Energy & Green Tech
A new study, modeling the potential of solar-powered vehicles in the urban context in 100 cities across the world, shows that solar energy provides a range between 11 and 29 km per day, reducing charging needs by half.
Sep 22, 2023
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Security
There is much talk in the automotive industry about the "internet of vehicles" (IoV). This describes a network of cars and other vehicles that could exchange data over the internet in an effort to make transportation more ...
Aug 10, 2023
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Engineering
Fraunhofer researchers have developed an extremely heat-resistant ceramic-based ink. For the first time, this enables metal components processed in the automotive industry at temperatures over 1,000ºC to be marked with a ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The key to developing an electric vehicle battery that can charge as quickly as it takes to fill a car with gasoline lies within its materials.
Jun 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Eight EU member states including France, Italy and Poland urged Brussels to scrap its planned vehicle emissions limits, warning they risked hurting investment in a document seen by AFP Monday.
May 22, 2023
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Business
The chip crisis has kept the automotive industry on its toes in recent years. In many companies, shifts had to be canceled, model series had to be put on hold and entire plants had to be temporarily closed due to a shortage ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Engineering
The automotive industry frequently uses steels containing multiple phases, in particular soft ferrite and hard martensite. These types of steel have complex microstructures, making it difficult to control the processes of ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Business
In mid-February, Tesla announced the recall of over 350,000 vehicles—more than 20,000 in Canada —due to a problem with its "Full Self-Driving Capability" system. This self-driving feature was found to possibly cause vehicles ...
Feb 27, 2023
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Engineering
Manufacturers often rely on practical plug connections during the production of automobiles. However, time and money are wasted if an incorrectly plugged-in connection goes unnoticed. The Fraunhofer Institute for Digital ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Can we contribute to the worldwide energy challenge by maximizing the efficiency in power conversion at a low cost? The answer is: YESvGaN! The goal of the YESvGaN consortium is to create a new class of vertical power transistors ...
Nov 4, 2022
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