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Toyota to begin demonstration tests of Mirai fuel cell vehicle in China

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Coinciding with the start of these tests, Toyota will also establish a hydrogen station at TMEC (Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing China), its Chinese research and development base. Started in 2003, the project has initiated FC bus services in China, Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, and India.

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BYD launches lower-priced version of its Tesla Model 3 rival electric sedan, starting at $25K

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In a recent CNBC interview, Woychowski called the new Seagull “a significant event,” as automakers race to keep pace. BYD Dolphin Mini (Seagull) launch in Brazil (Source: BYD) Caresoft, which analyzes every part of a vehicle to look for inefficiencies for its clients, said the Seagull was simple and efficiently built.

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The Who, Where, and How of Regulating AI

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But China’s rule-makers have been moving the quickest to turn proposals into real rules, and countries including Brazil , Canada , and the United States are following behind. The course of events in Europe could certainly help governments around the world learn by example. and the U.K. offer a study in contrasts. What does the E.U.’s

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

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We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. Samuel Au from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, and Multiscale Medical Robotics Centre, Hong Kong. This week, we’re featuring a special selection of videos from ICRA 2023!

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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Brazil has offered a 36 to 39% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2020, as compared to today’s emissions, rolling back the country’s emissions to approximately 1994 levels. Climate change projections authored by Chinese scientists indicate that China’s annual mean air temperature is likely to rise by 1.3

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Cervero believes Stockholm, Sweden and Curitiba, Brazil are two good examples of the TOD principle. Island Press, 1998; translated into Chinese, China Architecture and Building Press, 2007. Tags: Conferences and other events Fuel Efficiency Infrastructure Personal Transit Plug-ins Policy Sustainability. Washington, D.C.:

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Cornell Tweet This Post Tags: BMW , electric vehicles , Fiat , Ford , General Motors , plug-in , Toyota , Volkswagen You might also like: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? About Gas 2.0 on It’s On!