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Cars swapping vroom for volts in London garage
Tucked away in a workshop under a London Underground line, cars are undergoing a green metamorphosis as they shed their cylinders, spark plugs and pistons for electric engines.
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Energy & Green Tech
How a cognitive bias is blocking the rise of electric cars
What are the barriers to the adoption of electric cars? Although the main financial and technological obstacles have been removed, their market share still needs to increase. In a recent study, a team from the University ...
May 19, 2022
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Automotive
Federal agency sends team to probe Tesla crash that killed 3
The U.S. government's road safety agency has dispatched a team to investigate the possibility that a Tesla involved in a California crash that killed three people was operating on a partially automated driving system.
May 18, 2022
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Automotive
Artificial intelligence to help autonomous vehicles avoid idling at red lights
No one likes sitting at a red light. But signalized intersections aren't just a minor nuisance for drivers; vehicles consume fuel and emit greenhouse gases while waiting for the light to change.
May 17, 2022
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Automotive
Argo touts driverless operations in Miami and Austin, Texas
An autonomous vehicle technology company that partners with Ford and Volkswagen says it has started driverless operations in two of eight cities where it is developing its technology.
May 17, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Making ships eco-friendlier and more fuel efficient with a layer of air
Maritime transport is the backbone of global trade. However, it harms the environment by releasing around 940 million metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year. A factor that contributes to the maritime transport sector's ...
May 17, 2022
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Business
As Ford unloads Rivian, Amazon maintains faith in electric vehicle maker
Despite production delays and market upheaval, Amazon is still counting on electric vehicle startup Rivian to help it hit ambitious climate goals and put tens of thousands of electric delivery vans on the road.
May 17, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Helping EVs keep their cool during the battery weight balancing act
Packing enough energy into a battery to power a car is putting a lot of pressure on the storage devices that, for the last century or so, have mainly been tasked with running small appliances and electronics. The stress is ...
May 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Dirty liberal pipe-dream: 3 myths about electric cars
Sceptics say that far from helping save the planet, electric cars are a liberal pipe-dream whose environmental benefits are exaggerated.
May 16, 2022
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Automotive
Renault hands Russian assets to Moscow in nationalisation first
French automaker Renault has handed over its Russian assets to the Russian government, both parties announced Monday, marking the first major nationalisation since the onset of sanctions over Moscow's military campaign in ...
May 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Preparing for New York's shift to cleaner, quieter electric cars for hire
Stepping off the curb to hail a cab. Hopping in a taxi to get home from the train station. For more than a century, these yellow sedans have been iconic symbols of New York City and a daily presence in the lives of its residents.
May 13, 2022
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Automotive
Honda yearly earnings solid despite chip crunch
Japanese auto giant Honda said Friday net profit rose 7.6 percent in the financial year to March, benefiting from strong motorbike sales and a weaker yen.
May 13, 2022
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