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5 New Hotels Where the Past Meets the Present

Baua Electric

When it’s in a building with a storied past, allowing guests to go back in time to the Gilded Age or Edwardian era as easily as they go to the gym or spa. While the building begs to be explored, soft sand and sunshine are the order of the day — and the hotel has its own beach, La Plage Blanche, with 90 sun beds. Prices from $670.

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China Will Attempt First Carbon-Neutral Winter Olympics

Cars That Think

In August, officials at the Chinese capital revealed a five-year hydrogen-energy plan , with goals to build 37 fueling stations and have about 3,000 fuel-cell vehicles on the road by 2023, for which the Olympics should also be a stepping-stone. CO 2 cooling systems are also 30 percent more energy efficient than Freon, says Dilk.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

Charged EVs

The testers conducted nearly 150 tests at 28 stations (4 each from 7 different networks) in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Hakan Ekmen: Yes, Accenture has made a series of acquisitions to build its capabilities across industries. The testing experts: umlaut.

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Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

It comes upon us when we have barely started ripping out our gas boilers to make way for the expensive and inefficient heat pumps the Government is telling us to buy, or building the costly new power stations that will be needed to charge the electric cars we will all soon require. Energy Solutions.

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GM Unveils EN-V Concepts for Future Urban Mobility

Green Car Congress

The building blocks that enable the autonomous capabilities found on the EN-V concept such as lane departure warning, blind zone detection and adaptive cruise control are being used in some GM vehicles on the road today.””. With its clean lines and bright paintwork, Jiao takes its design influence from bullet trains and Chinese opera masks.

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