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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

Kohl, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in Atlanta, “The media don’t treat EVs and ICEs with equal footing, because gasoline is not sensational anymore.” In 2022, there were only 24 EV car fires in Sweden, representing 0.004 percent of battery-powered cars there.

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EV News: EV everywhere

Electric Auto Association

Marking $125M incentive for Rivian plant at Georgia state capitol. EV manufacturing Volvo revolution Large-scale casting technology is now under implementation at the company’s Sweden plant. Nissan Fifteen for ‘30 New Infinity and Nissan models will be built in Mississippi and are part of the plan to launch 15 EVs by 2030.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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USA, South Korea, Sweden. Lulea University of Technology, Sweden. Since February, parts or all of the team have been testing 2-3 days a week in a section of the abandoned Subway system in downtown Los Angeles. Georgia Institute of Technology. Team CoSTAR. Team CoSTAR. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. KAIST, South Korea.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

inch wheelbase, the Canoo is roughly the same length as compact pickups were more than 20 years ago—when the engine bay was part of the packaging. LG suggests building EV battery factory in Georgia, report says – LG Energy Solution suggested that it could build a factory in the U.S. At about 184 inches long, but riding on a 112.2-inch

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Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

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