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CARB releases 2022 draft Scoping Plan update

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Action in the transportation sector will be buttressed by an acceleration of adding more clean, affordable, and reliable renewable energy to displace fossil-fuel fired electricity generation and scaling up new options such as hydrogen and renewable gas for hard-to-electrify end uses. 100% of LDV sales are ZEV by 2035.

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Volkswagen launches “Electric for All” campaign, demos rolling chassis of MEB

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Volkswagen is launching its “Electric for All” campaign—a strategic effort to put attractive electric vehicles at affordable prices on the road, paving the way for the breakthrough of electric vehicles. the first series vehicle based on the MEB, will begin in Zwickau at the end of 2019. Production of the Volkswagen ID.,

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DOE, NSF, DHS partner on a research and action competition for smarter communities: Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC)

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The release of the Challenge comes as the world faces unprecedented obstacles in response to the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, which is impacting healthcare, economic, and social systems. All workshops and events associated with the Civic Innovation Challenge will be held virtually until public health guidance changes.

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BYTON opens North American HQ; next-gen smart EVs for shared mobility and autonomous driving; iPhone on wheels

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BYTON aspires to build “affordable” premium intelligent EVs—smart devices on wheels—for the future. In 2019, its first vehicle, a mid-sized electric SUV, will enter the market, followed by a sedan and then an MPV, all derived from the same basic platform. BYTON’s proposed HMI. The powertrain basics. Autonomous driving.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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The girl's family could not afford the cost of getting her a prosthetic leg, so she used a tree branch as a crutch to help her walk. From that encounter, Akhtar decided that one day he would develop affordable artificial limbs. Pierre , 2018–2019 U.S. Akhtar is the CEO. Everything that we do has the patient in mind.".

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How EV Charging Boosts Your Workplace Benefits Package

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Between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2021, Statista writes that the number of workplace EV chargers in the United States grew by 28%. minutes in 2019. As Indeed notes, transportation benefits can provide diminished frustration, improved affordability, and increased environmental awareness.

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How EV Charging Boosts Your Workplace Benefits Package

Blink Charging

Between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2021, Statista writes that the number of workplace EV chargers in the United States grew by 28%. minutes in 2019. As Indeed notes, transportation benefits can provide diminished frustration, improved affordability, and increased environmental awareness.