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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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The new manufacturing center at the Dearborn-based Rouge Center, once complete, will add 300 jobs and is part of a $700-million investment in building the all-new F-150 lineup, including the first F-150 PowerBoost hybrid. Rendering of the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

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CAP-XX introduces supercap modules to support batteries in stop-start applications

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The company says that the cost of a 14V, 6-cell supercapacitor module for stop-start would be around US$60. milliohms, the CAP-XX module offers the best power density available today, the company claims, and the energy necessary to support frequent start cycles in all weather and traffic conditions. Source: CAP-XX.

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

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Complexity Reduction: The vehicle and propulsion systems were designed together to minimize complexity and part counts beyond today’s EVs, which are less complex than conventional vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. GM claims that the first generation of its future EV program will be profitable.

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President Obama launches $500M Advanced Manufacturing Partnership; Ford involved as an initial partner

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The National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institutes of Health and the Department of Agriculture are coming together to make available today $70 million to support research in next generation robots.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

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The only all-electric “highway-capable&# vehicle available today is the $109,000 Tesla Roadster. There are no tailpipe emissions, and the cost of the electricity to charge them is much cheaper than a tank of gasoline. The only all-electric “highway-capable&# vehicle available today is the $109,000 Tesla Roadster.

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NVIDIA deep learning software platform gets trio of big updates

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release candidate is available today as a free download for members of the NVIDIA developer program. They determine both the quality of the user experience and the cost of deploying the application. The GPU Inference Engine (GIE) is a high-performance deep learning inference solution for production environments.

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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

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As a part of the first cycle of investment, Volkswagen’s “Electrify America” program is earmarked to spend $300 million, with the most focus on the installation of hundreds of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at multi-family residences, workplaces, highway rest-stops, commercial and retail sites, and municipal lots and garages.

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