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Are Solid-State Batteries the Next Big Breakthrough for EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

As concerns about climate change intensify, there is a growing need to transition away from nonrenewable energy sources, not only in power generation but also in transportation. See more at E Magazine. As demand for EVs keeps rising, reducing the carbon footprint associated with their production and operation becomes imperative.

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Robots and the Humans Who Make Them

Cars That Think

When IEEE Spectrum editors are putting together an issue of the magazine, a story on the website, or an episode of a podcast, we try to facilitate dialogue about technologies, their development, and their implications for society and the planet.

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New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

Teslarati

The new Elon Musk essay was published in China Cyberspace , the Cyberspace Administration of China’s (CAC) flagship magazine. In a way, the publication of the new Elon Musk essay in the CAC’s flagship magazine is significant. Thank you for the invitation from China Cyberspace magazine. Posted by Elon Musk.

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Biofuels surge under Obama?

Plugs and Cars

Obama's choice for Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, apparently can't be faulted for his dedication to dealing with climate change. UC is doing consumer studies today that exclude battery electric cars but include hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. Corporate sponsors have an outsized influence on universities these days.

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Perspective: Government Leadership Needed for Electric Vehicles to Succeed

Green Car Congress

Jack Rosebro, founder of Perfect Sky in Los Angeles [and a contributor to Green Car Congress ], spoke of the need for government policy makers to move beyond incremental changes that are not providing enough incentive for the market to produce alternatives to oil as the almost exclusive source of energy for road and rail transportation.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

Cars That Think

When are we going to have full (level-5) self-driving cars? In fact, six or seven years ago, there were predictions that we would have fully self-driving cars by now. I think the Level-2 and Level-3 stuff in cars is amazingly good now. If you get a brand-new car and pay good money for it, it’s pretty amazingly good.

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VW Jumps on the Bandwagon

Plug In Partners

During a presentation of Volkswagen's new electric car program entitled "Fleet Test: Electric Drive Vehicles," Winterkorn explained that TwinDrive can power a vehicle solely on electricity for up to 50 kilometers (31 miles) and can be plugged into to existing power outlets for recharging.

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