Death of diesel looms as carmakers accelerate to electric future

REUTERS

The world’s biggest diesel engine factory in Tremery, eastern France, is undergoing a radical overhaul - it’s switching to make electric motors.

From less than 10% of output in 2020, electric motor production at Tremery will double to around 180,000 in 2021, and is planned to reach 900,000 a year - or more than half the plant’s peak pre-pandemic output - by 2025.

The shift is testament to a car industry in flux. Demand for diesel cars has slumped since a 2015 pollution scandal, while tough new EU regulations, which fine carmakers for exceeding emissions limits, are pushing them to make more electric models. read more »

How FLASH Memory is Recalling Many Tesla Cars

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Recently, Tesla has announced a recall on all Model S and Model X cars made before 2018. What problems are these cars facing, how is FLASH memory at fault, and what does this teach engineers of the future when dealing with NAND FLASH memory?

The recall of 150,000 vehicles is a very large undertaking for a company that has only started to show itself to be a dominant force in the electric car industry.

The first lesson that can be learned from theNAND FLASH memory failure is how startup companies can lack experience, overcomplicate issues, and run before they can walk. read more »