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General Motors partners Salton Sea lithium production for EVs 

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The company’s Controlled Thermal Resources will recover lithium from geothermal brine under the sea. we’re helping ensure our ability to make powerful, affordable, high mileage EVs while also helping to mitigate environmental impact and bring more low-cost lithium to the market as a whole.”.

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Ricardo Introduces Kinergy Flywheel Energy Storage System; FLYBUS and KinerStor

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Further potential Kinergy applications also include low-cost, compact energy management and storage systems for use in industrial and construction equipment, elevators, railway rolling stock, and local electrical substations and power distribution systems.

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Study finds vertical force of in-wheel switched reluctance motors deteriorates vehicle stability and comfort

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As one example, Cobham Technical Services is collaborating with Jaguar Land-Rover (JLR) and engineering consultancy Ricardo UK to develop a switched reluctance traction motor. Earlier post.). However, one of known challenges with SRM devices is delivering a torque-dense motor that is quiet enough for vehicle use. —Wang et al.

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

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This common core also provides greater confidence in the robustness of prototypes, while minimizing the cost of variants further supports the development of 48V systems. SR machines are ideally suited to this concept of low cost development, while reducing the cost of production components. —Nick Pascoe.

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New advanced metals processing center opens at Brunel

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The AMPC, which was officially opened at the Brunel Center for Advanced Solidification Technology ( BCAST ) on 13 June, is funded by £15 million (US$20 million) from the UK government, providing the equipment and infrastructure to attract industrial match funding through people and resources from partners such as Constellium and Jaguar Land Rover.