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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

Green Car Congress

EcoCAR 2 requires students to explore a variety of powertrain architectures focusing on electric drive vehicle technology. Participating universities will use electric powertrains, next generation control systems, and advanced battery technologies to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

VinFast invited Canadian and American automotive journalists to California to drive the 2023 VF 8, an all-electric midsize two-row SUV. The company has ambitious plans to import the three-row VF 9 by the end of 2023 and the two-row VF 7 in the first part of 2024, both of which are electric SUVs built in Hai Phong, Vietnam.