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Alcoa unveils major advance in aluminum manufacturing technology; new Micromill targeting future automotive aluminum products

Green Car Congress

The Micromill will enable the next-generation of automotive aluminum products, and equip Alcoa to capture growing demand from automakers for lighter-weight, yet durable and formable materials. It will also be the fastest, most productive aluminum casting and rolling system in the world, Alcoa claims.

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Toyota investing $1B in new TNGA plant in Mexico, realigning North American manufacturing; expansion in Guangzhou

Green Car Congress

The plant is the first designed from the ground up with TNGA production engineering technologies and will leverage the existing supply base and transportation infrastructure in the region. The truck beds are used in production at TMMBC and at TMMTX in Texas.). million cars and trucks (more than 2.35

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric

Charged EVs

We drove several F-150 Lightnings, in various trims, with and without payloads or trailers, out of San Antonio and through the winding roads of Texas hill country during the first week of May. But building an all-electric version of its core product, the company’s golden goose, took the EV program into the heart of the company.

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Revolutionary engine to make debut

Green Cars News

The split-cycle engine from the Scuderi Group offers high efficiency standards without the need for large investments to modify existing production processes. According to its designers, the engine could revolutionise future viability of the internal combustion engine. The event takes place from June 16-18 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

Cars That Think

Madni sat at the helm of BEI Sensors and Controls, overseeing a product line that included a variety of sensor and inertial-navigation devices, but its customers were less varied—mainly, the aerospace and defense electronics industries. It’s about engineering the future, showing how to make a difference in people’s lives.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Clean Fleet Report

Ford says the all-new, all-electric 2022 F-150 Lighting is “the truck of the future.” If so, then the future looks bright in many ways. Ford plans to lead in vehicle electrification by committing $22 billion to electrifying its cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks through 2025. Concept To Production. Silent Running.

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