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GM investing $632M in Fort Wayne Assembly for future ICE truck production

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General Motors plans to invest $632 million in Fort Wayne Assembly to prepare the plant for production of the next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size light-duty trucks. Product details and timing related to GM’s future trucks are not being released at this time. billion since 2013.

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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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It builds on a project launched last year to demonstrate how hydrogen production facilities could be installed at operating nuclear power plants. This is a game-changer for both nuclear energy and carbon-free hydrogen production for numerous industries.

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Fraunhofer team developing continuous rapid production line for fuel cell components

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A team from Fraunhofer IPT is developing a continuous production line that will be able to process fuel cell components in cycles lasting just seconds. Moreover, they plan to transfer the action plan and the individual technologies for the production of fuel cells from research to industrial application. © Fraunhofer IPT.

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Bosch starting volume production of silicon carbide power semiconductors

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After several years of development, Bosch is now starting volume production of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors to supply automotive manufacturers worldwide. In the future, an increasing number of production vehicles will feature these chips. The future for silicon carbide semiconductors is bright.

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Proton Motor Fuel Cell and Aumann AG expand partnership to series production of hydrogen fuel cells

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Since 2017, Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH has been working with Aumann AG as part of the larger EU program “ Fit-4-AMandA ” (Fit for Automatic Manufacturing and Assembly) on hydrogen fuel cell stack production with financing from the agency FCH JU (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking). Fit-4-AMandA “stack robot”.

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Volkswagen testing 5G for production on its way to smart factories; Wolfsburg, Transparent Factory in Dresden

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A local 5G campus network is now available at its main plant in Wolfsburg that initially covers the main production development center and the pilot hall. The pilot project will test whether the 5G technology meets the demanding requirements of vehicle production with a view to developing this for industrial series production in the future.

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Tesla bull Morgan Stanley sticks to its $410 PT, highlighting a robotic future

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Jonas added that humanoid robots could reshape production and how an economy is defined. The post Tesla bull Morgan Stanley sticks to its $410 PT, highlighting a robotic future appeared first on TESLARATI. Last month, Elon Musk noted that Tesla aims to produce at least 5,000 Optimus robots by the end of the year.

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