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EDITOR'S CHOICE
VW Will Build EVs in 16 Factories in Zero-Emission Push
In a major push to increase its presence in the electric vehicle market, Volkswagen Group
plans to expand production of electric cars to 16 factories worldwide over the next four years.
The automaker also said it has selected partners to provide battery cells and related technology worth around 20 billion euros ($25 billion) for EV projects in Europe and China, its two
biggest markets. A deal for North America will follow shortly, VW said.
VW plans to produce as many as 3 million
EVs a year by 2025 across its 12 brands,
which include the VW marque, as well as Audi,
Porsche, Skoda and Seat.
VW aims to launch 80 new EVs across the
group by 2025 and offer an electric version of
each of its 300 group models by 2030.
VW brand is setting up the I.D. subbrand for
battery-powered vehicles. The first model will
be the Neo hatchback that goes on sale in
2020. Audi is set to begin deliveries later this year of the all-electric E-tron crossover.
Pressure has intensified on Volkswagen to overhaul its lineup. Its diesel-cheating scandal,
which erupted in September 2015, sparked a backlash over the technology, including potential urban driving bans. Diesel is key to efforts to meet tighter environmental targets because
of its fuel efficiency, even though it emits smog-causing nitrogen oxides. Volkswagen reaffirmed its backing for the technology with Mueller calling it "part of the solution," even as
Toyota pulls diesel cars from its lineup in Europe, the main market for the vehicles.

A Recent Discovery of Magnetic Semimetal at Tulane Advances Quest Toward
More Efficient Electronics
A recent discovery a new magnetic
topological semimetal by a team of
researchers from the Tulane School
of Science and Engineering advances
fundamental knowledge that could
one day lead to more energy-efficient
computers, televisions, cellphones and
other electronics.
The team was led by physics professor Image of new magnetic semimetal Courtesy of
Zhiqiang Mao. Focusing on quantum
Oak Ridge National Lab
materials such as superconductors,
magnetic materials and topological materials, the research was carried out in response to the need for better ways to power electronics, especially given continually shrinking transistors in smartphones and other devices.
Topological semimetals represent a new quantum state of matter. "The recent discoveries
of topological materials - a new class of quantum materials - hold great promise for use in
energy-saving electronics," Mao said.
"The result is expected to improve fundamental understanding of fascinating properties of
topological semimetals," Mao said.

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