor Company’s eQVM program.( Lightning Systems also announced it has developed a zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell range extender for the product. Earlier post.)

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Fraunhofer researchers develop fiber-reinforced composite battery housing for EVs; mass-production ready

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The Fraunhofer team developed their crash-safe battery housing as part of a project with the Artega GT, a sports car that was modified into a prototype with an electric drive, in which the electric motor is located in the rear. Even if a sharp object collides with the housing at 60 km/h (45 mph), the battery on the inside remains intact.

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