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BYD has no plans to enter the US Market amid “complications’ [Feature]

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Economist says cheap Chinese EVs should be kept out of U.S. Chinese companies with close ties to China’s national government may also get an FEOC designation. BYD has invested some in South America recently and is even rumored to be looking at a sites in Mexico. One of the sites is near Tesla’s Giga Mexico.

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Video Friday: Robots as Musical Instruments

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RoboCup 2022 : 11 July–17 July 2022, BANGKOK IEEE CASE 2022 : 20 August–24 August 2022, MEXICO CITY CLAWAR 2022 : 12 September–14 September 2022, AZORES, PORTUGAL ANA Avatar XPRIZE Finals : 4 November–5 November 2022, LOS ANGELES CoRL 2022 : 14 December–18 December 2022, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND Enjoy today's videos!

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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It’s about one-twentieth the size of the minibus-scale geostationary satellites already in orbit, allowing for cheap and quick deployment. The components are for startup NuScale , whose design promises to drastically reduce cost and installation time. But this satellite is the first of a new breed, dubbed microGEO.

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LIVE BLOG: 2023 Tesla Investor Day

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But the team is back, and Elon comes out and shows a render of Giga Mexico. Giga Mexico will be built in Monterrey. Actuators, battery packs, and Optimus’ other key components are custom designed by Tesla. Cybertruck is also designed with a local controller for better wire pathways. 18:10 CST – Five-minute break!

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

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Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist group by the US and European Union, after the Oct. The Gulf country was also the second-largest importer of Chinese cars in 2022, behind Mexico, before dropping to fifth place this year as exports to Russia and Europe picked up.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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And oil only seems cheap. But it will take decades to shift most freight from trucks to trains, design walkable communities, shorten our commutes, and build better mass transit and high-speed rail networks. But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap. Its impacts are increasingly unaffordable.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Instead, migrants returned to Libya over the last decade have reported enslavement, physical abuse, extortion, and murders while they try to cross the Mediterranean.

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