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Mystery electric BMW, US isolated, Tesla's long odds, Hyundai Ioniq, battery cobalt: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got two BMW electric-car stories (one on battery cobalt, another on a mystery debut later this month), the long odds Tesla faces, the unlikely prospect of Syria one-upping the U.S. on climate, and our last Best Car To Buy 2018 finalist. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare

Cars That Think

Greico, Stimson Center Back in 1981, Israel sent modest contraptions sporting surveillance cameras in its war against Syria, to some effect. I don’t buy that drones will transform all of warfare. “Sophisticated tech is more readily available, and with AI advances and the potential for swarms, there’s even more emphasis on quantity.”

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Israel carves playground as automobile era powerhouse

Baua Electric

Even if it has made ease with some, it nonetheless faces blackmails from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. The price range got here into steadiness handiest then Barel’s daughter realized the group may get shoe disciplines with out buying footwear.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea. For example, BMW now buys cobalt directly from mines to avoid child exploitation by intermediaries.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea. For example, BMW now buys cobalt directly from mines to avoid child exploitation by intermediaries.