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Ford reorganizing mobility solutions efforts; acquires Autonomic, TransLoc to boost mobility group

Green Car Congress

On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai is as busy as ever as Model Y orders open in UK

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A recent drone flyover of Tesla China’s factory revealed that the site remains a hub of activity, which may be just right, considering that the facility could soon be exporting the Model Y to the United Kingdom. . I’d just like to give a special hand to the Tesla China team.

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Driving Dystopia: Europe’s Low Emission Zones Aren't Going Over Well

The Truth About Cars

The Guardian recently reported that Transport for London (TfL) had been accused by five EU countries of illegally obtaining names and addresses of non-UK citizens in order to issue the fines. The nation has been banned from automatic access to personal details of citizens residing outside its borders.

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

This is more than six times higher than in 2018, just 5 years earlier. Electric cars accounted for around 18% of all cars sold in 2023, up from 14% in 2022 and only 2% five years earlier, in 2018. Around 25% of all cars sold in France and the United Kingdom were electric, 30% in the Netherlands, and 60% in Sweden.

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Your Robotic Avatar Is Almost Ready

Cars That Think

In 2018 , the XPrize Foundation announced a competition (sponsored by the Japanese airline ANA) to create “an avatar system that can transport human presence to a remote location in real time,” with the goal of developing robotic systems that could be used by humans to interact with the world anywhere with a decent Internet connection.