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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

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Among the countless challenges of decarbonizing transportation, one of the most compelling involves electric motors. In fact, ZF astounded analysts late last year when it announced that it had built a 220-kilowatt traction motor that used no rare-earth elements. kilowatts per kilogram. kilowatts per kilogram.

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ZF connected seat belt actively enhances occupant seating position to help mitigate injury in a crash

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This is where the idea of repositioning comes in. For this purpose, it is connected not only to the sensors but also to the automatic emergency brake assistant and shifts the occupant toward the right position and holds them there during the braking maneuver.

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Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Hino Motors agree to enter into full strategic partnership

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Hino Motors, Ltd. The evaluation of technology cooperation will focus on conventional powertrains, hybrid and electric powertrains, as well as connectivity and autonomous driving systems. Hino Motors invented the company slogan ‘Trucks and Busses that do more’. —Yoshio Shimo, President & CEO of Hino Motors, Ltd.

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Select Electric Motor Show brings future tech into focus at British Motor Show in 2021

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The British Motor Show is set to arrive at Farnborough International Expo Centre in August with a little extra this year, an entire hall dedicated to electric motoring. The Select Electric Motor Show will display a variety of the latest electric cars with experts on hand to answer consumers’ questions.

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Honda Motor opens new R&D facility in Bengaluru | Autocar Professional

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Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co today said its subsidiary Honda R&D (India) Pvt Ltd has opened a new Solution R&D center in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It will also work on software and connected services through ‘co-creating’ open innovation by adopting technologies and ideas of R&D companies.

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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. The layered components of an Infinitum Electric axial-flux motor are shown here, in exploded form. Electric motors consume.

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CTA Foundation, IBM, Local Motors collaborate on accessible, self-driving vehicles

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At CES 2017, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation announced an alliance with IBM and Local Motors to help create the world’s most accessible, self-driving vehicle. The research revealed that meeting the needs of a growing aging population will require new technologies, partnerships, ideas and business models.

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