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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

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But, impressive as that feat is, an even more significant chip design development by the Chinese tech giant may be making available the source code to a RISC-V CPU core its own engineers designed. The Chinese government is funding a lot of startups that are designing a variety of chips. parts or technology.

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Solid state: EV giants chase ‘holy grail’ of batteries – ET Auto

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Solid-state batteries hold the promise of more energy storage, longer driving ranges and faster charging for next-generation electric vehicles. ProLogium Technology of Taiwan said that by the end of 2023 it aimed to ship prototype samples of its semi-solid-state batteries that enable a near doubling of the energy densities of the packs.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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Unlike other established markets the solar industry is still a tiny fraction of the overall energy production worldwide. Yes, solar energy does need to arrive at end-user costs that are closer to fossil fuels, and concurrently, our research and development areas need to lead us beyond current solar PV technologies. Resources. [

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Boston-Power to supply Li-ion battery systems to Beijing Electric Vehicle Company for EVs, starting with Saab 9-5 based C70

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The company has introduced two cell products from its technology platform: Swing cells for transportation and stationary energy storage applications; and Sonata cells for notebook and portable power applications, as well as a family of battery blocks, modules and systems for large format applications. The opportunity is there. Earlier post.).

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Under his leadership, the latter board celebrated milestones including the launch of IEEE’s first multidisciplinary open-access publication, IEEE Access ; the creation of a Chinese-language edition of IEEE Spectrum ; and the 100th anniversary of Proceedings of the IEEE. He was a member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society.

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Honda Speaks About Near Future, EV Plans

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Honda is touting increased relationships with semiconductor manufacturers, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited. Overall, the company is aiming for 10 new EVs in the Chinese market by 2027, with 100 percent electrification by 2035. In this case, Honda wants to be 100 percent EV and fuel-cell EV by 2040.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

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In the electric scooter space, three big companies with a lot of money - Bajaj, Ather Energy, Ola Electric have worked hard and created ground work in 2020 to launch world class electric scooters pan India in 2021. Ather Energy is all set to start operations in 20+ cities next year. They too have let 2020 pass by.

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