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Audi introducing V2I Traffic Light Information service in Europe

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Audi is introducing the vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) service “Traffic Light Information” in Europe. From July, Audi will network new models with the traffic lights in Ingolstadt/Germany; further European cities will follow from 2020 onwards. With the Traffic Light Information function, drivers are more in control.

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Mercedes-Benz to launch global branded high-power charging network, starting in North America with €1B investment

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It will begin to be built this year in the US and Canada, followed by other regions around the globe. At CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Mercedes-Benz announced that the rollout of its high-power charging network will start this year in North America.

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The Coming Boom in Rare Earths

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They’re used in the phosphors that make white-light and other LEDs possible, and they’re in compounds used to purify key semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride, to indicate just a couple of their scores of applications in technology. So you really want to couple those up with two heavies, dysprosium and terbium.

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Nissan unveils new LEAF; 150-mile range; high-power variant with larger battery in 2019

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Nissan revealed the Nissan LEAF electric vehicles in a global launch event in Yokohama, followed by its North American debut at a media event in Las Vegas. The new battery design adds energy-storage capacity without increasing the size; the battery pack occupies the same dimensions as that of the previous-generation Nissan LEAF.

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