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Wireless EV charging roads piloted in the U.S., Europe

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Israel-based company Electreon is one such company piloting wireless roads, as detailed in a report from CNBC on Monday. One Electreon project in Sweden is set to connect the town of Visby on Gotland Island to a regional airport via a wirelessly charging electric roadway. business development at Electreon, in an interview with CNBC.

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Toyota Research Institute launches Toyota AI Ventures with $100M investment

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Toyota has a history of disruptive innovation in the service of mankind, moving from textile machinery to automobiles in the late 30s, to the broad electrification of the automobile with Prius in the 90s, to autonomous mobility and human-assist robots. TRI participated in SLAMcore’s seed financing in March 2017.

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ETV Motors demonstrates High5ive LMNS Li-ion batteries in RC airplane

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ETV Motors, an Israel-based technology start-up focused on developing battery technology for electric vehicles, has demonstrated the ability of its high-voltage High5ive battery technology to propel a radio-controlled airplane. In this sense, they resemble automobiles. Making use of 4.7

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Ford targeting highly autonomous vehicle for ride-sharing in 2021; new tech company investments, staffing up in Silicon Valley

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Autonomous vehicles in 2021 are part of Ford Smart Mobility, the company’s plan to be a leader in autonomous vehicles, as well as in connectivity, mobility, the customer experience, and data and analytics. That is what it takes to make autonomous vehicles a reality for millions of people around the world.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations.

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