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BNEF ups forecast for global investment in stationary energy storage, sees majority of capacity likely to be grid-scale

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Global cumulative energy storage installations. BNEF’s Energy Storage Outlook 2019 predicts a further halving of lithium-ion battery costs per kilowatt-hour by 2030, as demand takes off in two different markets: stationary storage and electric vehicles. Source: BloombergNEF. —Logan Goldie-Scot, head of energy storage at BNEF.

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IDTechEx: Sales of electric motorcycles in Europe grew 50% y-o-y in 2020

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Although steep, the 50% growth is half that experienced in 2019 from the year before.) In contrast, low energy, cheap LFP packs sourced from China can be used for the low energy needs of electric scooters. 2020 is an IDTechEx estimate based on Q1 - Q3 2020 data.

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Troubled Volkswagen ID.3 upgrades ahead of Aussie launch

EV Central

The update pays particular attention to the cheap and plasticky interior and glitchy software of the original ID.3 3 was the first new-generation Volkswagen brand EV based on the MEB architecture to launch in 2019. Globally, Volkswagen plans to launch 10 BEVs by 2025. The updated Volkswagen Golf ID.3 2023 Volkswagen ID.3

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China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more

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Yet, the current state of affairs is rapidly changing, with Chinese companies putting 47 ships on order, which accounts for a quarter of all orders globally. China has already overtaken Japan as the world’s largest auto exporter, with BYD alone exporting more than 240,000 vehicles last year, making up about 80% of its global sales.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part V)

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He wanted GM to become a company driven by technology, which looked less like traditional GM and more like a global conglomerate. EDS was founded in 1962 by former IBM man, billionaire, and future independent presidential candidate Ross Perot (1930-2019).& By the Eighties EDS was even larger, and didn’t come cheap.

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Bob Iger reveals bots were already an issue when Disney tried to buy Twitter

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While Disney’s attempt to purchase Twitter in 2016 had been known for some time as it was part of Iger’s 2019 memoir, the former Disney CEO shared more details about the deal in his recent interview. We enter the process immediately, looking at Twitter as the solution: a global distribution platform.

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Mitsubishi Mirage to Be Discontinued by 2025

The Truth About Cars

Mitsubishi said it will introduce nine new electrified models globally during the next five years and plow $10 billion into electrified vehicles and battery production through 2030. It’s one of the brand’s biggest markets and it’s also a source of relatively cheap labor — ensuring the Mirage can be a competitively priced global product.