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BYD On Verge Of Surpassing Tesla In BEV Sales — And Some Funny Ideas People Have About BYD

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continued] The post BYD On Verge Of Surpassing Tesla In BEV Sales — And Some Funny Ideas People Have About BYD appeared first on CleanTechnica. For as long as I’ve been covering electric cars (over a decade), there have been two clear electric vehicle leaders.

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PNNL team develops onboard fuel separation technology to enable octane-on-demand for improved fuel economy

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Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed an onboard separation system that could support increased fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions as part of an octane-on-demand fuel-delivery system. That’s where PNNL’s onboard separation technology comes in. —Allan Tuan.

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Sumitomo Rubber and Sumitomo Electric to join Sumitomo Riko, LanzaTech project

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The three companies will join forces with LanzaTech in joint development, aiming to pioneer groundbreaking technologies that enable a circular economy, transforming waste materials, including rubber, resin, urethane, and metal, into valuable resources.

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Dell’s Bold Idea: A Laptop You Can Actually Repair

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Among people in advanced economies, 72 percent are concerned that global climate change will harm them , according to a Pew survey. Framework, a startup that released its first laptop in 2021, is already putting this idea into practice. These efforts strike a chord with the public.

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Elon Musk Has No Idea What He’s Doing With Tesla Bot

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But from listening to what Elon Musk said today, I don't think he has any idea what getting humanoid robots to do useful stuff actually involves. They look for things that cars need to understand, and they have absolutely no idea about anything else, which can cause all kinds of problems for them. Not impossible, no.

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BMW i Vision Circular concept rethinks the compact EV under a circular economy

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The compact EV is based on the idea of a "circular. Unveiled earlier this week at the Munich auto show, the BMW i Vision Circular concept feature not only an electric powertrain, but also what sustainable construction might look like in 2040.

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Russia ponders using EV subsidies to boost the economy and surge local manufacturing

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Russia’s Economy Ministry said earlier today that it has plans to utilize subsidy programs to boost the manufacturing and purchase of locally-built electric vehicles. The program could stimulate the economy and provide a surge to local manufacturing efforts, despite being a region that has long supported and depended on oil and gas.

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