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Russia’s ?-AUTO and Latvia’s OSC collaborating on hybrid rally sports

Green Car Congress

?-AUTO , the Russia-based developer of the ?-mobile mobile hybrid, and OSC , the Latvia-based developer of alternative drive rally cars (OSCars), have signed an agreement on collaboration and strategic partnership in developing alternative transport in motorsports.

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One DC Quick-Charge Station For Every Four Electric Cars! But, Where?

Green Car Reports

Imagine a paradise for electric-car drivers, where half the car's cost is subsidized and there's a nationwide network of DC quick-charging stations so plentiful that there's one for every four cars. million people, nestled on the Gulf of Finland between Latvia and Russia. Such a place exists, actually.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

Cars That Think

Just a few hours before massed Russian troops and missiles surged over borders with deadly force last month, Ukraine’s grid operator opened a series of high-voltage breakers, disconnecting the nation’s grid from those of Belarus, Russia and the rest of the giant UPS/IPS synchronous AC power zone controlled from Moscow.

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2023’s Top Stories About Energy

Cars That Think

Lithium Battery Ripe for Disruption, Inventor Says A car battery pack is opened, revealing the modules, at a Volkswagen pilot recycling plant in Salzgitter, Germany. This past November, Centrus Energy of Bethesda, Maryland, became only the second organization capable of producing HALEU fuel, and the first outside of Russia.

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

Green Car Congress

At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. In 2009, the market share of cars emitting 120 gCO 2 /km had risen to 25%.

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Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

Cars That Think

Participants have come from China, Israel, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Macedonia, Spain, and Russia. Through the program, more than 50 power systems researchers have spent a year at UTA, teaching and conducting research.

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??Why the World’s Militaries Are Embracing 5G

Cars That Think

The United States, Europe, China, and Russia are now integrating 5G technologies into their military networks. Meanwhile, in Europe, NATO unveiled its first 5G military test site in Latvia in 2020. The next key enabler is fifth-generation ( 5G ) wireless communications.

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