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Opinion: Global Oil Supply More Fragile Than You Think

Green Car Congress

The growing acceptance that oil prices could stay lower for longer will kick off a fresh round of cuts in spending and workforces for the oil industry. One other factor that could tighten oil markets over the long-term is the fact that Saudi Arabia has churned through much of its spare capacity. told the WSJ. “

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

That frugal operation is boosted by a 924-volt architecture (versus 400 volts for Tesla, and 800 for Porsche's Taycan) whose benefits include restoring up to 300 miles of range in 20 minutes on a 350-kilowatt DC fast charger. That's another industry high. Lucid plans additional factories in Europe, China and Saudi Arabia.

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Formula E season 10 starts Saturday – new tracks and 600kW mid-race charging

Baua Electric

Japan has its own racing leagues and Formula 1 is quite popular in the country, and the country has a particularly strong automotive industry. But that automotive industry has so far been hesitant to adopt electrification, so it will be good to see the reception for Formula E there. Another new track will be in Shanghai, China.