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3 days ago | 
autoevolution.com | Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
43 photosPhoto: edited by autoevolutionOn April 23, QuantumScape disclosed that it had reached an agreement with Murata Manufacturing Co. "to explore a collaboration for high-volume manufacturing of ceramic film for QS's solid-state battery technology." Although it seems business as usual, the news confirmed an interesting strategy shift.
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4 days ago | 
autoevolution.com | Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
31 photosPhoto: Andrew Levine/AircelaOne of the main arguments battery electric vehicle (BEV) advocates use to increase their following is that you can charge your electric car at home but cannot make your own gasoline there. Aircela will demolish that argument with its first product: a machine that produces the fuel out of thin air. It just needs water, air, and electricity to give you around a gallon (3.8 liters) of gasoline per day.
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1 week ago | 
autoevolution.com | Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
19 photosPhoto: White House/edited by autoevolutionThe automotive world seems to move from one earthquake to another at daunting speeds. First, Donald Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to slap "reciprocal tariffs" against all of the world. More recently, a panel of three judges at the US Court of International Trade ruled that illegal in a unanimous decision.
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1 week ago | 
autoevolution.com | Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
57 photosPhoto: edited by autoevolution www.autoevolution.com/news/hydrogen-storage-liquids-can-be-the-answer-to-power-fcevs-214271.htmlWe all know that one person who loves to complain about everything. They urge things to change and keep asking why nobody does something to fix them for good. Dare to point them toward a solution within their reach, and they will dodge that possibility until it is patently clear that their sport is complaining, not solving.
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2 weeks ago | 
autoevolution.com | Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
Porsche is currently in a tough spot. Donald Trump's tariffs are only the latest threat to a cascade of meaningful challenges. Curiously, some of them emerged from the very decision that once saved the company: the diversification of its lineup with more affordable vehicles. Wendelin Wiedeking took Porsche's helm in 1993. The company was in pretty bad shape and close to bankruptcy when he pulled the plug on the 928 and 968. He was also the man who decided that Porsche should sell an SUV.
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4 weeks ago | 
autoevolution.com | Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
93 photosPhoto: Creative CommonsIt is interesting how different pieces of news may seem unrelated at first, but eventually reveal themselves as parts of a puzzle. The more complete it gets, the more evident the scenario it reveals. In the case I want to discuss in this article, they disclose how unsustainable battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are proving to be. Yet, people refuse to acknowledge the obvious.
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4 weeks ago | 
autoevolution.com | Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
21 photosPhoto: Nickispeaki/Circular Energy Storage/Creative CommonsIn the last three years, Ukraine has had very little good news to share. It was invaded by a country that is ironically celebrating today the defeat of other invaders (the nazis in 1945). Its president was bullied by his American counterpart not long ago while seeking support to resist invasion.
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1 month ago | 
autoevolution.com | Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
37 photosPhoto: Janchubi/WeiboOn March 21, 2023, Costas Lakafossis wrote a petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Greek engineer and accident investigator elaborated an explanation for sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) cases involving Tesla vehicles after investigating a case in Athens. I talked to him about his conclusions and wrote about that on April 20, 2023. NHTSA should have answered in 120 days.
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1 month ago | 
autoevolution.com | Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
58 photosPhoto: edited by autoevolutionOne of the things I remember the most about my school days was getting disappointed at how ineffective the League of Nations was. Created right after WWI, it never made any difference in avoiding WWII. After that disaster, it was replaced by the United Nations (UN). Sadly, watching the news nowadays made me understand what happened. Just check the UN and other international institutions such as the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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1 month ago | 
autoevolution.com | Gustavo Henrique Ruffo
10 photosPhoto: CSU/CIRA & NOAA/NESDIS/Creative CommonsLast Monday was the day Earth stood still, at least in Portugal, Spain, and parts of France. A blackout hit these three countries, leading to surreal situations that I will share with you in a bit, but also to very different perspectives about which sort of vehicle would shield their owners from such problems. "Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are better," some people said. Others loved having cars with internal combustion engines.
