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Elon Musk sets Tesla Roadster unveiling to the end of 2024

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First introduced in 2008, the Tesla Roadster quickly gained acclaim for its cutting-edge technology, blistering performance, and sleek design. Besides battery tech advancements, Tesla has greatly improved its production lines thanks to the Model 3, Model Y, and Cybertruck.

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US FTA to award up to $2.75M for zero-emissions public transportation tech

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million of funding for its Zero Emission Research Opportunity (ZERO) ( FTA-2017-001-TRI ). Eligibility for future ZERO funding opportunities in fiscal years 2017-2020 will be limited to those nonprofit consortia selected under this fiscal year 2017 notice.

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Nouveau Monde signs LOI with Shinzoom to market Li-ion anode material in North America

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The non-binding LOI is conditional to various conditions including a mutual satisfactory due diligence and the execution of the definitive agreements such as distribution agreement and shareholder agreement no later than 1 October 2017. is a hi-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D and production of LiB anode materials in China.

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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

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Shortly thereafter an Apple board member stated Appleā€™s co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) suggested the company could build an EV around the time Tesla arrived on the automotive scene in 2008. & Newly unemployed in the latter part of 2017 were roughly 17 braking and suspension engineers Apple hired for Titan.

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Electrify America, Sacramento announce Green City investments: ZEV car-sharing, ZEV bus and shuttle routes, EV charging systems

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The projects—which include two new car sharing services, new ZEV bus and shuttle routes and electric vehicle charging systems throughout the region—are part of Electrify Americaā€™s Green City Initiative, which was announced by the company and city officials in 2017. Projects include: CAR SHARING.

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Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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MMTCO 2 e (+0.2%) in 2018 compared to 2017. While the transportation sector saw a reduction in emissions from 2017 to 2018 (-0.9%), emissions rose in all other economic sectors in 2018: Agriculture & Forestry (+0.8%), Commercial (+2.1%), Electricity Power (+1.5%), Industrial (+0.7%), and Residential (+0.3%). in 2017 to 40.9%

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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He served on the IEEE Board of Directors as the 2016ā€“2017 Region 5 director and the 2019 vice president of. He was the 2017 chair of the audit committee and cochair of the 2019 ad hoc committee on member engagement, which included three subcommittees that examined member value and led MGA's efforts in realigning IEEE's regions.