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Allison Transmission launches new electric axles for medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks: eGen Power

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The eGen Power product family, previously referred to as AXE for trucks, will be the second product offering under the recently announced Allison eGen portfolio of fully electric and electric hybrid propulsion solutions. The eGen Power 100D also integrates a two-speed transmission into the central housing.

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Machine learning PODA model projects the impact of COVID-19 on US motor gasoline demand

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They found that under the reference infection scenario, US gasoline demand grows slowly after a quick rebound in May, and is unlikely to recover to a non-pandemic level prior to October 2020. The Motor Gasoline Demand Estimation Module quantifies motor gasoline demands due to the changes in travel mobility.

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3-year project to develop and test standards for describing the performance of automotive lidar

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Bos, an associate professor at Michigan Technological University (MTU), with assistance from his PhD student, Zach Jeffries. The objective of these tests was to evaluate the range, accuracy, and precision of eight automotive-grade lidars using a survey-grade lidar as a reference. The tests during the first year were led by Dr Jeremy P.

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UAW President: Tesla workers are union “members of the future”

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During his speech in Ford’s hometown of Dearborn, Michigan, Bill Ford noted that high labor costs could limit spending on developing new vehicles and investing in factories. President Fain's mention of the Rouge plant referred to comments made by Ford, who spoke at the facility this morning.

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FCA US LLC to pay ~$300M in criminal penalties over diesel emissions test cheating

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FCA US referred to the manner in which it manipulated one method of emissions control as “cycle detection” and “cycle beating.” Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan; and Senior Trial Attorney Todd W. liter diesel program’s goals, timing, and marketing strategy. Neal and Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy J.

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GM says equipping the next-gen Chevy Bolt EV with LFP batteries will save billions – Charged EVs

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GM will soon launch production at additional battery facilities in Tennessee and Michigan. We’ve got an established brand,” said GM CFO Paul Jacobson, referring to the Bolt. The company produces NCMA-based batteries at the Ultium Cells plant in Ohio, operated under a joint venture with LG Energy Solution.

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Video Friday: Swiss-Mile

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This video presents the capabilities of PAL Robotics’ TALOS robot as it demonstrates agile and robust walking using Model Predictive Control (MPC) references sent to a Whole-Body Inverse Dynamics (WBID) controller developed in collaboration with Dynamograde. Swiss-Mile ] Thanks Marko! PAL Robotics ] Thanks Lorna!

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