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Study finds shortage of critical metals could put the brakes on electrification in Europe

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The survey, which goes back as far as 2006, shows that the proportion of critical metals has increased significantly in vehicles, a development which the researchers believe will continue. It covers the period from 2006 to 2023, with the last three years being a forecast. tonnes from all the EU member states.

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Should Hummer return, all-electric? Twitter poll results

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For those of us who remember what General Motors’ Hummer brand symbolized—especially around 2006, when sales peaked—it’s a little hard to fathom the idea that it might have any future as way for GM to green its reputation.

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Scrapyard Find: 2010 Citroën C4 Picasso VTR+

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This generation of C4 Picasso was built from 2006 through 2013, with all examples built at the assembly plant in Vigo, Spain. In the beginning, it was just an idea. Because the "Repo Man" film and soundtrack were so important to me in my late teens, the 1984 cover of the song by The Burning Sensations is the one I know best.

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Honda R&D Americas opens new advanced design studio in downtown Los Angeles

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Computer-aided design tools allow designers to realize their ideas rapidly in virtual and physical space. Honda R&D established Advanced Design Studio in 2006, in Pasadena, Calif. Full-size models and prototypes are created through collaboration with the company's Torrance-based operations.

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An After-School Program Teaches Teens Java and Python

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After Vic Wintriss sold his sports-imaging company, Wintriss Engineering , to his cofounders in 2006, the electrical engineer was looking for a project to keep himself busy. While discussing with his wife what his next career move should be, an idea suddenly came to him in the form of a vision. “It I didn’t even know Java.”

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California ARB holding public consultation on investment of cap-and-trade auction proceeds

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The public is invited to share ideas on either or both of. The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Chapter 488, Statutes of. 2006 [AB 32, Núñez/Pavley]), requires California to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and to maintain and continue reductions beyond 2020.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk hints that he’s working on a “Master Plan Part 3”

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Written in 2006, Musk’s Master Plan, Part 1 discussed how the company intends to enter the affordable vehicle market by gradually evolving its lineup from expensive sports cars like the original Roadster to more affordable, mainstream vehicles like the Model 3. Do you have any idea what Master Plan, Part 3 will entail?

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