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DeMoBat project developing robot-assisted dismantling for EV batteries and motors

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In Germany, the DeMoBat collaborative project is developing a robot-assisted dismantling factory for traction batteries and electric motors for EVs. These processes would constitute and important element of a resource-efficient and sustainable circular economy for electromobility.

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Study on battery recycling in the EU: €9B needed by 2035, circular economy by 2040 seems unrealistic

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Shortly before the updated EU Battery Regulation comes into force, the chair “Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components” (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University has published a study on the European battery recycling market. This suggests that a completely closed battery market will not emerge in the next 20 years.

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Researchers propose using AC and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels

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Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Toronto have proposed a method enabling air conditioning and ventilation systems to produce synthetic fuels from CO 2 and water from the ambient air. kilograms per hour.

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Paice files complaint against VW Group with ITC alleging hybrid patent infringement

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and Kia Motors Corp, ending its legal action against those companies. When the companies were unable to reach a licensing agreement on subsequent patents, Paice was forced to pursue legal action in 2014. In December 2015, Paice reached an agreement to license all of its hybrid vehicle technology to Hyundai Motor Co.

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Bidirectional Charging Management (BCM) research project gets green light; tying in renewables

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Integrating as many electric vehicles as possible into the power grid in this way calls for innovations in terms of vehicle technology, charging hardware, charging management, communication interfaces with energy sector stakeholders and legal parameters. The legal and regulatory parameters are being evaluated, too.

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Daimler establishing “Startup Autobahn” in Stuttgart; focus on future of mobility

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Daimler is establishing Startup Autobahn, a new startup ecosystem in Stuttgart, in partnership with Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play, the University of Stuttgart and ARENA2036. The The focus is on ideas and projects associated with the future of mobility; hard- and software-oriented startups can apply at www.startup-autobahn.com/en/.

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European research project AdaptIVe targeting advances in automated driving technologies

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A major European research project, AdaptIVe (Automated Driving Applications & Technologies for Intelligent Vehicles), targeting breakthrough advances that will lead to more efficient and safe automated driving kicked off at the MobileLifeCampus in Wolfsburg, Germany on Friday. RENAULT s.a.s.

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