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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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The Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH ( AGR ), a waste management company in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has put a converted DAF CF 340 hydrogen fuel cell truck into operation as part of the EU-funded HECTOR (Hydrogen Waste Collection Vehicles in North West Europe) project.

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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

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Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ), the initiator of the 2012 charging infrastructure project and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EV) based in Iceland, has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland. This is what the Project 2012 is all about.

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Tesla’s evident paint shop improvements lie within Quicksilver from Giga Berlin

Teslarati

Thirion, who lives with his family in Belgium, bought his first Tesla in 2019 as a present for being promoted to Commander. “My employer is setting up a company car policy, and a few days ago, I ran a configuration simulation on the Tesla website. — Thirion Rémi (@thirionremi) December 18, 2022.

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Zeekr introduced access into Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain

Baua Electric

Particularly, personal vehicles and trucks isolated account for greater than 25% of worldwide oil intake, in line with the Global Power Company. Consulting company Gartner predicts that by way of 2026, greater than 50% of electrical cars offered globally will come from China.

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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

Baua Electric

Tesla and Volvo are among several companies having to direct ships away from the Red Sea amid the threat of attacks, Automotive News Europe reports. Volvo said it would halt production at its factory in Ghent, Belgium, for three days after rerouting ships to avoid potential violence. Get started here.

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Ford and Schaeffler demonstrate Fiesta-based e-WheelDrive car; follow-up research project in the works

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At Ford’s Lommel Proving Ground in Belgium, Ford Motor Company and Schaeffler demonstrated the Fiesta-based eWheelDrive car. This technology could in the future support the development of a four-person car that only occupies the space of a two-person car today. Fiesta eWheelDrive. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Do We Dare Use Generative AI for Mental Health?

Cars That Think

As a company that relies on conversation, Woebot Health had to decide whether generative AI could make Woebot a better tool, or whether the technology was too dangerous to incorporate into our product. In one tragic case in Belgium, a grieving widow accused a chatbot of being responsible for her husband’s suicide.