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Select Electric Motor Show brings future tech into focus at British Motor Show in 2021

Drive EV

The British Motor Show is set to arrive at Farnborough International Expo Centre in August with a little extra this year, an entire hall dedicated to electric motoring. The Select Electric Motor Show will display a variety of the latest electric cars with experts on hand to answer consumers’ questions.

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Takeuchi electric compact excavator gets ‘plugged in’ in Australia

Baua Electric

Two electric motors – one for drive and one for hydraulics – power the Takeuchi excavator as it gets things done. Check out Volvo’s grid-connected material handler here. SOURCE | IMAGES : Takeuchi Japan , via Earthmoving Equipment Magazine. kWh li-ion battery in less than four hours using 408v to 552v three-phase power.

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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

Teslarati

The magazine was successful in its aim, but it also demonstrated that it takes a very determined driver and an elaborate set of procedures to bypass Tesla’s driver-monitoring systems. . The magazine’s team seemed to have buckled in the driver’s seatbelt without a person sitting in the seat. Only it didn’t.

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DOE announces Apps for Vehicles Challenge Winners

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These finalists also received guidance on their business plans and early stage prototypes from the industry experts, including Google, Connected World Magazine, Greenstart, OSISoft, CleanWeb and SAE International as well as the Departments of Energy and Transportation and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid powertrain named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines List

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Transitions between all-electric and hybrid modes are completely seamless, something that drivers will undoubtedly appreciate on long journeys, and the six-speed automatic transmission gives drivers a greater sense of connection, compared with other hybrids in the segment. —Drew Winter, editor-in-chief, WardsAuto World magazine.

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Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring system exists; pretending it doesn’t makes roads less safe

Teslarati

The magazine admitted that Tesla’s driver-assist system’s object detection and response is better than comparable systems, but Kelly Funkhouser, head of connected and automated vehicle testing for Consumer Reports , argued that it is this very reason why the magazine has safety concerns with Tesla’s cars. .

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. With the recovery, government and non-industry research interest in clean energy and connected vehicle technology has spurred new and significant R&D investment by these entities. Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013.