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‘Ola Cabs plans USD 500 mn IPO, to appoint banks soon’ – ET Auto

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Drawing comparisons to Tesla boss Elon Musk , he also runs a separate electric scooter maker- Ola Electric, which is India’s biggest. Its losses more than halved in the fiscal year ending 2023, while last week Ola said it is shutting down its international businesses- comprising UK, Australia and New Zealand.

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Tesla owners report complimentary Enhanced Autopilot for 30 days as a holiday perk

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Reports of the new complimentary service were posted by Tesla owners from Australia and New Zealand on Thursday night, both on social media and in the r/TeslaMotors subreddit. In comparison, FSD costs $15,000.

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Watch a Rivian R1T pull a stuck Ford F-150 Raptor out of the snow [Video]

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Rivian R1T in New Zealand (Rivian) Rivian R1T frees Ford Raptor buried in the snow Rivian’s electric truck impressed after it was spotted towing a semi truck that was stuck on the side of the road near its factory in Normal, Illinois, two years ago. In comparison, the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor has 720 horsepower and 640 lb-ft of torque.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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Drive Electric supports the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) and encourages New Zealand to be ambitious. Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. Executive Summary. Introduction .

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Rocket Lab to debut second New Zealand launch pad with first launch of 2022

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Rocket Lab, a California-based aerospace company, recently announced the completion of a second launch pad at its primary New Zealand launch facilities. The new pad is now the second to be constructed at Launch Complex 1 (LC-1), an exceptionally remote site located at the tip of northern New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.

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LanzaTech Pulls in $18M in Series B Funding; Qiming Ventures Leads

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New Zealand-based waste gas and syngas to fuels company LanzaTech ( earlier post ) has attracted US$18 million in Series B financing from investors led by China-focused venture capital firm Qiming Ventures. Experimental data and in silico comparisons revealed a third mode of anaerobic homoacetogenic metabolism. Gary Reischel.

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Industry Tests Show Bio-Derived Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene Performs as Well as Petroleum Jet Fuel; Aviation Partners Push for Approval for Use

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Boeing and a team from across the aviation industry today released high-level elements of a study that shows that sustainable biofuels analyzed in a series of test flights performed favorably in comparison to petroleum-based fuel. Well-to-wheels” comparison of Bio-SPK from two different feedstocks compared to petroleum-derived jet fuel.

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