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Porsche testing blockchain applications in cars

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In collaboration with the Berlin-based start-up XAIN , Porsche is currently testing blockchain applications directly in vehicles—making Porsche the first automobile manufacturer to implement and successfully test blockchain in a car. This means that the solution XAIN can offer is also suitable for mobile devices and vehicles.

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Paris votes to triple SUV parking fees – and this includes electric ones

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said that he too is paying attention to the Paris vote, The Guardian reports. “Parisians have made a clear choice… other cities will follow,” Hidalgo added. A pedestrian is twice as likely to die in a collision with an SUV than a standard vehicle, Hidalgo stated.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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In 2020, Total Energy acquired the largest electric vehicle charging company in London and has mastered many local charging pile resources. Taking new energy vehicles as an example, according to data from the my country Association of Automobile Manufacturers, sales of new energy vehicles in China will reach 3.52

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Events and shows related to electric vehicles in 2023 around the world

Electric Vehicles India

5) MOVE (June 21-22, 2023, Excel, London) MOVE is an exciting sustainability event created to promote and develop sustainable urban transport. Battery Show India brings together manufacturers, business and industry leaders, innovative thinkers, and suppliers to discover breakthrough products and develop powerful solutions for the future.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. The production of the i3 marks the first time an automobile manufacturing plant in Germany has installed wind turbines on site to directly power production.)

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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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Speaking at the launch of the IEA report in London, IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka said that “ An expansion of gas use alone is no panacea for climate change. Both reports also emphasized that although natural gas is the lowest carbon fossil fuel, it is still a fossil fuel.

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CCFA counters Paris mayor’s proposed total diesel ban with suggestion to focus on legacy fleet

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London, Berlin.) Why not rely on the order of May 2013, which identifies the vehicles in the fleet, according to their levels of emissions, for the implementation of the traffic restriction project in the capital? By adopting this plan 2020, Paris is the only city [of those] in Europe that have implemented traffic restrictions (e.g.,

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