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Volkswagen ViaVision magazine focuses on e-up! and electromobility

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Volkswagen has released the latest version of its ViaVision magazine, which this month focuses on electromobility and the forthcoming e-up! city car ( earlier post ).

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Ricardo TorqStor flywheel energy storage technology receives SAE 2014 World Congress Tech Award

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Ricardo’s TorqStor high speed flywheel energy storage technology ( earlier post ) has been selected to receive the SAE Tech Award, as one of the top five technologies to be on display at the SAE World Congress 8-10 at the COBO Center, Detroit.

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Schaeffler secures volume orders for commercial vehicle electric traction motors, hybrid modules

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The winding formed on the winding blade is drawn off onto a linear magazine, from where it is transferred to a rotary magazine in several layers. In wave winding, several wires are wound onto the winding blade, which moves along one step for each winding.

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Daimler JV Beijing Benz Automotive named Factory of the Year by Produktion magazine

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In a ceremony held in Munich on 21 March, Daimler’s largest global production facility, Beijing Benz Automotive Co., BBAC), received a “Factory of the Year” award from theGerman publication ‘Produktion’. BBAC was chosen for recognition in the “Excellent Large Series Assembly” category.

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Audi Neckarsulm wins European Automotive Lean Production competition; big data, smart factory

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The trade magazine Automobil Produktion and the consulting company Agamus Consult award the prize each year in recognition of production facilities that apply the factors of production in a particularly efficient manner.

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ORNL team receives special recognition award from R&D for 20 kW wireless power transfer

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at the 54 th annual R&D 100 Conference, sponsored by R&D Magazine. US Department of Energy (DOE) researchers won 32 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine and received a special recognition award for the most outstanding technology developments with promising commercial potential. Earlier post.).

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Fontaine Modification offers refrigerated trailer electrification through new strategic alliance with eNow

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Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) magazine named eNow’s eTRU system for reefer trailers one of the Top 20 Products of the year in 2020. The company’s expert technicians will install the systems at its facilities in Charlotte and Statesville, North Carolina; Springfield, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Dublin, Virginia; and Mineral Wells, West Virginia.