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General Motors is using an all-electric Corvette to draw attention to its new UK design studio in Royal Leamington Spa, outside of Birmingham. While the C9 Corvette is expected to debut as a 2029 model year, the automaker has asked its other design studios (Detroit, Los Angeles, Shanghai, and Seoul) to produce Corvette concepts for 2025.

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OCTOBER 9, 2022

The companies will demonstrate the connected and automation-ready, zero-emission, battery-powered machine at bauma 2022 from 24-30 October at Messe München. The integrated software connects and intelligently coordinates actions across the machine while the all-electric actuators and motors provide the muscle.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

has entered into an agreement with Sion Power Corporation ( earlier post ), a leading developer of high-energy rechargeable battery technology, to design and to supply battery cells based on their proprietary lithium-metal technology for commercial vehicle applications. Cummins Inc.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

The collaboration with MHIRJ will leverage ZeroAvia’s hydrogen fuel cell powertrain technology and MHIRJ’s aircraft design, certification and support experience to create aircraft solutions which not only have the potential to deliver new aircraft with hydrogen-electric propulsion but also to efficiently retrofit existing aircraft in the market.

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MARCH 12, 2020

The risk of cybersecurity incidents due to targeted, uncontrolled attacks is growing with increasing automotive connectivity and the digitalization of vehicle functions and services. Providing effective protection for the growing number of connected cars therefore calls for additional IT infrastructures and processes.

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MARCH 7, 2022

Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), acquired Powersim , a provider of simulation and design tools for power electronics, including power supplies, motor drives, control systems, and microgrids. —James R.

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MARCH 16, 2022

Audi of America is working with Spoke, a mobility platform for safety, connectivity, and rich rider experiences; Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.; Audi is also continuing to refine its C-V2X technologies for production-intent applications, allowing for a connected ecosystem between drivers and the world around them.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

The company was privatized in 1968 by the military government, and later bought by Fiat, which closed the factory in 1988. Brothers and investors Zeca and Alberto Martins are partners in the holding company that owns FNM and opened the company’s new factory in Caxias do Sul city. The FNM company is anything but normal.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a product that packages a fuel cell (FC) system into a compact module; the company plans to begin selling it in the spring of 2021 or later. Schematic example of connecting the FC module to an external device. In addition, the system’s modularization greatly improves convenience.

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MARCH 7, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company held a digital world premiere to unveil the new upscaled KONA in the B-SUV segment, led by an all-electric variant (EV) that offers advanced safety and convenience features and class-leading range. Compared to the previous generation KONA, the new model has unique proportions with increased dimensions.

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JUNE 2, 2022

Buick also unveiled the Wildcat EV concept—an expressive vision of the brand’s new design direction as it transitions to an all-electric future. Buick’s new logo, use of the Electra naming series and a new design look for our future products will transform the brand. —Duncan Aldred, global vice president, Buick and GMC.

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MAY 29, 2020

magniX, a company developing electric propulsion systems for aircraft, and AeroTEC, a leading independent company focused on aerospace testing, engineering and certification, announced the successful flight of an all-electric Cessna Grand Caravan 208B. Full torque is available even at low RPM and is not impacted by altitude—i.e.,

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MAY 12, 2022

Test and measurement company TOYO Corporation announced that a major US automotive manufacturer recently selected TOYO’s vehicle-in-the-loop simulator (ViLS) for testing and validating its next generation of electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles. The TOYO ViLS is designed from the ground up.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Nuvve Corporation, a San Diego-based vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology company, is participating in a program to deliver resource adequacy to local utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and California’s electrical grid using a large stationary battery located on the University of California San Diego’s (UC San Diego’s) campus microgrid.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Taking the EV skateboard chassis to another level The so-called skateboard chassis is a staple of modern EV design. REEs platform includes both electrical and mechanical connection points to make it easy for upfitters to create an endless variety of vocational vehicles. Q&A with Dr. Peter Dow, REE Automotives VP of Engineering.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

As a Group company, the Car.Software organization will centralize the associates and subsidiaries within the Group that develop car software and software for the digital ecosystems. Starting 1 January 2020, the Volkswagen Group’s Car.Software organization will operate as an independent business unit.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

Ford Pro, the commercial division within Ford Motor Company, revealed new charging hardware added to its suite of end-to-end solutions to help make it easier for commercial customers to transition their fleets to electric. The new Series 2 AC Charging Station 80 amp and expanded DC Fast Charger options are designed for commercial vehicle use.

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OCTOBER 30, 2021

Faithful in its design and technology to its concept predecessor, revealed earlier this year ( earlier post ), the production-ready bZ4X is the first model to be developed by Toyota entirely as a BEV. The bZ4X is the first car to be built on the company’s new BEV dedicated platform based on e-TNGA philosophy. All-wheel drive.

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MARCH 17, 2021

The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

To power those efforts, Volkswagen’s Engineering and Planning Center in Chattanooga will soon feature a high-voltage laboratory designed to develop and test electric vehicle cells and battery packs for upcoming models assembled in the United States. Most automotive labs have MASTs, but almost none were designed for electric vehicle batteries.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Tesla has officially launched a new standard for the low-voltage connections in electric vehicles (EVs), which the company says will reduce necessary connection types in most EVs from over 200 to just six. Ford confirms it received Elon Musk’s “How to Design a 48-Volt Vehicle” pamphlet What are your thoughts?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This trend is being driven by what Gelsinger called “the digitization of everything” and four superpowers—ubiquitous compute, pervasive connectivity, cloud-to-edge infrastructure, and AI—that are permeating the automotive and mobility industries. He also detailed elements of the company’s previously announced IDM 2.0

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

Automotive Cells Company (ACC) and Siemens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join forces in a new strategic partnership. Siemens will provide ACC with access to its Digital Enterprise portfolio of hardware and software: from production design to product design, from product lifecycle management to energy management systems.

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JULY 15, 2022

Hyundai Motor’s rolling labs are vehicles in which the company tests and verifies advanced technologies to apply them to future production models. RN22e melds the all-new IONIQ 6 ( earlier post ) and the company’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E? N Vison 74 (left), RN22e (right). N Vision 74 Specifications: L / W / H // WB.

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APRIL 20, 2021

Building on the SEMI Smart Mobility initiative, which fosters collaboration across the global automotive electronics supply chain, the MOU lays the foundation to connect microelectronics manufacturing and design stakeholders with the automotive and mobility ecosystems through programs and events that advance both industries.

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JUNE 27, 2022

GM is the first OEM to introduce a Plug and Charge feature to the company’s existing and future EVs that is designed to work on multiple, public networks in North America. The company is working with EVgo to add more than 3,250 additional fast chargers throughout the US by 2025.

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JANUARY 2, 2022

Eve UAM, the urban air mobility (UAM) business created by Embraer and established as an independent company in October 2020, has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Zanite Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company focused on the aviation sector. Embraer S.A.,

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JULY 22, 2021

earlier post ) announced a technical collaboration to complete a design study to incorporate Universal Hydrogen’s modular capsule technology into the Dornier 328 program. The D328eco Flight Deck is designed for future single pilot operation, with latest generation avionics suite. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Designed as a zero-emissions aircraft, Element One merges HES’ ultra-light hydrogen fuel cell technologies with a distributed electric aircraft propulsion design. Element One is designed to fly 4 passengers for 500 km to 5000 km (311 miles to 3100 miles ) depending on whether hydrogen is stored in gaseous or liquid form.

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JULY 12, 2021

CAE, a global leader in aviation training, and urban air mobility (UAM) company Volocopter signed a strategic partnership, subject to definitive agreement, to develop, certify, and deploy an innovative pilot training program for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) operations. © Volocopter.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Stellantis will work with Archer to stand up Archer’s recently announced manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia at which the companies plan to begin manufacturing the Midnight aircraft in 2024. Stellantis has been a strategic partner to Archer since 2020 through various collaboration initiatives, and as an investor since 2021.

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MARCH 3, 2023

—Alex Kroll Representatives from Connect Airlines and Amelia, the US and European launch customers for the hydrogen airplanes, respectively, were on hand to witness the historic flight. The motor, a modified magni650 electric propulsion unit, and power electronics were supplied by Everett-based magniX.

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JULY 22, 2022

is designed to demonstrate the viability of achieving net energy generation with TAE’s advanced beam-driven field-reversed configuration (FRC)—the penultimate step on TAE’s path to commercialize clean fusion power. Goldman Sachs served as the exclusive financial advisor in connection with the Series G-2 financing round.

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APRIL 12, 2022

SEMI connects more than 2,500 member companies and 1.3 million professionals worldwide to advance the technology and business of electronics design and manufacturing. The SEMI 200mm Fab Outlook Report lists more than 330 fabs and lines and includes 64 changes across 47 fabs since its most recent update in September 2021.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company has launched the IONIQ brand, which will be dedicated to battery electric vehicles. With a new emphasis on connected living, we will offer electrified experiences integral to an eco-friendly lifestyle. —Wonhong Cho, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer at Hyundai Motor Company.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

Autonomy, the nation’s largest electric vehicle subscription company, placed an order for 23,000 electric vehicles with 17 global automakers to expand and diversify its subscription fleet beyond Tesla. Telematics: Fully connected. The fleet order is valued at $1.2 The 23,000-unit order represents 1.2% The 23,000 order represents 1.2%

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FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Once the cables connected to the BMS are removed, the vehicle weight is reduced by 66~198Ib. The additional space for a battery pack also improves the flexibility of battery design. This structure helped the company to develop a wireless BMS on which the battery pack could be mounted much more easily.

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