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Yadea factory tour: The surprises I found at the world’s largest electric vehicle maker

Baua Electric

The factory is already huge, but there’s more expansion planned in the next few years And I’m not exaggerating when I refer to Yadea as “massive.” Yadea refers to itself as the world’s largest electric motorbike manufacturer, but it is also the second-largest motorbike maker, period.

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Crypto, Venmo, NFTs, Tokens: Where Is Money Going?

Cars That Think

And she’s now condensed those insights into her new book Tokens: The Future of Money in the Age of the Platform. IEEE Spectrum spoke with O’Dwyer about her book and what might be in the offing as transactions go digital and money ventures out beyond the nation state. And I feel like tokens are more, and they’re less than this.

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Lucid Lowers Production Targets After Disappointing Q1

The Truth About Cars

I rarely hear individuals who aren’t obsessed with cars reference any EV that’s not made by Tesla. Lucid hasn’t said exactly how many orders are on the books that still need to be built. In fact, the company is currently on a national tour where the Air will be displayed at pop-up stores located in key markets.

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U.N. Kills Any Plans to Use Mercury as a Rocket Propellant

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Bender is referring to the 2013 Minamata Convention on Mercury , a U.N. It’s also liquid at room temperature, making it efficient to store and use. government has agreed to adhere to the Minamata Convention’s provisions because it already has similar laws on the books. Except there is still no existing U.S.

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EV charging trends for 2023 and the future of electrification

My Energi

With legislation introduced last year mandating the installation of smart chargers, as standard, to all new property developments, the accessibility of domestic charging is quickly pushing range anxiety and public charge point availability issues into the history books. After all, EVs are basically just mobile batteries.

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A Critical Look at AI-Generated Software

Cars That Think

Indeed, modern society runs on code: Whether you buy something online or in a store, check out a book at the library, fill a prescription, file your taxes, or drive your car, you are most probably interacting with a system that is powered by software. In many ways, we live in the world of The Matrix.

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Secrets of a Danish Castle

Baua Electric

Copenhagen commuters are trickling in, attracted to the area’s bucolic charms; Stevns’s epic cliffs , which were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2014 ; a recently opened folklore museum in the main town of Store Heddinge; and renovated inns and restaurants that have turned Stevns into an appealing weekend destination.

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