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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

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GM will provide student teams across 15 academic institutions with a Cadillac LYRIQ, the brand’s first all-electric vehicle, to develop and to demonstrate technology that utilizes automation and vehicle-to-everything connectivity. University of Texas, Austin (Austin, TX). University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL).

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Phoenix Motorcars, EasyMile win grant for development of first FMVSS-compliant autonomous shuttle bus in US

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The city of Houston is set to receive the first Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Buy America-compliant mid-size autonomous bus in the US. The company’s electric vehicles have logged more than 2.3-million million zero emission miles.

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This Axial-Flux Motor With a PCB Stator Is Ripe for an Electrified World

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The heart of any electric motor consists of a rotor that revolves around a stationary part, called a stator. Stator iron accounts for about two-thirds of the weight of a conventional motor. Expect it to save weight and thus energy in just about everything that uses electricity to impart motive force. INFINITUM ELECTRIC.

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California EV adoption driving steady decline in emissions: study

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A new study from the University of California (UC) Berkeley shows a steady, albeit modest, decline in carbon emissions with increased electric vehicle (EV) adoption over the last few years. California made up a third of all U.S. The data shows a gradual decline in carbon dioxide emissions, representing a 1.8-percent

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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The telecommunications technology is used by all major U.S. He began his career at Ferranti , an electrical engineering and equipment company in Manchester, England. First used in Apple ’s iTunes program, it now can be found in all smartphones. before joining Texas Instruments in Dallas. telephone companies.

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GM investing $650M in Lithium Americas; offtake agreement from Thacker Pass

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General Motors and Lithium Americas will jointly invest to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which is the largest known source of lithium in the United States and the third-largest in the world. This relationship underscores our commitment to develop a sustainable domestic lithium supply chain for electric vehicles.

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IHS: automotive semiconductor market up 10% in 2014 to $29B; hybrids, connectivity and ADAS major drivers

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IHS reported that the fastest growing segments for automotive semiconductors are hybrid-electric vehicles, telematics and connectivity and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). For example, a hybrid electric vehicle demands ten times more semiconductor content in powertrain. Texas Instruments 5 7 6.4% 2014 winners.

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