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Nissan field testing new mobility services as part of building sustainable future community in Japan

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Nissan began a field test of new mobility services as part of a partnership to promote future community building in Japan. Additionally, they plan to cooperate to make the community more resilient through the use of electric vehicles to supply power at stores and other sites during disasters.

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Volvo Cars and Starbucks begin installing ChargePoint EV chargers at stores between Denver and Seattle

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Volvo Cars, in cooperation with Starbucks Corporation, announced the first Starbucks stores where new electric vehicle chargers, powered by ChargePoint, will be available to customers and members of the public – part of the companies’ commitment to a sustainable future.

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BMW Group spare parts logistics center piloting autonomous transport platforms

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The BMW Group’s worldwide spare parts logistics center in Dingolfing has recently started piloting autonomous transport platforms. The electrically powered AutoBox helps to move incoming spare parts efficiently from the freight dock to the warehouse. Humans load the AutoBox with incoming parts. and Innovations in Logistics.

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How Truck Stops and Convenience Stores Can Benefit from Holiday EV Travel

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And for a population that associates convenience stores with fueling stations, truck stops and roadside convenience stores have a golden opportunity to attract EV drivers, especially in more rural areas where electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) is scarce.

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Elon Musk to discuss Tesla, SpaceX future plans in company talks

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This should allow users of the social media platform to see exactly what the two Musk-led businesses have in store for the near future. In social media, at least, it appears that Musk is in no small part focused on stabilizing X and turning it profitable. The company talks for both SpaceX and Tesla will be posted publicly on X.

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Future of driving: Role of data analytics in autonomous mobility – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Data analytics has a huge potential to collect, process and store right data for right use case at right time in an optimal manner. Passive analytics, on the other hand, is applicable where petabytes/millions of km of AD Test data has already been collected, stored, and processed. Views are personal.)

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Researchers use quantum computing method to optimize molecular photoswitches for solar energy harvesting

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Molecular photoswitches that can both convert and store energy could be used to make solar energy harvesting more efficient. At present, solar energy is either used directly to generate electricity, or indirectly via the energy stored in heat reservoirs. This corresponds to a closed cycle of energy capture, storage and release.

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