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Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

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However, such electrode materials show limited reversibility in Li-ion batteries with standard non-aqueous liquid electrolyte solutions. The group is also actively exploring other materials and microstructures with the goal of creating very cheap foils for battery systems. Support is acknowledged from Novelis, Inc. Sloan Foundation.

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Exclusive! Radical Renault 5 electric hatch warming for Australia as Tesla rival after Geneva negotiations

EV Central

Days after returning from his mission to Geneva where the Renault 5 E-Tech was officially launched, Renault Australia director Glen Sealey said he was still busy building a case for the compact five-door. READ MORE: Meet the cute, capable and affordable Renault 5 E-Tech. 2025 Renault Scenic E-Tech. READ MORE: Spring has Sprung!

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SpaceX Starlink kit now available at select Home Depot stores

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SpaceX Starlink standard kits are now available at select Home Depot stores. The majority of consumers SpaceX bringing Starlink’s standard $599 kit would make the tech more accessible and, hopefully, significantly decrease delivery estimates. Home Depot offers 12-month financing for the standard Starlink kit at $50.00

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China’s BYD, GWM and MG on notice: Volkswagen previews its $30,000 entry-level electric car that will be here by 2027 and promises it will stun you with its looks, tech, design and quality

EV Central

Posting the tease on his Linkedin profile, VW boss Thomas Schäfer said: “Despite the attractive price, our electric cars will set standards in the entry-level segment in terms of technology, design, quality, and customer experience.” It’s about entry-level electric mobility from Europe for Europe.”

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Opinion: Automatic Emergency Braking Mandate is Misguided Overreach

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That, I think, is the case with the recent rule that requires automatic emergency braking to be standard on all new cars starting with the 2029 model year. If the driver behind is following too closely and not paying attention and/or not driving a vehicle with collision-avoidance tech, there could be a problem. Pun fully intended.

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The Sneaky Standard

Cars That Think

Simply put, standardization slowly fixed this. One of the best examples of a bedrock standard is the peripheral component interconnect, or PCI, which came about in the early 1990s and appeared in some of the decade’s earliest consumer machines three decades ago this year. Who’s responsible for spearheading this standard?

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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That goal led ultimately to a page description language called PostScript, today the de facto standard of desktop publishing. proved loath to support a truly standard language. And Xerox begged the issue of standardization by producing several versions of the language, so the company’s older laser printers could run some form of it.

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