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Siemens Digital Industries Software has partnered with Tianmu Lake Institute of Advanced Energy Storage Technologies (TIES), a major Chinese energy storage research and development center, to build an Advanced Battery Technology Innovation Center. The Innovation Center, to be located at the CNY500-million (US$70-million), 51,000 square meter facility in Liyang, China, will be dedicated to transforming and upgrading the advanced battery industry, including nurturing advanced battery technology re

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Eyes are turning to California as gasoline prices near the $4-per-gallon mark, raising questions regarding how consumers will react if fuel prices cross that critical threshold. The cost per gallon for premium fuel has already eclipsed the $4 mark in some locations, with prices for regular creeping up behind it. Bloomberg reported last week that.

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Webasto, a global systems partner to the automotive industry, has started the production of batteries for electric vehicles in Germany. The manufacture of battery packs for a European bus maker has already commenced at the company’s Schierling site in the district of Regensburg. From the beginning of 2020 the company will manufacture its self-developed standard battery system for commercial vehicles there.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Two companies that are better known for their public charging networks have, just recently, rolled out new wifi-connected home-charging hardware. Both are AC charge points—or EVSE, as they’re sometimes called—although the two companies refer to them as chargers. Electrify America Tuesday rolled out a unit called the Electrify.

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Loop Energy, a provider of fuel cell range extenders for medium- and heavy-duty motive applications, has established a joint venture and non-exclusive license agreement with IN-Power, a leading power electronics supplier to the transport sector in China. Under the terms of the Agreement, the two companies will collaborate to produce heavy-duty motive power systems incorporating Loop Energy’s fuel cell stacks for next-generation heavy-duty electric buses and trucks in China.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Nissan's new IMk electric minicar concept previews the next prong of Nissan's electrification strategy, and may also hint at a new BEV platform from a company which has lagged in EV development after taking a strong market lead with its pioneering Leaf. The IMk is more than strictly a functional city car, Nissan says; it's designed to be stylish.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

ChargePoint and Electrify America aim to sell EV owners connected charge points for at home. Nissan has revealed a very small electric-car concept for Tokyo. And will $4-a-gallon gas put some life in plug-in hybrid sales? This and more, today at Green Car Reports. We consider whether gas prices in California, which are approaching the $4 due to.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

ZAF Energy Systems, Inc. (ZAF), a developer of next-generation battery technology, has been awarded a $1.4-million contract for a nickel-zinc (NiZn) battery system to support the US Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ground facility. The project, which will run for 24 months, is expected to result in a prototype stationary energy storage system capable of powering the silo’s systems in the event of a power outage, and until standby generators can be started.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

I just returned from a two-week trip to China doing research for my next report for Wards Intelligence, this one on autonomous vehicles. I will save my insights on that sector for the report itself, which will be out in coming months. Meanwhile, I have some thoughts on the electric vehicle sector, which I wrote about my first report for Wards Intelligence, China’s New Energy Vehicle Future.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

The Volvo XC40 has been a big hit for Volvo, and now the Swedish company hopes to capitalise more on its smallest crossover courtesy of an all-electric model.

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p>MAHLE Powertrain will showcase its new MMHP (MAHLE Modular Hybrid Powertrain) fully integrated and modular hybrid drive ( earlier post ), which can be tailored to suit a wide range of vehicle applications, at Aachen Colloquium 7-9 October. The MMHP is a fully integrated, plug-in hybrid drive that incorporates a highly efficient 2- or 3-cylinder, turbocharged gasoline engine featuring the latest MAHLE technologies.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Say hello to the latest RS4 Avant – the hottest version of the latest A4 estate

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

At the Aachen Colloquium next week, Ricardo and Geely will present research work into the application of the Ricardo Magma xEV gasoline engine concept into a commercial vehicle series hybrid powertrain, delivering 45% brake thermal efficiency. The Ricardo Magma concept was developed as a deep Miller cycle engine ( earlier post ) delivering fuel efficiency benefits while maintaining full-load specific performance.

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