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NIO takes hardline approach on vlogger with legal action

Teslarati

Electric vehicle maker NIO is taking a stand against alleged misinformation that was spread on Chinese social media platforms. Similar to fellow EV maker Tesla, which has taken a hardline approach to inaccurate reports, NIO has taken the legal route to counter misinformation that has reportedly harmed the company.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. But it took more than a year and scores of meetings for IBM's contract and legal teams to authorize the terms. The cost of performing a calculation on a PC dropped so much that it was often significantly cheaper to use a little machine than a mainframe.

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Weird Alibaba: A 14-seater electric bus for cheaper than an e-bike

Baua Electric

It’s the place to go whenever you want to see just how weird and wild the world of Chinese electric vehicles has become. We’re here to see a full-size bug-eyed electric bus shaped like a fish, and at the cost of a couple car payments in the US. But we’re not here for those boring things. But hey, a guy can dream, can’t he?!

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

Climate change projections authored by Chinese scientists indicate that China’s annual mean air temperature is likely to rise by 1.3 The Indian government has consistently asserted that it will not agree to legally binding emissions reductions under any circumstances. “ Internationally, we reject legally binding emissions.

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Finding The Wisest Ways To Global AI Regulation

Cars That Think

Before we launch into this episode, I’d like to let listeners know that the cost of membership in the IEEE is currently 50 percent off for the rest of the year, giving you access to perks, including Spectrum Magazine and lots of education and career resources. Wald: Absolutely. Wald: Yeah. Absolutely. It’s interesting.

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A closer look at minimizing AC charging losses: From the breaker to EV (Part 1)

Charged EVs

The aforementioned “legal” restriction is due to a rule found in the electrical subsection of most building codes (e.g. Given that electricity costs 11-30 cents per kWh across the US (typically around 13 cents/kWh here in central Florida), that 288 W loss will incur an additional cost of 3-9 cents per hour of charging.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

The Chinese can promise to do this because they’re modernizing their economy. The cost of fully implementing the Kyoto Protocol (in terms of lost economic growth) has been estimated at roughly $180 billion a year. Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc.