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Tesla launches its 2nd-cheapest, longest-range Model Y in select European countries

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The new Model Y variant currently stands as the second most-affordable and longest range variant of the all-electric crossover. Tesla announced the launch of the new Model Y Long Range Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) motor in a post from its Tesla Europe & Middle East account on social media platform X.

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Video Friday: Robot Soccer Finals

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This article presents the overall system—design, hardware, and software—for Quori, a novel, affordable, socially interactive humanoid robot platform for facilitating non-contact human-robot interaction (HRI) research. The European Robocup Finals 2022, featuring Tech United vs VDL Robotsports. Robot Brains ].

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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Average emissions for Germany, Britain, Italy, and Spain increased, ranging from a rise of 0.8 France has seen this higher level of market penetration in part due to the adoption of more affordable cars such as the Renault Zoe, which is soon to be followed by the Peugeot 208-e. —Felipe Munoz. g/km for Italy.

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Nissan Unveils the LEAF Production EV

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Designed specifically for a lithium-ion battery-powered chassis, Nissan LEAF is a medium-size hatchback that seats five adults and has a range of more than 160km (100 miles) on one full charge, based on an urban driving cycle (US LA4 [ 1 ] ). unveiled the Nissan LEAF production electric vehicle. And that’s what we’ve created.

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MIT study measures which kinds of infrastructure improvements could get more electric cars on the road

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They also found that adding on high-speed charging stations along highways and making supplementary vehicles more easily available to people who need to travel beyond the single-charge range of their electric vehicles could greatly increase the vehicle electrification potential. A paper on the findings is published in Nature Energy.

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Volvo EX30 to become a best-seller as the first models reach EU buyers

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Starting at $34,950 (36,000 euros), it will be one of the most affordable electric cars on the market. In December, Volvo began deliveries in Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal in one of the most highly anticipated EV rollouts. The EV minivan features a “Scandinavian living room” and up to 450 mi CLTC range.

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This is Volkswagen’s Brilliant Strategy To Dominate The EV Market!

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But despite the similarities, there was a major difference between the Model T and Model S which was ‘AFFORDABILITY’. Now their plan is to develop, manufacture and deploy more affordable batteries without decreasing the range or capacity. Room for customization of vehicles(They had a variety of options). The Action Plan.

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