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JANUARY 29, 2024

When it comes to battery cells for EVs, one size definitely doesn’t fit all. Maithri Venkat: I have been working in lithium-ion cell development for automotive applications for the past eight years. Maithri Venkat: Cell development for automotive applications needs to happen years in advance. How do we accomplish that?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Well, the word “interesting” is getting a lot of use today, after Tesla unveiled what is definitely its most radical-looking vehicle, and perhaps the most radical-looking production vehicle in automotive history. Like the skateboard design that underpins Models S, X and 3, this is nothing less than a revolution in automotive design.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Validation plan definition Consulting on the choice of technology with our experts, our R&D teams and our testing labs Design support Multiphysics Simulation Reliability plan, Health Monitoring (HM) and Prognostics Health Management (PHM) BMS design Battery assembly line and industrialisation audit Test bench engineering Training.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 23, 2024

Not the only player in the hydrogen fuel truck market Though Honda is definitely aiming for a leadership position in the hydrogen fuel truck market, it’s hardly alone. Toyota and Kenworth have had a collaboration going for years for developing semis powered by H2.

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Charged

OCTOBER 26, 2020

All this makes the California carmaker the very definition of “a moving target” for journalists—even online blog posts can become outdated within days. Tesla constantly works to make its products better, and the fertile mind of Elon Musk is constantly coming up with ideas for new products, new features and sometime even whole new companies.

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Charged

JULY 22, 2020

Automotive gross margin (the amount the company earns on each vehicle sold) was 25.4% (about 17% excluding ZEV credits)—that’s basically unchanged from the previous quarter, but it’s significantly higher than the 18.9% of Q2 2019, and the overall trend definitely seems to be upward. Tesla improved its cash position to 8.6

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Business Green

JUNE 9, 2020

Retrofitting old and cold homes, electrifying the region's automotive sector, and boosting EV and active travel infrastructure are among region's top priorities as it attempts to recover from coronavirus crisis.

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Charged

JANUARY 31, 2022

The company regularly releases “technology roadmaps” in various industries, including energy, telecommunications, automotive and aviation. In Europe, we also published a charging infrastructure benchmark, and we definitely see that, with the rising numbers of EVs, the importance of charging infrastructure is growing.

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Charged

JUNE 24, 2021

EV service will definitely evolve and won’t be exactly the same.” Rita Case, CEO of Rick Case Automotive Group, which operates several multi-brand dealerships in Florida and Georgia, doesn’t sound panicked.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As part of its “plan to turn around the company’s automotive business and improve profitability,” Ford cited “investing in strategic areas like EVs, connected services and autonomous vehicles—the returns on which are expected to further fortify the balance sheet and fuel growth.”. Ford is definitely talking the talk.

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Charged

MARCH 18, 2020

One of the indisputable facts about the automotive industry is that the overall electronic system content in vehicles is increasing. Sponsored by NXP Semiconductors. Power inverter safety system concept for ISO 26262. By Erik Santiago & Antoine Dubois, NXP Semiconductors.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

In a statement to DeSmog, Francesco Tanzi, a spokesperson for ECSA, said the group disagrees with the “hurried definition of our lobbying strategy” by InfluenceMap. But those associations, along with automotive groups, have at least evolved to support certain incentives for zero-carbon technologies for their specific sectors.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The global automotive sector can be a "catalyst" for decarbonisation of a host of crucial heavy industry materials such as steelmaking, but carmakers and policymakers need to be more vocal in demanding low carbon products across supply chains in order to accelerate the wider market.

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Charged

MAY 18, 2021

Looking back just 10 or 15 years, there wasn’t much of a need for these products in the automotive market. But EVs are changing things quickly, and automotive needs have started moving to higher and higher voltages. Knowles recently launched a new line of automotive-grade certified safety capacitors. Hopwood: Yes.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2023

Agreed definitions and standardisation of metrics for Total Cost of Ownership Calculators would help paint a clear picture of the total lifetime costs of EVs compared to ICE cars, including fuels and maintenance. The Green Finance Institute’s report puts forward a series of solutions designed to overcome the barriers to the used EV market.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 18, 2021

The idea was definitely to decimate competition in a competing source of energy, and SRP succeeded in it, really well. As solar advocates were readying to take SRP to court, automotive and solar company Tesla purchased what was then Solar City. Then the question became, how do we fight back against this?

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Charged

MARCH 11, 2024

Establishing extraction and processing of rare earths closer to the places where automotive components are made is a high priority, but it’s not something that can be rushed. Matt Sloustcher: It is a definitive supply agreement to supply GM with magnetic alloy and finished magnets to support their North American production.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 24, 2022

Decarbonizing complex supply chains is definitely one of those challenges, and I can’t think of a better partner than MCA, given its incredible expertise and unwavering commitment to climate action, to help tackle this challenge head-on.”. For more information about MCA, please visit www.mitsubishicorp.com/northamerica.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

In September, it held a press drive in Colorado to show off the pickup to automotive and lifestyle reporters, who largely gave the truck favorable reviews for its performance, off-road capability, and clever design features. It was a stunt, granted, but definitely a first for most of us. The food was splendid.).

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

And while AM applications can be found across many industries, the Automotive and Aviation industries have embraced the innovation, time-to-value, and sustainability aspects of AM that have quickly changed the manufacturing paradigm. We are strong supporters of the GBB and have used their sustainability framework across Sintavia.

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Charged

MARCH 1, 2021

The Mustang brand is one of the most popular in automotive history, at least in the US, and Ford made a powerful (if controversial) move when it put the pony on this electric crossover. As I’ve been driving it around town, at least a dozen people per day have asked me about it, snapped pictures, or just shouted “great car!” as they went by.

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CleanTech San Diego

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

million of cash in trust, today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement to take Nuvve public. The companies today also announced the signing of definitive purchase agreements with institutional investors for the investment of approximately $18 million in the combined company through a PIPE and bridge financing.

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Charged

AUGUST 24, 2020

If I’m an automotive company, and I have a battery I have to get rid of, if I have to pay somebody to take care of the battery, that’s a big issue. We’re getting there, we can definitely enable that, but that’s going to be a medium-term reality. A big problem in this industry has been logistics. And that’s been a big question.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

New research, growing automotive industry interest and an expanding startup ecosystem suggest that that could now finally be changing.

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Charged

JUNE 28, 2023

The current state of the art in automotive architecture selection often involves a time-consuming and iterative process of evaluating and refining concepts based on past experiences and expert judgment. This process can be subjective, prone to biases, and limited by the knowledge and experiences of the individuals involved.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Automotive vendors and/or automotive industry experience is a plus. Evaluate qualification data, supplier process control data, and field performance and reliability data to ensure that parts used in EVgo projects are reliable, effective, and suitable for the application. 5-7 years of experience as a Supply Chain Engineer.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

Please see the bottom of this post for full methodology and climate vertical definitions.   BorgWarner focuses on integrating acquisitions into its automotive and mobility offerings with all three acquisitions, drivetek, Akasol, and Rhombus Energy in Transportation.  State-owned enterprise funding) Non-dilutive funding (e.g.

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Charged

AUGUST 21, 2024

Juha Hytönen: We had a number of customers in the automotive domain starting in 2019, including Ford Otosan (the truck manufacturing side of Ford) and Knorr-Bremse (a manufacturer of brakes and other things). These engagements led us into discussions with entities in the automotive space who are of course also active in the EV charging space.

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Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2023

That is the headline finding from a new report by EV research body New AutoMotive titled On the Road to 2030. The network is not perfect - it is still a work in progress, and there are definitely still teething problems with both the existing infrastructure and the rollout of new infrastructure," she said.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

An e-fuse proof of concept for high voltage 800 V automotive applications developed by Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation and Silicon Austria Labs GmbH. This article first appeared in Issue 69: July-September 2024 – Subscribe now.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

However, the company that has really grabbed the attention in this space is Rivian Automotive, which came on the scene in November, 2018 after nine years in stealth mode to present prototypes of a pure electric pickup truck and an SUV, both with specs that rival those of the gas-belching, money-printing trucks currently on the market.

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Charged

JANUARY 27, 2021

Right now, in the automotive world, you can pull up SAE J-specs for airbag inflators, fuel tanks, fuel injectors—tried-and-true industry standards. So, it’s the first step of an SAE committee formation—realizing that this is something that definitely needs to be looked at in detail.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Consumer research published by the ASA today highlights the majority of consumers remain unsure about what precisely 'climate neutral' and 'net zero' means, with little consensus around their definition.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The apparent failure of the roll out of public chargers to keep pace with soaring EV sales has fuelled fears among some automotive industry insiders that queues for chargepoints at popular locations could dissuade some people from making the switch to EVs.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 19, 2024

Uma: During my early career, I gained valuable insights into the automotive sector and was especially interested in the business analytics side of things. This position got me heavily involved in the delivery side of charge points, and after gaining more experience I joined the public sector team at Believ.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

But the interesting thing about automotive is most of the plastic is actually the good, valuable recyclable type of plastic.” So it’s definitely completely learnable from my perspective.” Even the plastics, Switzer says, are increasingly recycled. Plastics are a challenge across the board. Last year, Redwood committed to a $3.5

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Charged

AUGUST 7, 2022

Nevertheless, the ACIM is one of the most physically robust motor constructions that can tolerate a lot of environmental (or operational) abuse, which is definitely a point in its favor for automotive use, even if it isn’t as power-dense as the PMSM, or as good at producing gobs of torque at a dead stop, like the series DC motor.

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