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Elon Musk responds to Tesla-BYD 2023 Q4 production comparison

Teslarati

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to the comparisons being drawn by various media outlets regarding his company and high-powered Chinese rival BYD, which outpaced Musk’s company in terms of production of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2023. He’s definitely right.

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First videos of Rivian R2 and R3 driving on public roads show size comparisons

Baua Electric

Now video has emerged showing these cars driving on public roads, next to other cars, offering a better visual size comparison, and a look at the cars in motion in the sunlight. In the R2 unveiling, Rivian did tell us all the dimensions of the R2, so the comparisons there aren’t as important. Both their looks, and their sizes?

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ZF joins the Navigation Data Standard Association

Green Car Congress

In this association, automotive manufacturers, suppliers, map providers, and developers of map-based applications and services are establishing a global standard for digital maps in Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) resolution formats. Road Condition Monitoring is based on a ZF sensor integrated in the chassis.

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German researches conclude EU rapeseed biodiesel extremely unlikely to meet current definition of sustainability

Green Car Congress

It is extremely likely that European rapeseed biodiesel does not, in fact, meet the current EU definition of sustainability. However, in order to enable a broad comparison, we run also calculations with more superior assumptions regarding rapeseed diesel production (e.g. —Pehnelt and Vietze (2012). 2006) and CONCAWE et al.

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JRC: 76.5% of world’s population in urban areas as of 2015

Green Car Congress

The comparison is possible due to the application of the European definition of urban and rural areas to the JRC’s Global Human Settlement Layer data. The definition distinguishes cities, towns, suburbs and rural areas based on population density and population size. Background.

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BMW Motorrad presents BMW iFace; anti-theft face and eye recognition system

Green Car Congress

The system offers facial recognition of the rider’s face on the one hand and also an iris-cornea comparison of the eyes for definite identification on the other. BMW iFace was developed in cooperation with Professor Dr Gerhard Lesjöh, head of the institute for ophthalmology at the University of Munich.

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ArcelorMittal publishes concept for global low-carbon emissions physical steel standard

Green Car Congress

The creation of clear definitions for low-carbon emissions physical steel is an important component of ‘demand pull’ and ‘supply push’ mechanisms that are required to support the steel industry in its transition to net zero by 2050, the company said.

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