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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

Cars That Think

2022 : The “Kindle” of license plates— Reviver ’s connected, digital RPlate —is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. Reviver Auto is making the so-called Rplates, and they aren’t cheap—the plates are listed at US $700, plus an $8 a month subscription fee. [ Update 14 Oct.

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China issues draft guidelines to rein in lithium battery industry – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The guidelines also urge firms against building production facilities on protected farmland or ecologically important areas. The country’s exports have also risen sharply in recent years, including a 33% on-year jump in 2023, according to state media reports.

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10 ways Velotric’s electric bikes are built differently: Deep-dive on the Discover 2

Baua Electric

As more cities and states require UL certification for e-bikes to be legally sold, having this important level of testing already secured is a major advantage. The company builds its e-bikes using proprietary systems like the powertrain to ensure that it is the highest quality and offers the best performance possible.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

Cars That Think

If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Meanwhile, legal scholars and civil-society groups are asking whether a hands-off border can really keep Europe’s hands clean. The main reason is because the E.U. million people.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

Green Car Congress

This will put unprecedented pressure on all players to pick the right business models, the right legal and capital structures, and the right partners. Emerging nations have gone from being just sources of cheap parts and labor to being bona fide markets, not to mention bona fide competitors. One thing is for certain.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

Cars That Think

by-9 meter) screens displaying a computer-generated representation of New York Harbor, complete with buildings, piers, movable buoys, changing weather conditions, and other ships to be avoided. Only when the simulator hardware was ready would they build a compiler to translate the database into the appropriate machine language.

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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

Dan Kalb of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Bonnie Holms-Gen of the Lung Association were there to lend their voices of protest against the auto industry's continuing legal assault on California. And I was there representing Plug In America. When it comes to cars, it’s time to say No Plug?

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