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TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS
Runner-up: Brose introduced a remanufactured, lower-cost
e-bike drive that saves 21 kg (46 lbs.) of carbon emissions per
unit, while maintaining quality standards. The process recovers
and restores previously sold, worn-out or non-functional products
to " like new " conditions and saves materials and costs.
Honorable Mention: Kasai Kogyo's Kasai Hi-Papia (KHP)
material is composed of 100% recycled polypropylene (PP),
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and pure talc. Material scrap
from the KHP manufacturing process is reused, and the production
system can support different recyclable plastic contents
in various regions.
" We see great opportunity within the entire cabin space for
interiors, " said Kevin Smart, VP of design engineering at Kasai
North America. " Commercial vehicles also are a great application
- large commercial trucks and storage areas in work
vans, for example. "
Responsible AI
Winner: UK-based startup Volteras is building an application
programming interface (API) that gives businesses access to EV
ecosystem data with a two-week integration that would otherwise
take them years to integrate, the company claims. Its products
allow organizations to reduce energy waste and emissions,
Sustainable Process: An honorable mention went to Kasai Hi-Papia material
composed of 100% recycled PP, PET and pure talc, and suitable for
commercial-vehicle cabins.
better manage EV fleets and optimize charging using its smartcharging
algorithms.
" We are working directly with automakers who are building
electric vehicles, as well as those who are building everything that
electric vehicles interact with, " Peter Wilson, CEO of Volteras, said
in a video acceptance speech. " The idea [with this] data layer...is
that businesses can access all the data they need to build new
products and services in one singular place. "
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