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China’s economic stimulus to spark robust copper consumption in 2024 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Demand from China’s green energy sector, notably for electric vehicles and power infrastructure, is expected to underpin copper prices. As the country ramps up its economic stimulus, imports of unwrought copper, copper products, and ores are projected to increase in anticipation of higher demand.

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China EV industry sell-off creates opportunity, says Morgan Stanley

CN EV Post

Shares of major Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers have generally suffered a sell-off so far this year, as the sector's weak sales at the start of the year and recent widespread price wars have raised investor concerns. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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What Is Acoustic Vehicle Warning System & Its Importance on The Roads?

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The Acoustic Vehicle Warning System (AVAS) or PWS (Pedestrian Warning System) is required by law in all-electric vehicles. The primary purpose of AVAS is to alert surrounding pedestrians to reduce the risk of being driven over, as one of the key characteristics of electric vehicles until now has been their utter silence.

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Worldwatch Institute report finds global energy intensity increased in 2010 for second year in a row

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Global energy intensity—defined as total energy consumption divided by gross world product—increased 1.35% in 2010, the second year of increases in the context of a broader trend of decline over the last 30 years, according to a new Vital Signs Online article from the Worldwatch Institute.

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Feds Offer Free Chargers

Revenge of the Electric Car

A new Federal Grant will enable many electric vehicle early adopters to get their chargers for free. (A Read more in the article: Get in Line for 4,600 Free Electric Car Battery Chargers. From the article: “The goal is to make it easier for consumers and communities to get started with E.V.’s. A $2,000 value!).

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Ford Starts EV Test Drives

Revenge of the Electric Car

For more details, follow the link … Ford Plans to Start Electric-Car Tests in Germany Next Month. will start a two-year test program of electric Focus compact cars and Transit vans in Germany on Jan. Here is a the entire text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. Ford is starting EV trials in Germany.

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Self-Driving Microscopes to Navigate the Nanoscale

Cars That Think

Such a machine will 'understand' what it is looking at and automatically document features of interest," an article in the Materials Research Society Bulletin declares. By applying a stimulus like an electric field to a sample, they can measure how it responds.

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