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Five Cool Tech Demos From the ARPA-E Summit

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Emily Waltz Made with a liquified gas electrolyte instead of the standard liquid solvent, a new kind of lithium-ion battery that stands up to extreme cold, made by South 8 Technologies in San Diego, won’t freeze until temps drop below –80 °C. We have the world record for a high-voltage, low-temperature cathode,” says Rustomji.

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Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle makes European debut in Milan; more specs and details

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Drawing from the experiences of the Project LiveWire demo tour and following an intensive development program the Harley-Davidson LiveWire model offers the rider a new, high-performance motorcycling experience. The TFT screen also allows the rider to access the interface for Bluetooth connectivity, navigation, music and more.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils EQS electric luxury sedan

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Power for up to another 300 kilometers (WLTP) is recharged in just 15 minutes. Available from launch: two special driving programs for young drivers and service staff, some little games and the demo program “The Best or Nothing”. The standard rear-axle steering with a steering angle of up to 4.5

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Mitsubishi Heavy, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Corp. to begin $65M project on EV transportation infrastructure for smart community system demo project in Spain

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Through their involvement in the demonstration project, MHI, Hitachi and MC will create a new business model leveraging their energy-saving and low-carbon technologies, and promote a smart city business model as a global standard. Development of an integrated service system based on the data accumulated at the EV management center.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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Our Texas-based group is focusing on three of these issues: autonomy, communications, and standards. The ground-control stations will be based at the vertiports, which will consist of clusters of helipads on rooftops equipped with the necessary infrastructure to recharge and service eVTOLs and let passengers embark and disembark.

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Shanghai General Motors introduces Sail SPRINGO EV at Auto Guangzhou 2012; green technology strategy to 2020

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The powertrain system features an advanced battery liquid cooling system, an innovative motor efficiency optimizer, a rechargeable energy storage system mated to a low gear design, and low-rolling resistance tires. kW charging station or a standard household outlet. The Sail SPRINGO EV can be charged using a 3.3-kW

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Better Place Demonstrates Battery Switch Technology

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Demo vehicle moving into position for battery switch. The technology demonstration used specially-built 400V battery packs with standard lithium-ion cells from A123Systems. During this insertion action, the electrical connection is established as well. Click image to see demonstration video. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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