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Porsche and Boeing to partner on premium urban air mobility market; electric VTOL concept

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—Detlev von Platen, Member of the Executive Board for Sales and Marketing at Porsche AG. Boeing, Porsche and Aurora Flight Sciences, a subsidiary of Boeing, are developing a concept for a fully electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (VTOL).

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VW Built A Very Sporty ID.7 Concept. It’s Not For Sale, But You Can Build One

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Volkswagen recently unveiled the ID.X Performance show car, an all-electric “sports limousine” (similar to a sports sedan) in the upper mid-sized segment, at the ID. Treffen event in Locarno, Switzerland.

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CARB Executive Order certifies Toyota’s heavy-duty fuel cell electric powertrain kit as a Zero-Emission Powertrain (ZEP)

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kg capacity, 700 bar), fuel cell stacks, electric motor (224 kW peak, 192 kW steady) and transmission, and offers a viable alternative to traditional diesel powertrains used in commercial goods transportation as companies look to transition their fleets to zero-emission vehicles.

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BMW puts 70 hydrogen tugger trains into operation in Leipzig

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The consortium is supported by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure and its program company, NOW GmbH. These include an operator concept, the standardization of interfaces, a plug & play solution for fleet conversion, the validation of service life and the proof of efficiency in fleet operation.

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TomTom introduces autonomous driving technology; partnerships with Baidu, Qualcomm

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TomTom AutoStream has launched with two initial partners: Baidu and Zenuity, while TomTom MotionQ can be seen in the new Rinspeed Snap, a robo-taxi concept vehicle,also revealed for the first time at CES. TomTom’s HD Map already covers the USA, Western Europe and Japan with over 380,000 km of highways and interstates mapped.

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Everything You Need to Know About Electric RVs

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That’s good news for the environment—the transportation sector accounts for over one-quarter of U.S. The Winnebago claims the eRV electric camper van is the world’s first electric RV concept vehicle. It is not yet for sale. Experts predict it to grow by 17.02% annually until 2027, when it will be worth $858 billion.

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California ARB considering regulations for alternative diesel fuels; focus on biodiesel

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is holding a public meeting on 23 April in Sacramento to discuss regulatory concepts for establishing fuel requirements for alternative diesel fuels (ADF), including biodiesel, renewable diesel and other emerging diesel fuel substitutes. —“Draft Regulation Concepts”.

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