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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

Cars catch fire. Electric vehicles are no exception. according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. In the U.S.,

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It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars

Baua Electric

In response, Ethiopia’s Transport and Logistics Ministries have announced that automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia, unless they are electric. (!) Details were scarce, but he has announced that, “ a decision has been made, that automobiles cannot enter Ethiopia unless they are electric ones.” Hang on,” I responded. “I

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

The Truth About Cars

Electric vehicle subsidies went from temporary to indefinite and combustion bans have gone from right around the corner to anyone’s guess. & As things currently stand, the European Union has plotted banning the sale of new combustion-engine cars by 2030. .& percent of all new car registrations were electric vehicles.

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Customer story: Real-world examples of how our Emergency Mobile Charging Systems have made a difference

Setec Powerr

The development of electric vehicles is becoming a new revolution in the world. Singapore aims to achieve 100% electric vehicle penetration soon. to drive demand for electric vehicles by providing mobile charging services. system can also be used with electric vehicles using ChaDeMo connectors. Call a tow truck?

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

The technology has gotten better and many of the elements of self-driving cars are already embedded into our current automobiles. Tesla, Volvo, Mercedes (Daimler), BMW, Audi, GM, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and others are now delivering cars with some of these features and developing cars with all of these. The ride continues.].

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Berkeley Lab study forecasts China energy use will peak within 20 years; 356 million private cars by 2050

Green Car Congress

Projected saturation of private cars in China by fuel type under the two scenarios. There will come a time—within the next two decades—when the number of people in China acquiring cars, larger homes, and other accouterments of industrialized societies will peak—a phenomenon known as saturation. Source: LBL.

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Audi unveiling two new production plug-in hybrids in Shanghai, new prologue allroad PHEV show car

Green Car Congress

In addition, Audi is unveiling the Audi prologue allroad show car, providing a glimpse into the future of Audi’s design language, at the show. Audi has developed this newest Q7 model especially for the Asian markets China, Singapore and Japan. The disk-shaped electric motor provides 94 kW and 350 N·m (258 lb-ft) of torque.

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