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Breakthrough Energy Ventures backs methanol fuel cell company Blue World Technologies

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Blue World Technologies announced that the Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) entered as an investor in Blue World Technologies alongside Vaekstfonden (The Sovereign Investment Fund of Denmark), DEUTZ AG, and existing investors who invested back in December 2021 to complete the company’s €37-million series B round.

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The Boring Company acquires more land for Vegas Loop expansion: report

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Reports have indicated that Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, The Boring Company, has purchased a new piece of land in Las Vegas. As noted in a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal , a firm affiliated with The Boring Company, Object Dash, bought a 1.8-acre miles of tunnels that connect the LVCC West Hall with the main campus.

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Driving Dystopia: More Companies Found Covertly Sharing Driving Data, Raising Insurance Rates

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With corporate media finally aware of the perils of connected vehicles, we’ve seen a rash of articles exploring how insurance rates have spiked due to automakers sharing user data. Those features, though, are provided by an analytics company, Arity, which was founded by Allstate in 2016 and pays for access to the data.

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HaaS company Hydra Energy delivers first converted hydrogen-diesel co-combustion heavy-duty truck; up to 40% hydrogen

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Lodgewood Enterprises, a full service short- and long-haul trucking company based out of Prince George, British Columbia, received the initial truck marking the first of 12 semi-trucks to be converted with Hydra’s fully reversible, hydrogen-diesel conversion kit at no cost to Lodgewood. —Lodgewood President Arlene Gagne.

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FCA US reaches settlements on diesel emissions at estimated cost of $800M

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The estimated total cost of settlements is $0.8 federal and state authorities FCA maintains its position that the Company did not engage in any deliberate scheme to install defeat devices to cheat emissions tests. The affected vehicles will also qualify for an extended warranty in connection with the software update.

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Tesla’s standard connectivity gets shortened to eight years in China

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Earlier this month, Tesla stopped offering free lifetime standard connectivity for its newly-purchased vehicles in the United States. It was then only a matter of time before Tesla’s connectivity package in countries such as China was also updated. Previously, standard connectivity was offered for the lifetime of the vehicle.

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company submits plans for 6.2-mile Loop system in Miami

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It appears that Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, The Boring Company, is looking to secure its next big project. As per a recent report, The Boring Company has submitted a proposal to build the North Miami Beach Loop, a 6.2-mile The tunneling startup estimated that the proposed project would cost around $185-$220 million.

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