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Bertrand Piccard’s Big Hydrogen Adventure

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IEEE Spectrum interviewed Bertrand Piccard at a pivotal moment in the hydrogen-powered aircraft project, with the plane, called Climate Impulse , about 40 percent built. Bertrand Piccard, left, and Prince Albert of Monaco, right, take off during the 25th International Hot Air Balloon week, in Chateau dOex, Switzerland, in 2003.

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ZF electric driveline to premiere in Formula E with Venturi

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For the fifth season of the championship, ZF has developed an electric driveline for Venturi that includes an electric motor as well as newly developed transmission and power electronics. The Gen2 car has increased power output of 250 kW, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 New Formula E rules this year will usher in many changes.

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Bentley introduces electric EXP 12 Speed 6e concept at Geneva; high-speed inductive charging for grand touring

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Bentley Motors unveiled the EXP 12 Speed 6e concept at the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show. The role of the EXP 12 Speed 6e concept is to gauge public and customer feedback to shape Bentley’s future luxury strategy. This concept enables us to engage with luxury customers and gather feedback on our approach.

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Volvo Car Corporation intends to lead in field of autonomous driving technology; targeting the next-generation of consumers

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Our aim is to gain leadership in the field of autonomous driving by moving beyond concepts and pioneering technologies that will reach the customers. Power 2012). Earlier post.). Making these features reliable enough to use on public roads is crucial to boosting customer confidence in self-driving cars.

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Audi unveils e-tron Sportback electric SUV Coupé; market intro spring 2020

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The Audi e-tron Sportback is a battery-electric SUV coupé offering up to 300 kW of power and a range of up to 446 kilometers (277.1 Combined electric power consumption is 26.3 - 21.6 Each axle is fitted with an asynchronous electric motor that is fed with three-phase current by the power electronics. kWh/100 km (NEDC).

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Junkyard Find: 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais with Manual Transmission

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Obviously, the showroom magic of such a powerful name needed to be shared with other cars (see: the Toyota Corolla Tercel ) and so every model year from 1982 through 1997 gave us Cutlass-badged cars built on multiple unrelated or distantly-related GM platforms. Monaco , Biarritz , Granada , Torino ).

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Nico Rosberg collects the first production Rimac Nevera

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The 2016 F1 champion and ‘sustainability entrepreneur’ Nico Rosberg has collected the first production Rimac Nevera EV , prior to it being sent to his Monaco home. ” A car needing little introduction, the Croatian electric hypercar boasts a power figure of 1427kW, 2360Nm of torque and a sub two-second 0-100km/h time.