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UCLA, UC Davis host world conference on electric vehicles and cities prior to EVS26

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The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and the UC Davis Plug-In Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Research Center will host the World Electric Vehicle Cities and Ecosystems Conference on 5 May, just prior to EVS 26.

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Lotte Chemical to invest $2.3B through 2028 to boost production of copper foil for EV batteries

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Lotte Energy Materials President Kim Yeon-seop announced the business strategy at a news conference in Seoul, during which he said that demand for copper foil will increase to 2.2 In the future, it plans to expand the plant to 230,000 tons by 2027 through its bases in Malaysia, Spain and the US. In March, Lotte completed the 2.7-trillion

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Tesla ‘will solve autonomy soon:’ Musk highlights FSD’s value to company

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“Although I’ve said this before, I think we will solve autonomy soon,” Musk said today (via Reuters ), speaking at the VivaTech conference in Paris. It seems like Europe may be the location it will end up, as reports of negotiations with Spain were revealed earlier this week. I’d love to hear from you!

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Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!

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We’ve hosted conferences on EV charging within Europe. I’ve followed the European electric car and EV charger market for a decade.

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Jaguar Land Rover collaborating with Xchanging and Arynga for a software-over-the-air proof of concept

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This solution was revealed at the GENIVI All Member Conference in Barcelona, Spain (23-26 April). Jaguar Land Rover has been collaborating with Xchanging and Arynga to create a proof of concept that allows remote software and firmware updates to be sent to vehicles over standard network protocols.

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Nissan and ENEL announce V2G system, launch smart grid trials in Europe

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At the 21 st UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris this week, Nissan announced the development of a Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) system which will allow drivers to operate as individual energy hubs with the ability to store, use or return electricity to the grid.

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Volkswagen’s Diess admits he was blindsided by Tesla’s preparation

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competitor to be so fast and well-prepared,” Diess said earlier this week at the Financial Times Future of the Car 2022 Conference. Volkswagen recently announced a massive €10 billion investment for EV and battery manufacturing In Spain. . “I have to say we didn’t expect our main U.S. I’d love to hear from you!