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GlobalData: China advancing hydrogen engines to meet sustainability goals

Green Car Congress

As much as skeptics insist that the internal combustion engine (ICE) is dead and hydrogen is a non-starter, it appears that significant research and development is being conducted into the technology across geographies. These engines offer zero vehicular emissions, quick charging, and better ranges.

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China's GAC announces hydrogen combustion engine

Green Car Reports

Chinese automaker GAC Motor claims to have successfully tested a hydrogen combustion engine, although it's unclear if the engine will ever reach production. Instead of using fuel cells to generate electricity, GAC designed an internal-combustion engine to burn hydrogen in place of gasoline or diesel.

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Coming at you! Artificial Intelligence is disrupting electric car design – and Polestar is all-in

EV Central

EV start-up Polestar is embracing artificial intelligence as it turns to computer design to help shape its future models. New Polestar 6 electric drop-top a sell-out success “AI will be playing a bigger role everywhere,” said Missoni, adding that it was helping shorten development times and give designers more iterations of a design theme.

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Ricardo wins new large engine design contract from China’s Weichai Power

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The new engine is targeted at achieving internationally competitive levels of performance and fuel economy and durability and cost of ownership. The new engine is targeted at achieving internationally competitive levels of performance and fuel economy and durability and cost of ownership. —Ricardo Asia president Gary Tan.

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Siemens partners with Chinese R&D center TIES to develop new technologies for EV batteries

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Siemens Digital Industries Software has partnered with Tianmu Lake Institute of Advanced Energy Storage Technologies (TIES), a major Chinese energy storage research and development center, to build an Advanced Battery Technology Innovation Center. —Professor Hong Li, Chief Executive Officer at TIES.

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Chinese Joint Venture Will Begin Mass-Producing an Autonomous Electric Car

Cars That Think

In October, a startup called Jidu Automotive , backed by Chinese AI giant Baidu and Chinese carmaker Geely , officially released an autonomous electric car, the Robo-01 Lunar Edition. And what features will Robo-01 use to keep drivers’ hands on the wheel, as required under current Chinese law? In 2023, the car will go on sale.

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Westport to invest up to $10M in hydrogen fuel systems plant in Changzhou Hydrogen Valley, China

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Westport’s GFI-branded hydrogen fuel system components have had a strong presence in the Chinese marketplace for over ten years, these components support both fuel cell and internal combustion engine applications that use hydrogen fuel. —David M.

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