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CrownCruiser introduces its e-bike

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Featuring a lightweight, ultra-strong monocoque carbon fiber frame, the CrownCruiser e-bike comes with a rider recognition anti-theft defense, GSM location tracking, and Bluetooth, complimented by a powerful app that tracks riding statistics. UK-based CrownCruiser Motors has unveiled its eponymous e-bike on Indiegogo.

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Nissan IDS Concept previews future of autonomous driving and EVs

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At the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan Motor unveiled a concept vehicle that embodies Nissan’s vision of the future of autonomous driving and EVs: the Nissan IDS Concept. In August 2013, Ghosn said that by 2020 Nissan plans to equip innovative autonomous drive technology on multiple vehicles.

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DOE announces $30M in funding for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $30 million in available funding ( DE-FOA-0001647 ), subject to appropriations, for research and development of low-cost hydrogen production, onboard hydrogen storage, and proton exchange membrane fuel cells to advance the widespread commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles.

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Audi provides overview of its 4 distinct EV platforms

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Next, it will introduce the Audi Q4 e-tron SUV and e-tron GT performance sedan, which have already been shown as concept vehicles. Later in 2020, the e-tron will be joined by the e-tron Sportback, a new variant with a coupe-like profile. J1: The performance electric platform.

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Lucid Air achieves industry-best 0.21 coefficient of drag

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Air is moved through the massive circuit at a maximum rate of 47,500 cu ft per second by a 5,100 hp motor and 29 carbon fiber blades that are 22 feet in diameter. A further factor is that Lucid Air’s frontal area, or ‘A,’ is also particularly low as a consequence of the Air’s innovative “Space Concept” design package layout.

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How Olympics Officials Try to Catch "Motor Doping"

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Then, a magnetometer and custom software register disruptions to the field that may indicate the presence of metal or magnets in and around a bike’s carbon-fiber frame. Gibbings says the technology is not available for retrofits, and thus off-limits to would-be cheats. Among other duties, former U.S.

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DOE to award $55.8M for advanced vehicle technologies; $35M for fuel cell and hydrogen

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This new funding opportunity announcement will be available in early February. Area of Interest (AOI) 3: Body-in-White Joining of Carbon Fiber Composites to Lightweight Metals (Aluminum, Advanced High Strength Steel, or Magnesium) at Prototype Scale for High-Volume Manufacturing.

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