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BYD’s home city in China now has more supercharging plugs than gas pumps

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So all those cheap EVs need to be fast-charged, and what better place to expand than BYD’s home city? In June 2023, Shenzhen unveiled its first fully liquid-cooled supercharging prototype station as part of its “City of Supercharging” plan, in which it set a goal to build as many supercharging stations as gas stations by 2025.

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Europe may slap retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs

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Back in October 2023, Europe launched its formal investigation into the Chinese EV industry, as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the European Union. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Get started here.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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Brooks, who is now working on his third robotics startup, Robust.AI , has written hundreds of articles and half a dozen books and was featured in the motion picture Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. We see a person do something, and we know what else they can do, and we can make a judgement quickly. And we’re really good at that.

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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

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It depends on the use case and on your personal preference. You have said that it’s not very cheap to implement ADAS, especially in countries like India or developing countries like Brazil or South Africa. So, it is very individual. I would say it may also differ region to region. It depends on the use cases also.

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Utility solar dethrones coal as the cheapest power source in Asia

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New-build solar project costs are expected to fall by another 20% by 2030 due to lower module prices and an oversupply from China. Read more: Cheap solar panels from China are all over Europe – and everyone is freaking out To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system.

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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

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This year, auto dealers in California will be able to go beyond personalized license plate frames to sell “Kindle-ized” license plates, in which the entire plate can display custom text and graphics using e-paper technology. Photo: Reviver Auto. That’s so last year. See updated pricing above. –Ed. Not a bad list.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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In sync with its past annual auto studies, AlixPartners continues to predict that US auto sales will climb more slowly, and to a lower peak, than many others are predicting. Specifically, the firm estimates US auto sales will reach just 12.7 billion in 2010 profit on a net margin of 4.6% billion on a net margin of 4.3%—things