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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

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Increased sales volumes in Europe are to a large extent due to the purchase incentives contained in stimulus packages. But its effect on electric mobility has been the reverse, with sales volumes burgeoning thanks to government stimulus packages, particularly in Europe. With European penetration rates of up to 20.5

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IHS Markit forecasts 18% drop in global vehicle sales YoY to 73.3M units under extended lockdown scenario

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A 15% probability of an extended lockdown with ineffective stimulus scenario contains stringent virus-fighting efforts lasting into the third quarter of 2020. Stimulus measures prove ineffective at backstopping crisis and unemployment rates spiral. A stronger economic response in 2021-2023 pushes global growth above 3% annually.

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Zero-Emission Truck (ZET) Coalition calls for government to prioritize investments benefiting ZETs

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The National Zero-Emission Truck (ZET) Coalition, including some four dozen organizations representing the US’ major heavy truck makers, innovators, suppliers and key stakeholders, sent a letter to Congressional leadership calling on any stimulus or recovery legislative package to prioritize investments that benefit U.S.

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BYD sells 18,220 EVs in China in November, up 128% year-on-year

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The market began to recover in the second quarter, supported by government stimulus measures to encourage the use and purchases of such vehicles, notes Argus Media. The Han is equipped with the blade battery ( earlier post ), which can increase energy density by at least 30% and reduce raw material costs by 30%, BYD said.

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MIT Multi-Robot Mapping Sets New “Gold Standard”

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Preciado, and Michael Posa Autonomous Cave Surveying With an Aerial Robot , by Wennie Tabib, Kshitij Goel, John Yao, Curtis Boirum, and Nathan Michael Prehensile Manipulation Planning: Modeling, Algorithms and Implementation , by Florent Lamiraux and Joseph Mirabel Rock-and-Walk Manipulation: Object Locomotion by Passive Rolling Dynamics and Periodic (..)

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Penn State, EC Power use internal thermal modulation to enable stable fast charging

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Acting as a stimulus, the nickel foil self-regulates the battery’s temperature and reactivity which allows for 10-minute fast charging on just about any EV battery, Wang explained. Wang and his team decided to instead regulate the temperature from inside the battery.

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CPCA expects China Apr NEV retail sales to fall 8.4% from Mar to about 500,000 units

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With a large number of local government stimulus policies expiring at the end of March and fewer policy incentives in April, no strong stimulus policies are expected to provide support in the short term, the CPCA said. China's Mar passenger NEV retail up 23.6% from Mar to about 500,000 units appeared first on CnEVPost.

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