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Volkswagen launches new research collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory & University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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The expanded collaboration aims to explore how to integrate break­throughs in material science and recycling concepts to support electric mobility and sustainable transportation. The first project involves testing ORNL’s new high-power wireless EV charging concepts with a Porsche Taycan.

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

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The University of Sunderland (UK), working with a consortium of five other research partners from Italy, Spain and Germany, has been selected for funding by the €1-billion (US$1.4-billion) The other partners are Centro Ricerche FIAT (Italy); Fraunhofer ICT (Germany); Interquimica (Spain); Nanesa S.r.l. Italy); and Delta-Tech S.p.A.

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Renault to Produce Electric Fluence in Bursa, Turkey

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Concept and the electric Kangoo will both be produced in France, at Flins and Maubeuge respectively. Concept will be built in Valladolid, Spain. Concept, the electric vehicle (EV) will be produced on the same production line as the conventionally-powered versions of Fluence. Earlier post.) The vehicle based on Twizy Z.E.

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Audi sponsors AI conference NIPS 2016, demonstrates how car develops intelligent parking strategies

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Throughout this week, the automaker is showing, with the aid of a 1:8 scale model—the “Audi Q2 deep learning concept”—how a car develops intelligent parking strategies. The Audi Q2 deep learning concept is a pre-development project of Audi Electronics Venture (AEV), an AUDI AG subsidiary in Gaimersheim, Germany.

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Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

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Chen’s contagious enthusiasm and thorough understanding of power systems— along with a knack for communicating difficult concepts clearly, simply, and humorously—made him a popular professor. Participants have come from China, Israel, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Macedonia, Spain, and Russia.

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Polestar hits 2021 sales target of 29,000 vehicles, up 185% y-o-y

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In the first half of 2022, Polestar plans to add Spain, Portugal and Ireland to its European market footprint, and enter the Middle East with presence in the UAE, Kuwait and Israel. Polestar increased its global presence from 10 to 19 markets in 2021, with growth in Europe and Asia Pacific.

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Renault plan Fluence Z.E production

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This time Renault is announcing that production of yet another electric concept the Fluence Z.E Renault plans to launch the Fluence EV first in Israel and Denmark, followed by other countries, from the first half of 2011. will take place at the OYAK-Renault Bursa plant in Turkey.

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