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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

Blue Ridge chapter has an impact that belies its small city size Blue Ridge EV Club event in Waynesville, NC At the Electric Vehicle Association Annual Meeting in San Diego in January, Blue Ridge Electric Vehicle Club of Asheville, North Carolina was named “Chapter of the Year-South,” and Blue Ridge member Dave Erb was named “EV Charger of the Year.”

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‘AI Pause’ Open Letter Stokes Fear and Controversy

Cars That Think

In the news media, the open letter has inspired straight reportage , critical accounts for not going far enough (“ shut it all down ,” Eliezer Yudkowsky wrote in Time magazine), as well as critical accounts for being both a mess and an alarmist distraction that overlooks the real AI challenges ahead.

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Celebrating 25 Years of IEEE Women in Engineering

Cars That Think

Its in-person events are to take place at the San Diego Convention Center. Nominees will be featured on the WIE website and in the December issue of WIE Magazine. Finalists receive a plaque and a ticket to attend this year’s IEEE WIE International Leadership Conference , which is scheduled for 6 and 7 June.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JD Power estimates that Tesla will sell 500 to 800 cars next year, while Fisker Automotive is expected to sell more than 10,000. [1] Also, answer the “Question of the Week” and enter for a chance to win a free full-conference pass to EmTech—the Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT (a $1,795 value).