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Elon Musk expected to attend global AI summit in UK: report

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is expected to attend an upcoming global artificial intelligence (AI) summit that will be held in the UK this week. “In conversation with Elon Musk. As per the BBC , other attendees include European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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“Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. First-generation technology is expensive, but you can’t have a second generation without a first generation.” rolls toward bankruptcy. and Chrysler. .’s

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

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Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Much of the technology needed is still a distant dream ?

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Treehugger More Videos of the Tesla Model S Electric Car In Action Whats This? Even so, most next gen EV manufacturers are focused on lithium ion (and to a lesser extent NiMH) as the core technology to power their cars. In most conversions cost is about the same because of needless weight. — Larry 4. — Jeff U 6.

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