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JUNE 20, 2023

The extremely (aero)dynamic mid-engine sports cars are considered design icons of their era, not least due to their distinctive gullwing doors and eye-catching orange-and-black paintwork. Technology highlights include a new battery concept featuring high-performance liquid-cooled cylindrical cells with a novel cell chemistry.

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JUNE 22, 2022

ArcelorMittal published a concept for a low-carbon emissions steel standard to help incentivize the decarbonization of steelmaking globally and support the creation of market demand for physical steel products which would be classified as lower, and ultimately near-zero, carbon emissions steel.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

Renault unveiled its new Scénic Vision concept-car at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris. The H2-Tech technology is based on the range extender concept, which makes it possible to carry a battery that is twice as light, for the same range, thus contributing to decarbonization beyond the electrification of the vehicle.

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

The US Department of Energy announced Stage 1 winners of the Conductivity-enhanced materials for Affordable, Breakthrough Leapfrog Electric and thermal applications ( CABLE ) Conductor Manufacturing Prize. The 10 teams selected in Stage 1 of this $4.5-million,

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JULY 6, 2022

The traction motor can run indefinitely with high performance due to its new cooling concept. The SCT E-motor, on the other hand, is designed in such a way that it is particularly efficient within a certain rpm range. Despite its very compact and light design, its continuous output is more than 90% of its peak output.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2023

The key enabler for the dual-rotor concept is a new distributed winding concept with a slot-filling factor above 80%. The patented technology increases the range of vehicles, achieves high torque density, is cost-efficient to manufacture and requires fewer natural resources; in turn, reducing environmental impact.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Power management company Eaton’ Vehicle Group has partnered with Ballard Fuel Cell Systems and the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology. The new fuel cell technology will leverage Eaton’s Twin Vortices Series (TVS) technology to improve fuel efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

As the fourth model in the series, the Audi activesphere concept marks the culmination of sphere concept vehicles, following on from the Audi skysphere roadster in 2021, and both the Audi grandsphere sedan, and the Audi urbansphere space concept in April 2022. The Sportback rear of the 4.98

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has unveiled the first real-world example of a self-learning concept wheel loader with the brains to make decisions, perform tasks, and interact with humans. The prototype LX03 with the LEGO Technic Concept Wheel Loader ZEUX which inspired its creation.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Steel E-Motive, an initiative of WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the World Steel Association and its engineering partner Ricardo unveiled the exterior styling vision for their fully autonomous ride-hailing, ride-sharing vehicle designed to showcase the benefits of using steel for global mobility-as-a-service.

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JUNE 23, 2017

The Volvo Group’s new truck engines are more fuel efficient as a result of their new piston design which adds waves to the piston crown to improve the use of oxygen. The engineers (John Gibble, Frank Löfskog, Michael Balthasar, and Jan Eismark) behind the innovation have now received the Volvo Technology Award 2017. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

Porsche has presented an innovative alternative to conventional bucket seat upholstery with the concept study “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat”. 3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat concept study: modular structure with individual layers (full-bucket seat, base substrate, 3D-printed comfort layer, perforated Racetex cover).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

WAE Technologies (WAE) introduced an ultra-high performance hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle platform—EVRh—at the CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) Show. WAE developed EVRh to demonstrate the potential of hydrogen-powered powertrain systems through implementation in a high-performance vehicle application.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2022

CoFlow Jet, LLC, an engineering and technology company specializing in active flow control using coflow jet (CFJ) technology for aerospace applications, has entered a Joint Ownership Agreement (JOA) with NASA to commercialize the deflected slip-stream (DSS) technology enabled by co-flow jet flow control. Concept vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2020

million Ingenium engines at its Engine Manufacturing Center in Wolverhampton, UK. The UK manufacturer is now adding a new straight-six diesel to the family. Developed and manufactured in-house in the UK, Jaguar and Land Rover’s all-aluminium Ingenium engine designs are modular, flexible and scalable, with common core technologies.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

While technology offices have established individual goals and targets, the Department has never had a comprehensive strategy to address energy storage. The Roadmap includes an aggressive but what it says in an achievable goal: to develop and domestically manufacture energy storage technologies that can meet all US market demands by 2030.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

IAV and Louisenthal, a technology leader in the production of security foils and papers for banknotes, have developed an energy-efficient heating concept for electric vehicles that requires considerably less energy while increasing comfort for drivers and passengers. This increases cruising range by up to 6%.

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JANUARY 8, 2022

Hyundai Motor Company and Unity, a platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, announced a partnership to design and build jointly a new “metaverse roadmap” and platform for Meta-Factory. The MOU pertains to the fields of smart manufacturing, AI training and study as well as autonomous driving simulation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2022

Lightning eMotors has been named as the powertrain provider for an all-electric motorhome concept—the e-RV—under development by Winnebago Industries’ Advanced Technology Group (ATG). The concept version of the Winnebago Industries e-RV is the first all-electric motorhome designed by a major RV manufacturer.

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APRIL 14, 2022

Australia-based hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle manufacturer H2X has entered into a partnership with KTM Technologies to create a lightweight and inexpensive origami chassis. KTM Technologies will work with the H2X team to design and develop its vehicle chassis and construction programs.

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MARCH 4, 2020

BMW unveiled the BMW Concept i4 EV using a livestream instead of the planned Geneva venue. The BMW Concept i4 represents a look ahead to the BMW i4, slated to enter production in 2021. Powered by fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology, the i4 has a very slim battery with optimum energy density.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

GM created this annual event in 2011 to introduce its latest technology achievements to Chinese media. This year’s event showcased developments in advanced manufacturing processes, user-friendly automotive technologies and advanced vehicle designs at the ATC. The lab is now testing the alloy in engine mount brackets.

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MAY 12, 2023

For 20 years, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions has been a leader in membrane and MEA technology for high temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells with a strong foundation in precious metal services and catalysis. In the future, HT-PEM fuel cells will be also available for heavy-duty mobility and marine power.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

At the 16 th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2020), Beijing Hyundai Motor Company showcased its RM20e electric racing midship sports car prototype and Prophecy concept EV model, demonstrating the reach of its EV ambitions. Prophecy concept EV, unveiled in March 2020. of torque to variable road surfaces.

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Hyundai China Concept Auto 380

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JANUARY 29, 2021

UK-based Watt Electric Vehicle Company has designed a state-of-the-art platform enabling low-to-medium volume manufacturers of cars and commercial vehicles to go electric without the cost burden of investing in their own specific chassis technology. The key to PACES is its structure system.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2019

The Neorizon microfactory is intended to build products at unprecedented speeds through the combination of co-creation and cutting-edge technology. Every local and state government is faced with challenges such as rapid urbanization and congestion, inefficient and pollutive transport, and ever-changing and evolving technology.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Jeep unveiled an all-new Grand Wagoneer Concept, including an electrified powertrain and 4x4 off-road systems. The Grand Wagoneer Concept features a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain system, in line with the Jeep brand’s plans to offer electrification options on all models in the next few years.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Designers of power conversion systems in EVs strive for maximum power density. Infineon and Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) collaborate to push the boundaries by going beyond current design requirements. Together, they develop new cooling concepts that can improve power density, simplify manufacturing, and reduce system costs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2019

Siemens is intensifying its cooperation with the EDAG Group —a leading global independent engineering company for the automotive industry—further to promote industrial applications of additive manufacturing (AM) and to make engineering and production processes more efficient. The “NextGenerationSpaceframe 2.0” Industry 4.0

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2021

The Toyota bZ4X Concept made its North American debut at Toyota Motor North America’s headquarters. The Toyota bZ4X Concept is the company’s vision for the first of a global series of battery-electric vehicles to be introduced under the “Toyota bZ” brand umbrella. —Lisa Materazzo, group vice president of Toyota Marketing.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2016

At the Geneva Motor Show, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company introduced two concept tires designed with autonomous driving in mind. Both tires are designed with safety in mind, which according to recent studies, is a key concern among consumers around autonomous vehicles. Goodyear IntelliGrip.

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MARCH 13, 2020

As the Volkswagen Chattanooga factory ramps up production of the new Atlas Cross Sport, and lays groundwork for assembling the next generation of Volkswagen electric vehicles planned to begin in 2022, engineers are using augmented reality (AR) goggles to design production lines and help spot potential issues.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Teijin has joined the AZL Partner Network for Lightweight Production Technology , a cross-industry network for joint business development and technology development organized by service and engineering provider AZL Aachen GmbH and involving nine institutes and some 80 companies in the field of lightweight production. © AZL Aachen GmbH.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2021

TTTech Auto and Infineon Technologies have developed key components for a fail-operational electronic architecture for highly automated driving of SAE Level 3 and 4. This enables the safe and reliable processing of, for example, radar or LiDAR camera sensor data and is targeting car and technology manufacturers.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The Canadian province of Ontario is electrifying its GO rail network to transform how people move around the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), and is seeking design concepts for hydrogen-powered trains as an alternative to conventional overhead wires. Ontario is investing $21.3

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

With this partnership, the parties are setting up a world-class player in the development and manufacture of high-performance batteries for the automotive industry from 2023. The R&D center in Bordeaux and the pilot site in Nersac (France) have already started in order to develop the new high-performance lithium-ion technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

UMVs are designed to assist in natural resource management, disaster management, all-urban and rural logistics, construction, mining and space resource development. Located inside Montana State University’s (MSU) Innovation Campus, New Horizons Studio’s all-new Bozeman facility will focus on: Product design and development.

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