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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

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Ford celebrated the production start of the all-new F-150 at the Ford Rouge Center and confirmed construction of the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center where it will build the all-electric F-150 by mid-2022. Rendering of the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

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Houston start-up proposes different approach to hydrogen refueling: thousands of small networked outlets and smart app

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A Houston, Texas start-up is proposing a different approach to building out a hydrogen refueling infrastructure. Hydrogen-XT said its station is designed to be extremely cost-effective, estimated to be 100-times less expensive than conventional H 2 stations available today.

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Electrify America unveils its first application of megawatt-level energy storage

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Electrify America recently unveiled its first application of a megawatt-level battery energy storage system (BESS) for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, building upon the company’s existing BESS installations at more than 150 stations across the US, including more than 100 installations in California.

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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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The company produces and markets biodiesel, renewable diesel, and renewable natural gas, and is currently building hydrogen fueling infrastructure in California. Chevron believes the future of transportation is lower carbon and is growing its offering of biofuels solutions for customers.

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McLaren Applied selects STMicroelectronics to supply SiC power modules for next-gen inverter

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Inverter technology is rapidly adopting silicon carbide semiconductors, especially in 800V architectures, and this deal with ST secures access to the best SiC semiconductor technology available today. The fourth stage will see OEMs building EVs which align with the driver experience they want to deliver and their brand ethos.

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Toyota and CARMERA team up to build high definition maps for automated vehicles using camera data

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By combining maps automatically generated via the techniques employed in this project with digital maps available today, it will be possible to provide even more reliable road information to automated vehicles in the future. TRI-AD / CARMERA mapmaking from vehicle cameras in downtown Tokyo.

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GM reveals new Ultium batteries and flexible global platform for rapid growth of EV lineup

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billion joint venture plant that GM and LG Chem plan to build in Lordstown, Ohio. Flexibility: GM’s all-new global platform is flexible enough to build a wide range of trucks, SUVs, crossovers, cars and commercial vehicles with outstanding design, performance, packaging, range and affordability.

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