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Venturi Formula E racer features electric drive from ZF

Green Car Congress

For the current, fifth season of the championship, ZF developed an electric drive for the Venturi team, including an electric motor, a newly developed transmission and power electronics. At the same time, the know-how gained and tried out in motor racing provides insights that go directly into volume production development.

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Audi unveils e-tron FE05 for new Formula E season

Green Car Congress

The motor generator unit, dubbed the Audi Schaeffler MGU03, was jointly developed by Audi and its technology partner Schaeffler. We retained the basic concept with one gear and at the same time refined the details and manufactured all of the parts. Afterwards, the race cars and equipment will be transported to Saudi Arabia.

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

EV Central

Ceer Motors It might seem weird that a petrol-chemical kingdom like Saudi Arabia would want to get into EV manufacturing but that’s exactly what is happening with Ceer Motors. Izera Izera concept. Sono Motors 2023 Sono Sion. Let’s check them out. The Middle East is the initial target market.

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New self-propelled robotic device pinpoints leaks in pipes more accurately than existing methods

Green Car Congress

Researchers at MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia have devised a robotic system that can detect leaks in gas, oil and water pipelines at a rapid pace and with high accuracy by sensing a large pressure change at leak locations.

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New technique for modeling auto-ignition characteristics of bioethanol-blended gasolines

Green Car Congress

Researchers at KAUST in Saudi Arabia, with colleagues from Saudi Aramco and the National University of Ireland Galway, have developed a new method for investigating the auto-ignition behavior of bioethanol-blended gasolines. —Lee et al. Gasoline knock resistance can be increased using a number of blending components.

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Formula E season 10 starts Saturday – new tracks and 600kW mid-race charging

Baua Electric

With electric drive, this isn’t a worry – electric motors work equally well at any elevation. But with EVs maturing and DC quick charging being in focus , Formula E is trying to incorporate that concept into racing now. For season ten, Formula E’s faster, lighter, and much more angular Gen3 car returns, which debuted last season.

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Building a Zero Trust Security Model for Autonomous Systems

Cars That Think

Just last year, a half dozen precisely targeted malicious drones managed to slow oil production in Saudi Arabia for days, and more recently, several low-cost drones caused significant damage to oil tankers in the UAE. The fundamental concept is to never trust and always verify the provenance of each request. References.

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