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IHS Markit sees supply crunch coming for electrical steel; potential disruptor of OEM electrification plans

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The rapid growth of the hybrid and electric vehicle segment could potentially cause demand for electrical steel to outpace supply from 2025, according to a new report by a team of analysts from the Automotive Supply Chain and Technology team at IHS Markit. Concentrated manufacturing footprint. Supply is extremely limited in North America.

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Kia set to export this all-electric SUV at a price that undercuts Tesla

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Showroom arrivals are slated for June, with the South Korean automaker targeting 10,000 units of the family-style SUV. For reference, Tesla delivered about 29,000 Model Ys in Australia in 2023, while BYD delivered 11,000 Atto 3 small electric SUVs, reports The Drive.

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Global WorldAutoSteel Project Presents Interim Results of FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) Phase 2 Project for Low GHG Body Structure for Electrified Vehicles

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The FSV Program is midway through its second phase, designing optimized AHSS body structures for four proposed 2015-2020 year vehicles: battery electric (BEV); plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), with both PHEV-20 and PHEV-40 powertrains; and fuel cell (FCV), with variants among the different powertrain types for four and five passengers vehicles.

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Hyundai goals for double-digit EV benefit margins via 2030 with brandnew platform

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While the e-GMP can percentage elements and modulars solely amongst nameplates at the identical platform, the IMA setup will permit greater than 80 modules to be commonized around the logo lineup, without reference to section or car kind. South Korea, the Czech Republic and Bharat.

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Quantum Dots + OLED = Your Next TV

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The name of the resulting hybrid is still evolving, but QD-OLED seems to make sense, so I’ll use it here, although Samsung has begun to call its version of the technology QD Display. Meanwhile, QD (quantum dot) technologies have done a lot to improve the color purity and brightness of the more wallet-friendly LCD TVs.

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Argonne and Hanyang University Develop New High-Energy Cathode Material With Improved Thermal Stability; Good Fit for PHEV Applications

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A new high-energy cathode material that can greatly increase the safety and extend the life-span of future lithium-ion batteries has been developed through the close international collaboration of researchers led by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Hanyang University in South Korea.

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EU investing >€3M in research into ultra-efficient aero engines; ULTIMATE project

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at the ASME Turbo Expo 2016 conference this week in Seoul, South Korea. ​ Europe’s Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA 2050) outlines a 75% reduction in aviation CO 2 emissions to year 2050 relative to a year 2000 reference. The project is being presented in a paper (Grönstedt et al. )

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