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China is exporting so many EVs that it needs more ships – a lot more

Baua Electric

Customers buying the ships include SAIC Motor, Chery, BYD, as well as shipping companies COSCO and China Merchants “on behalf of Chinese automakers,” reports Reuters. “After this armada has been delivered to China, the Chinese controlled car carrier fleet will jump from current 2.4% to 8.7%,” Veson analyst Andrea de Luca told Reuters.

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Opinion: Automatic Emergency Braking Mandate is Misguided Overreach

The Truth About Cars

I'd consider buying it if I were new-car shopping and it was an option on a ride I was considering. Nor would it stop me from buying a new car that had it as a standard feature. I am generally accepting of regulations that involve safety or pollution reduction. Pun fully intended.

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Proposed California Bill SB-233 Mandates Bidirectional Charging for EVs to Advance Grid and Climate Protection

Driivz

The bill, SB-233 , aims to advance grid resilience and protect the climate by using EVs as “batteries on wheels,” tapping their stored energy to balance electricity supply and demand rather than bringing high-polluting peak generators online. California has buying power behind its proposed V2G mandate to the EV industry.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

EVs Cost Less to Fuel Powering your ride with electricity costs about 60% less than buying gasoline. EVs Improve Public Health Transportation emissions are the leading source of air pollution in the U.S. Also, batteries can be reused for other purposes, and the minerals in batteries can be recycled almost infinitely.

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

Cars That Think

Because mercury pollutants easily find their way into the oceans and the atmosphere, it’s virtually impossible for one country to prevent mercury poisoning within its borders. Mercury—it’s an intercontinental pollutant,” Bender says. “So And it’s cheap—there’s not a lot of competition with anyone looking to buy mercury.

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Electric Scooter vs Petrol Scooter : Huge Money Savings

Plug In India

Cost of electricity is fairly cheap at Rs 10 per unit in the commercial location of cities and Rs 3 - 4 small towns and villages. But if you feel there is degradation and you need more range after 4+ years, then you can buy a new battery. Moreover you will enjoy a quiet and pollution free ride. We estimate a 2.5

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

Cars That Think

Brooks, who is now working on his third robotics startup, Robust.AI , has written hundreds of articles and half a dozen books and was featured in the motion picture Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. And so now, we’re seeing very cheap pieces of very effective silicon that you put right with a camera. And it’s really cheap.

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