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Year-long testing of Leclanché 60 Ah G/NMC cells shows high energy density, high cycle life

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The presentation of results was made by Dr. Petronela Gotcu, manager R&D Cells and Dr. Hilmi Buqa, vice president R&D Cells, Leclanché, at the International Battery Production Conference 2020 Braunschweig, Germany, held online this year from November 2 - 3. 1C/1C continuous for a 100% DoD at room temperature conditions.

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Ricardo to host conference on energy generation and management in low carbon vehicles

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Ricardo will host a conference on the challenges and potential solutions for auxiliary power units (APUs), waste energy recovery, and parasitic loss reduction in electric and other low carbon vehicles. The conference will conclude with a comparison of range extended electric vehicles to other low carbon powertrain architectures.

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‘Stop looking FSD and Tesla,’ says Ford CEO

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It’s got half a million subscribers with 50% gross margin,” said Farley on Thursday during the Wolfe Research conference. Tesla FSD Licensing update from Elon Musk: ‘We’ve had some tentative conversations, but ‘they don’t believe it’s real’ In comparison, Ford Blue’s pretax earnings are expected to reach about $7 billion to $7.5

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Study: US counties with higher PM2.5 concentrations have more stroke deaths

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in the air had higher rates of stroke deaths and shorter life expectancies, according to preliminary research to be presented in Honolulu at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2019, a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science and treatment of cerebrovascular disease.

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Toshiba technology predicts automobile and drone movements with the highest accuracy; advancing SLAM

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Tested against a public data set, they both achieve the world’s highest accuracy (Motion Estimation AI: Comparison between monocular cameras and inertial sensors without loop closure using public dataset of KITTI, EuRoC. Motion Prediction-AI: Comparison using public dataset of Argoverse).

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Ricardo: achieving light-duty diesel RDE NOx compliance in urban driving is possible, at a price

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A range of aftertreatment technology options are available to automakers seeking to achieve compliance with the impending EU Real Driving Emissions (RDE) regulations, according to the results of a Ricardo research project presented recently at the SIA Powertrain international conference and exhibition in Rouen, France.

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Tesla drivers are almost 50% less likely to crash while driving a Tesla than when driving other cars: study

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The findings of the study were discussed at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Charging Into an Electrified Future Conference. CMT’s research dealt with driving risks for electric, hybrid, and traditional vehicles. “These findings include an analysis of Tesla drivers who also operate another vehicle.

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