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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

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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. It depends on the use cases also. Q: Now, coming back to the affordability factor of this technology.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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Sustainable tires require better recycling beyond reuse for tires Around 90% of tires worldwide are recycled, while some markets within Africa still need to get onboard with the idea. Synthetic rubber, or butadiene rubber, is “very cheap today,” said Roget, because it’s often made as a side product of gasoline production.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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Their goal is to test an innovative electrolyzer concept for the cheap production of green (CO 2 -free) hydrogen for a decarbonized future. The platform will have algorithms that analyze applicants’ creditworthiness and their eligibility for EV incentives in order to offer them the most affordable EV auto loan on the market.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The car came straight to Omaha from the Detroit auto show. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. One told me he was appalled when he learned that Ford, which lost billions last year, had staged a gala at the Hotel George V during the Paris auto show. Electric cars will be one answer.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

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Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles [EV], plug-in hybrids [PHEV] and fuel cell vehicles [FCV] at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Recent announcements demonstrate that electric utilities and some auto makers want to make V2G a reality.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

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Auto firms are likely to benefit from China’s deepening economic ties with the Middle East, just as escalating trade tensions with Europe and the US ripple through the EV sector and risk throttling the industry’s ambitions abroad. While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18