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NIO's battery swap network open to other brands, just like cloud service, says William Li

CN EV Post

NIO wants other companies to share and build battery swap infrastructure with it, said William Li, the company's founder, chairman and CEO. NIO's battery swap stations are being offered for two generations of vehicle platforms and have supported six models so far, including models from 2018 to 2023. "I

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How the Huawei Fight is Changing the Face of 5G

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What's at stake is control of international 5G networks, which are expected to transform global communications. Huawei has long been regarded as a rogue player in the international telecoms market with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party. In 2018, a U.K. Huawei denies doing so, but as a result, the U.S.

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In 1989, General Magic Saw the Future of Smartphones

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Skeuomorphic design began to wane in the mid-2000s, as Microsoft, Google, and Apple embraced flat design. Small Data Industries ended up purchasing a second Envoy on eBay in order to deconstruct it, inspect the internal components, and reverse engineer how it worked. Gone were needless animation and 3D effects.

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Volvo Cars says early demand for fully electric Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 AWD is strong

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars sold almost 46,000 plug-in hybrid cars in 2019, an increase of 23% compared to 2018 and more than double the amount sold in 2017. Not having an internal combustion engine means the car provides drivers with even more storage space than the regular XC40, via a ‘frunk’ under the front hood.

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Biggest Tech Companies Now Building the Biggest Data Pipes

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Old-fashioned telecommunication carriers are falling behind in the global bandwidth race as global giants of content and cloud computing are building their own global networks. Facebook has commissioned electronics and IT giant NEC Corporation to build the world's highest capacity submarine cable.

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NASA’s New Shortcut to Fusion Power

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The deuterated erbium (chemical symbol ErD 3 ) is placed into thumb-size vials, as shown in this set of samples from a 20 June 2018 experiment. And as the technology matures, it could also find uses here on Earth, such as for small power plants for individual buildings, which would reduce fossil-fuel dependency and increase grid resiliency.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He understands the trend away from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric-powered vehicles and realizes the tasks involved to decommission ICE infrastructure. He worked for SolarCity and Tesla between 2015 and 2018 and now for Solar Smart Living (since 2018). Alan has 30+ years in business development and marketing.