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Tesla shows demo video of Optimus bot working in the Fremont Factory

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Perhaps most interesting about the Optimus demo , however, was Elon Musk’s comments that came after. According to the CEO, Optimus is designed to be a mass-market product, costing less than $20,000. The post Tesla shows demo video of Optimus bot working in the Fremont Factory appeared first on TESLARATI.

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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. Volkswagen is also premiering a design prototype of the “Volks-Wallbox” in Dresden. family easy and convenient.

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The Boring Company’s LVCC Loop demo runs are seeds of an upcoming disruption

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One such video shared by Las Vegas-based @themelissavegas showed a demo run in a Tesla Model Y. Others have criticized the LVCC Loop for being just an underground tunnel, which is exactly what it was designed to be. . What is quite noticeable in the LVCC demos is that the transport tunnels have so much space to improve.

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Honda and Ford separately launching smart home demos

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High-efficiency HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) and Lighting System designed by UC Davis. UC Davis energy research centers will design high-efficiency, cost effective solutions to major home energy loads. The home will be designed to achieve top-level green building certifications from the major US rating systems.

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Another Tesla executive chimes in on $25,000 car cancellation claims

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On Sunday, Tesla’s Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen also responded to claims about the affordable mass-market EV, as posted in a video from X user BLKMDL3. A leaked email from Musk also mandated that Tesla workers require FSD demo drives with deliveries , and the company is now offering one-month free trials of the software.

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Shell opens major new technology center in Bangalore; waste-to-fuels demo plant

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It is home to a wide spectrum of technical disciplines and specific expertise in fields such as liquefied natural gas, subsurface modelling, data analysis, engineering design, bitumen, distillation and enhanced computational research. The new center houses a variety of technical experts, laboratories and technology demonstration units.

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California ARB awards $7M for ultra-low NOx heavy-duty diesel truck demo project with Achates opposed-piston engines

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The two-stroke OP engine described therein employed currently available engine components, such as supercharger, turbocharger and after-treatment and featured a uniquely designed piston bowl shape to enhance mixing with a swirl-to-tumble conversion as the piston bowls approach minimum volume.