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Aurora enters long-term, global, strategic collaboration with Toyota and Denso for self-driving cars at scale

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Autonomous driving software company Aurora has entered a long-term, global, and strategic collaboration with Toyota and Denso, one of the largest global manufacturers and tier-one automotive suppliers, respectively, to build and globally deploy self-driving cars at scale. —Chris Urmson, Aurora CEO. Earlier post.).

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Bird unveils new consumer e-Bike for purchase: Bird Bike

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Designed to meet increased demand for retail e-bikes globally, a market projected to reach $23 billion by 2023 (source: Deloitte) and that grew 157% year over year in sales in the US in 2020 (source: QYResearch), the Bird Bike provides consumers with an electric vehicle to reduce reliance on gas-powered vehicles.

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GM launches BrightDrop: first-to-last-mile electric ecosystem for goods & services

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BrightDrop was born out of GM’s Global Innovation organization and joins the lineup of other recently launched Global Innovation startups, such as OnStar Insurance, OnStar Guardian and GM Defense. EP1 features and benefits include: Built-in electric hub motors with adjustable speed up to 3 mph depending on operator’s walking pace.

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World’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm beats expectations in the face of extreme storms

Baua Electric

mile-long) cable connects it to an onshore substation. It’s a joint venture between Spanish renewable company EDPR, global energy firm ENGIE, Spanish energy firm Repsol, and California-headquartered floating offshore wind firm Principle Power. WindFloat Atlantic was connected to the grid at the end of 2019 and commissioned in 2020.

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Two e-Bikes to Consider for the Post-Pandemic Commute

Cars That Think

Industry leaders have grown bold in the wake of a pandemic boom that boosted global electric bike sales by 190 percent through the summer of 2020. It can still hit a maximum electric-assist speed of 45 kilometers per hour (28 mph) but is manageable from a stop. Low-maintenance design does have a downside: price. Stuart Bradford.

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Getrag introduces new 7-speed dual clutch and derivative hybrid transmissions; applications from mild- to plug-in hybrids

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The transmission is designed as a product for the global market with a consistent common-part strategy. terms of maintenance and running costs. The engine and the two partial transmissions are connected by means of a wet dual clutch. pure electric driving of typically up to 50 to 60 km/h (31 to 37 mph).

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Two e-Bikes to Consider for the Post-Pandemic Commute

Cars That Think

Industry leaders have grown bold in the wake of a pandemic boom that boosted global electric bike sales by 190 percent through the summer of 2020. It can still hit a maximum electric-assist speed of 45 kilometers per hour (28 mph) but is manageable from a stop. Low-maintenance design does have a downside: price. Stuart Bradford.