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MG targets Tesla Model Y Performance and Kia EV6 GT with new super SUV for Australia

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Rising Chinese brand MG could have a direct rival for the Tesla Model Y Performance SUV and Kia EV6 GT super SUVs on-sale in Australia as soon as 2024. seconds 0-100km/h dash capability, will make its global debut at the Chengdu auto show on August 25. They too have now been pushed back behind the LS6 or scratched for Australia.

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V2G tech takes next step in Australia with Nissan Leaf making money from the grid

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Vehicle-to-grid EV charging technology has arrived in Australia – or, at least, one small part of it. A Nissan Leaf owned by Barossa winemaker Joseph Evans has become the first car to be connected to the electricity grid in South Australia. He says the V2G technology has turned his power bill into a small profit maker.

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Hyzon Motors signs MoU with Superior Pak for up to 20 hydrogen-powered refuse collection vehicles

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Hyzon Motors, a global supplier of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, announced a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and to supply 20 refuse collection vehicles (RCV) together with Superior Pak, an Australian manufacturer of waste-handling equipment. The first 5 vehicles are expected to be delivered and operational in Q2 2022.

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Eyes on the Road: Breakthrough AI Can Assess Driver State

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Driving Global Safety Standards Seeing Machines is responding to the worldwide push for better safety, with more regions now requiring driver monitoring systems in vehicles. Testing includes 15 billion kilometers of driving data collected in partnership with top global automotive Tier-1 customers and partners.

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Global auto production may hit 80+ million units this year; hybrids below 2% of total output

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Global sales of passenger vehicles increased from 75.4 The auto industry’s production capacities are far from fully used; PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) estimates current global vehicle assembly capacity at almost 95 million, the report notes. Rising sales translate into an ever-expanding global vehicle parc. million to 78.6

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CSIRO/BOM: Australias Mean Temperature has Risen 0.7 C Since 1960, Climate Change is Real

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An increase in the mean temperature in Australia of about 0.7 °C Australia holds one of the best national climate records in the world. Since 1960 the mean temperature in Australia has increased by about 0.7 °C. 2000 to 2009 was Australia’s warmest decade on record. 394") in the country’s north. F] by 2030.

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NOAA: 2010 So Far Tied with 1998 as Warmest Global Temperature on Record

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Meanwhile, the June–August summer was the second warmest on record globally after 1998, and last month was the third warmest August on record, according to NOAA. For January–August 2010, the global combined land and ocean surface temperature of 58.5 °F °F (14.7 °C) °F (16.2 °C), °F (15.6 °C). °F (21.4 °C),

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