Month: December 2022

Electrified Automation, a robotic technology specialist based in England, has been awarded £6 million in government funding to develop its process for manufacturing electric motors. The grant was awarded through the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) Collaborative Research and Development program, which supports the development of innovative low- and zero-carbon automotive technology. Electrified Automation is part
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As previously announced, Audi will only launch all-electric models onto the global market from 2026 and will gradually phase out production of its combustion models by 2033. As part of its Vorsprung 2030 corporate strategy, Audi is already taking steps to prepare its global factories for the production of all-electric vehicles. The automaker has pledged
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There’s a revival underway of Stile Bertone, the legendary Italian design house that succumbed to bankruptcy in 2014. And that revival starts with a supercar called the GB110. Just 33 examples are planned, and according to the new Bertone, the car will be able to run on fuel produced from waste plastic. The fuel will
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
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By Johnna Crider Posted on December 20, 2022 Ukraine will receive over 10,000 Starlink antennas to help counter Russian air attacks, said Mykhailo Fedorov, deputy prime minister and minister for digital transformation, in an interview with Bloomberg. Fedorov said that he has spoken with Elon Musk directly and that SpaceX and its CEO “quickly react
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Exro Technologies is building a future in which an EV’s motor, drive, gearing and AC charging system are integrated into one highly compact and efficient system. Engineers are always looking for cost-effective ways to get the most range out of an electric vehicle’s battery pack. Exro Technologies is triangulating on a solution with three core
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Ford is moving forward to better rival Tesla. Ford’s CEO has just revealed the numbers of how many of its dealers are behind their new and shocking plan to compete with Tesla with Tesla’s own success formula. My guest Tom Moloughney was one of the biggest fans of this Ford’s strategy so let’s see if
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Researchers from the DOE’s Critical Materials Institute (CMI) and Ames National Laboratory have developed a new method of manufacturing manganese bismuth (MnBi) magnets based on microstructure engineering.  They describe their wok in “Engineering microstructure to improve coercivity of bulk MnBi magnet,” published in the Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Permanent magnets used for electric
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
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Questions to Ask Before Insuring Your EV Money-Saving Tips for New Electric Vehicle Owners This article may contain affiliate links. If you’ve been driving a vehicle for a long time, you’re likely familiar with maintenance, repairs and insurance obligations. However, purchasing your first electric vehicle (EV) can sometimes change everything you thought you knew about
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Battery management systems (BMS)—the electronic brains that monitors and maintains lithium ion battery packs—are essential for the safe and efficient operation of the batteries powering a variety of applications, including electric vehicles. The growth of electric vehicle technology is driven by the desire for reduced emissions, quieter and less expensive vehicles, advanced driver assistance systems
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