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€33.7M AgiloDrive2 project for electric motor production launches

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The aim of the three-year project is to develop an agile and digitalized production system complete with modular product concept for innovative electric motors. —Thomas Pfund, President of the E-Motors Business Unit at Schaeffler. Earlier post.).

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Honda aiming to sell 3.5M electric motorcycles per year by 2030

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In China, the world’s largest electric motorcycle market, EMs / EBs are widely adopted as a convenient form of everyday mobility, and Honda has been offering such products by leveraging its local supplier infrastructure and development / manufacturing operations. Suzuki Motor Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co. Battery sharing.

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BMW introduces i7 Protection; first production electric protection model

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Power consumption of the standard i7 xDrive60 is 19.6 – 18.4 Driven by two electric motors, it meets all the requirements of class VR9 protection without any limitations, as does the new combustion-engine BMW 7 Series Protection (fuel consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 15.6 kWh/100 km, provisional figure) is a genuine trailblazer.

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20 automakers commit to make automatic emergency braking standard on new vehicles no later than 2022; faster than regulatory process

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auto market to make automatic emergency braking (AEB) a standard feature on virtually all new cars in the US no later than NHTSA’s 2022 reporting year, which begins 1 Sept 2022. NHTSA will hold a pair of public meetings this spring to gather input as it develops guidelines for the safe deployment of automated safety technology.

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EPA, ECOS and Motor Vehicle Industry Associations to sign memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the reduction of copper in brake pads

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On Wednesday 21 January, representatives of the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA), the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and motor vehicle industry associations will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the agency and the motor vehicle industry for the reduction of copper in brake pads. Background.

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GM demos 8 connected vehicle safety applications in Shanghai

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General Motors demonstrated eight safety applications for its latest intelligent and connected vehicle (ICV) technology for the first time in China at the National Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Pilot Zone in Shanghai, which opened in June. ICV applications require a complete set of standards and a security network for interoperability.

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2015 Civic Hybrid and Natural Gas join 2015 siblings this month in showrooms

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liter i-VTEC engine coupled with a 17 kW electric motor and a CVT for combined system horsepower of 110 @ 5500 with combined system torque of 127 lb-ft @ 1000-3500. A rearview camera with dynamic guidelines is standard on all Civics and all 2015 model year Honda vehicles. The Civic Hybrid is powered by a 1.5-liter