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Viva Italia! 2024 Lancia Ypsilon set to become a MINI Electric fighter

EV Central

Still the third best-selling car in Italy in 2023 with 44,929 sold despite the current model being its 12th year on sale, the next-gen Ypsilon is the car that the famous Italian brand, owned by global powerhouse Stellantis, cannot afford to get wrong, not least since it will be used to spearhead the relaunch of the famous 117-year-old car-maker.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

Cars That Think

There are many reasons for the divide, including affordability, the lack of digital literacy, and the absence of relevant content and services in local languages. Wakoma “There aren’t a lot of resources out there that show people how to build a network without spending a ton of money,” says the startup’s founder, Eric Nitschke.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

Green Car Congress

The steel industry cannot afford to wait for the 2040s to start its transition. But continuing to build new coal-fired plants will leave producers with only bad options toward a net-zero future by 2050. South Africa and India have good iron ore reserves and the potential to produce a large amount of low-cost clean power.

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Rivian taps ex-Porsche and Apple vet to lead R2, R3 EV platform development

Baua Electric

Mittelbach brings over 20 years of experience from Mercedes, serving as plant manager in East London and South Africa. Once the first stage is complete, Rivian aims to build 200,000 EVs annually. A more affordable model will likely help Rivian expand, like the Model 3 did for Tesla.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

Green Car Congress

Many people may assume that oil, greases and fuels are simply added at the end of a concept-car build project such as this, but the Shell car aims to show what can be achieved when its products are integrated into the design from the start. Shell will design the motor oil that complements and enhances the overall efficiency of the vehicle.

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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Q: Now, coming back to the affordability factor of this technology. You have said that it’s not very cheap to implement ADAS, especially in countries like India or developing countries like Brazil or South Africa. They cannot afford this kind of technology unless it is in an expensive vehicle beyond INR 25 lakh.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces its mid-size pickup truck: the X-Class leans on diesel

Green Car Congress

At the beginning of 2018 South Africa, Australia and New Zealand will follow, and at the beginning of 2019 Argentina and Brazil. Production for the markets in Europe, Australia and South Africa will start at the Nissan plant in Barcelona, Spain, in 2017. The market launch in Europe is scheduled for November 2017.

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