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Porsche to manufacture all-electric Cayenne in Bratislava

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With the third generation of the SUV, production moved entirely to Bratislava in 2017. Porsche has significantly upgraded the third generation of the SUV following its 2017 launch with measures affecting its powertrain, chassis, design, equipment and connectivity.

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Tritium Veefil-RT 50 kW fast chargers chosen for EV and V2G research project in Slovakia

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As part of a research project into e-mobility and Vehicle to Grid (V2G) charging in Slovakia, a Tritium Veefil-RT 50kW DC fast charger has been installed at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. The Belgium section of the network was officially launched on 11 December 2017.

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Kia upgraded 2018 Sportage features new 1.6L diesel, 2.0L diesel 48V mild-hybrid technology

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The MHSG is connected by belt to the engine’s crankshaft, and switches seamlessly between motor and generator modes. Total worldwide sales of the Sportage reached more than 450,000 in 2017, with one sold somewhere in the world every 69 seconds. Acceleration is aided by power from a compact 0.44

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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But through it all Ukrenergo and its European colleagues were quietly working on an emergency support scheme: uniting Ukraine’s grid with those of the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E)—a continuous zone of synchronized AC power connecting most of Continental Europe. ius told IEEE Spectrum yesterday.

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The FCC's Ban on AI in Robocalls Won't Be Enough

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Voters in Slovakia audio posted to Facebook contained fake, AI-generated audio of a presidential candidate planning to steal the election—which may have tipped the election in another candidate’s favor. Most types of robocalls have been prohibited since the agency instituted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in 1991.