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BMW and Jaguar Land Rover are joining forces to develop next-generation electric powertrains. This step is intended to drive the further development of electrification technologies that are necessary for the transition to sustainable mobility of the future.
read more...The growing number of parcel deliveries is a challenge for the logistics industry. In the USA, car manufacturer Ford is working with Agility Robotics to test a new delivery option: with autonomous vehicles and the two-legged delivery robot 'Digit'.
read more...Special prize at 'Jugend forscht'
There is currently no nationwide charging network for electric cars in Germany. Anchar', an idea by Leonard Sondermann, Felix Ulonska and Moritz Kunz from Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium in Münster, aims to remedy this situation.
read more...Drive-E is the young talent program for e-mobility of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Funding is possible as part of the Drive-E Academy or the Drive-E Study Award. The application deadline is June 30, 2019.
read more...Electromobility / Life cycle assessment
According to a study by the ifo Institute, e-vehicles make no contribution to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. VW, on the other hand, speaks of a positive ecological balance of e-cars. Who is right? A comparison of the arguments.
read more...Ottobock presented its industrial exoskeletons for the first time at the Hannover Messe 2019 - including the "world's smallest exoskeleton" according to the manufacturer. The details.
read more...The Zweirad-Fachhandelsverband (ZEG) is presenting e-bikes with the anti-lock braking system developed by Bosch and Magura for the first time.
read more...At the beginning of 2019, the number of electric cars worldwide had risen to 5.6 million - an increase of 64% compared to the previous year. According to the ZSW, growth has accelerated for the second time in a row. The main drivers are China and the USA.
read more...Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), a provider of autonomous mobile robots, increased its turnover from EUR 10 million to EUR 26 million in 2018. A new leasing model, among other things, is set to generate further growth.
read more...Zunum wants to present the first hybrid-electric aircraft for twelve passengers as early as 2022. Siemens also considers large electric aircraft to be realistic - preferably superconducting.
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