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Tesla keynote to open 34th International Battery Seminar; material sourcing for the Gigafactory

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Tesla’s Kurt Kelty will deliver one of the opening plenary keynotes at the 34th Annual International Battery Seminar & Exhibit 20-23 March 2017 in Florida. Kelty is responsible for the technical exchanges and commercial negotiations with each of the battery cell suppliers and early stage battery cell developers.

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24M to unveil novel dual electrolyte system for high energy density (>350 Wh/kg) batteries

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24M CTO Naoki Ota will present the Dual Electrolyte System at the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit in Fort Lauderdale, Florida later this month. 24M says that its work with numerous world-class materials manufacturers has shown this approach will be both manufacturable and cost-effective. Earlier post.).

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ACAL Energy to Show Prototype Liquid Cathode Fuel Cell Power Module at FC EXPO 2010

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The FlowCath powered module demonstrates a practical product prototype which could be commercialized in less than two years. FlowCath technology replaces the platinum catalyst on the cathode in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell with a low cost, durable liquid chemical. ACAL Energy is leading a £1.9 million (US$2.7

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Xtrac Suggests Specialty Steels for F1 Gearboxes Could Support Performance Improvements, Lightweighting and Downsizing in Commercial Transmissions

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The seminar (Performance-Enhancing Technologies for Transmissions), which has been organized by the Aerospace Industries Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the UK, aims to transfer expertise between different transport sectors. The seminar is being held on 14 October 2009 at AgustaWestland Helicopters in Yeovil.

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Video Friday: Your Robot Dog

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I don't know how much this little quadruped from DeepRobotics costs, but the video makes it look scarily close to a consumer product. We look forward to many more milestones as we work to commercialize autonomous trucks. Jueying Lite2 is an intelligent quadruped robot independently developed by DeepRobotics. CMU RI ].

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Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

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VoA made the announcement at the Management Briefing Seminar, hosted by the Center for Automotive Research. A residential SunPower system can help customers save on annual household electricity costs as well as power their electric vehicle, reducing overall cost of ownership. Installation costs will be extra.

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Video Friday: Your Robot Dog

Cars That Think

I don't know how much this little quadruped from DeepRobotics costs, but the video makes it look scarily close to a consumer product. We look forward to many more milestones as we work to commercialize autonomous trucks. Jueying Lite2 is an intelligent quadruped robot independently developed by DeepRobotics. CMU RI ].

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