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US$7.5M JOSPEL project to develop energy efficient climate control for EVs; leveraging Joule and Peltier effects

Green Car Congress

Even in today’s modern electric vehicles, a lot of energy is wasted on heating or cooling, in turn limiting the already relatively short range by further draining the battery capacity. The aim of the €6.7-million million (US$7.5-million) The main objective is the reduction of at least 50% of energy used for passenger comfort (.

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BMW taps electric hypercar specialist Rimac for high-performance EV batteries

Baua Electric

Rimac said the partnership will require them to establish sophisticated battery production lines at its campus near Zagreb, Croatia. BMW claims its “new class” of EVs will feature 30% more range, 30% faster charging, and a 25% improvement in efficiency. A significant part of the campus will be dedicated to BMW. “My

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News: 2024 Pebble Beach Debuts

Clean Fleet Report

Hybrid Bentley drop top Bentley Continental GT Speed Coupe and Convertible The fourth generation Continental GT Speed pairs a 4.0-liter Karma estimates the all-electric range at 250+ miles, which may be conservative. This luxury convertible sports a 4.0-liter liter twin-turbo V8 and an electric motor for 771 hp and 738 lb.-ft.

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Affordable Island-Hopping in Croatia? What Could Go Wrong?

Baua Electric

Our “crew,” a mix of Australians and Americans ranging from 18 to 75 — all of whom had also jumped on the promotional pricing — spent most of the time atop the boat, where foam mattresses invited sunbathing and a cockpit awning provided shade. The post Affordable Island-Hopping in Croatia? A flock of shearwaters soared by at eye level.

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IEEE Honors Iconic Engineers

Cars That Think

LUC VAN DEN HOVE IMEC Heverlee, Belgium “For leadership in creating a worldwide research ecosystem in nano-electronics technology with applications ranging from high-performance computing to health.” NOYCE MEDAL Sponsor: Intel Corp. IEEE DENNIS J. IEEE SIMON RAMO MEDAL Sponsor: Northrop Grumman Corp.

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