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BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

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BMW has been producing internally-developed test cells in small formats for some years already with the aim of identifying the ideal cell structure from the myriad materials and variants. The company has set clear targets for sales of its electrified models. More than half of the 25 models will have all-electric drive systems.

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Video Friday: Robot Arms for the ISS

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GITAI will demonstrate the capabilities of its autonomous robot outside the International Space Station Bishop airlock in 2023, including thermal blanket manipulation and component installation. Unlike Sox, our robot dogs are real and for sale! points and Team RoMeLa, USA came in third. GITAI ] Thanks, Sho!

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Mercedes-Benz eyeing introducing a sedan model hydrogen fuel cell vehicle around MY 2017

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I am completely convinced the technology has the potential to take over the internal combustion engine, together with pure battery EVs in their niche. I do believe that it is as easy to build a fuel cell car as an ICE [internal combustion engine] car today—and we are almost there—without the need for plug-in capacity.

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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The key competitor teams for PT Scientists that also received milestone prizes are: Astrobotics (USA), Moon Express (USA), Hakuto (Japan) and Team Indus (India). —Luca de Meo, Audi Board Member for Sales and Marketing. The concept of a privately financed mission to the moon is fascinating.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise. Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Expected deposits in 2009 and first sales in CA in 2010.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

More than 12 million minivan sales later, Chrysler today showed off four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the U.S. market share, the third-largest nameplate in Canada, unsurpassed 25 highway mile per gallon fuel economy and sales in more than 80 countries.

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