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This town is going to cover its cemetery with solar canopies

Baua Electric

megawatt (MW) solar canopy will cover the Saint-Joachim cemetery and supply electricity to the commune’s 4,000 residents from the summer of 2025. Éric Boquaire, the president of Brier’energie, told pv magazine France that the 8,000-square-meter (86,111-square-foot) canopy will consist of 5,000 solar panels. million ($3.6

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Audi CEO Duesmann pushes back against politicians opposing ICE ban

Teslarati

Audi CEO Markus Duesmann is pushing against politicians in Europe who oppose the bans internal combustion engine ban in 2035 while resolidifying his company’s plans to only offer fully-electric vehicles from 2026 on. “From 2026, Audi will only be launching purely electric models.” “The trend is confirmed.”

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From Fixing Farm Equipment to Becoming a Director at 3M

Cars That Think

Gerard “Gus” Gaynor says he knew he would become an engineer when he was 7 years old, inspired by his father’s monthly Popular Mechanics magazines. He has been active at the board level in all the iterations of what is now [the] Technology and Engineering Management [Society], guiding many volunteers over the years. members’ careers.

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News: Range Milestones Hit by Lucid and Rivian

Clean Fleet Report

The numbers tell the story—we’ve entered a new stage of long-range electric vehicles. That’s in a dual motor all-wheel drive sedan that promises 933 horsepower and will be beginning production later this year. The ratings underscore the variables of an electric car. Built for electric adventure. EPA with a 520-mile range.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

Oh how it dwarfs the normal sized other homes all around it. And I said, “All right, I’ll make you another copy” And then he says, “Oh, by the way, you need to go to the Fire Department and get their approval.” A mandatory shut off and color glossy and Alice’s Restaurant signatures and all sorts of stuff like this.

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PEUGEOT charges ahead with revised pricing and finance offers for PEUGEOT e-2008 and e-208

Drive EV

With revised pricing for all e-2008 models and enhanced deposit contributions for the e-208 range, Peugoet is latest manufacturer to respond to the recent overhaul of the UK Government’s Plug-in Car Grant. The grant has been reduced to £2,500 and is now only available on new electric vehicles costing less than £35,000.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

Cars That Think

James Cortada It became a commodity business not only because of the chips and the operating system, but because other companies were able to put it all together at a lower cost than IBM. And all these companies periodically take a few years to learn how to do it. They all go through this. That's all of them.

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