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Cadillac previews production CELESTIQ flagship EV; MSRP starting above $300,000

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Cadillac provided some details on its production CELESTIQ flagship “ultra-luxury sedan”; the show car version appeared earlier this year. Each CELESTIQ will be personally commissioned—no two will be alike. Each casting reduces part count by 30 to 40 components, compared to typical stamped construction. Earlier post.)

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Honda begins production of 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid in North America

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Mass production of the all-new 2023 Honda CR-V hybrid began at Honda of Canada Mfg. The Indiana Auto Plant (IAP) and the East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP) in Ohio, which produced the previous CR-V Hybrid, will begin production of the 2023 CR-V hybrid in the coming months.

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Karma Automotive debuts first Club Car Current EVs produced under agreement with AYRO

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These light-duty EVs fill the gap between full-sized trucks and small utility carts for low-speed logistics and cargo services in campus and urban environments. Beginning operations in 2017 and re-named in 2019, the Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC) is California-based Karma Automotive’s production hub.

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Obama Administration releases National Bioeconomy Blueprint; health, food, energy and environment

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The White House today released a national Bioeconomy Blueprint , a comprehensive approach to harnessing innovations in biological research to address national challenges in health, food, energy, and the environment.

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Ballard and Toyota Tsusho sign distribution agreement for fuel cell products in Japan

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Under the agreement, TTC will act as a distributor of Ballard-powered fuel cell products in Japan. We envision a number of interesting potential applications for Ballard fuel cell products including material handling, heavy-duty motive, continuous power and backup power in addition to powering a range of vehicles.

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PSI team develops web tool for consumers to compare environmental impact of passenger cars in detail

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Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg N-eq.]. Eutrophication of non-marine aquatic environments [kg P-eq.]. Land occupation in an urban environment [m 2 / year]. Noise emissions [Person-Pascal/second]. Toxicity of marine aquatic environments [kg 1,4-DC-eq.]. Human toxicity [kg 1,4-DC-eq.].

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Luminar and Volvo Cars release of comprehensive lidar dataset; 250m range

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All images have gone through an anonymization process blurring faces and license plates to eliminate personally identifiable information. The dataset is intended to help advance research and refinement of self-driving software algorithms, in the interest of improved vehicle safety at highway speeds and in complex environments.

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