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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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The winning consortium, led by EWI and headquartered in the Detroit-area includes the following members: 34 Companies: ABS; AEM; ALCOA Technology; Boeing; Comau; Easom Automation; EWI; Fabrisonic; Flash Bainite Steel; GE; Honda North American Services; Huys; Infinium; Inc.; ThermoCalc; TIMET; Trumpf, Inc.; UTRC; Wolf Robotics.

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BMW, Ford and Honda to create new company focused on optimizing EV grid services: ChargeScape

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BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Co., have entered into an agreement to create ChargeScape, LLC, a new equally-owned company that will create a single, cost-effective platform connecting electric utilities, automakers and interested electric vehicle customers.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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Excellent fuel economy, nice styling, low price and an excellent warranty. Low-cost but not cheap. When the engine is winding-out at the highest rpms it can be bit noisy. The zippy linier acceleration helps the Rio get around town, but the low horsepower and torque have their upside limits. Drivetrain.

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BMW’s hybrid motor design seeks to deliver high efficiency and power density with lower rare earth use

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Chevy Spark, Ford Focus Electric, Honda Fit EV, Nissan LEAF, Toyota Prius), with the major exception of Tesla Motors, which uses an AC induction motor in the Model S (as it did in the Roadster as well), and Toyota, with its Tesla-designed electric powertrain. DC, AC induction, permanent magnet, switched reluctance, and axial flux.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The process will produce butanol and will also be able to produce ethanol The research team has a strong connection with Microbial Fuel Cell Technologies, LLC in this area of research. The critical barrier to wider deployment of electric vehicles is the high cost and low energy of today’s batteries. Michigan State).

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