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VinFast partners with Gotion High-Tech on LFP battery cell R&D

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In addition, the price of LFP batteries is competitive, which reduces the production cost of electric vehicles, especially small- and medium-sized vehicles. Gotion High-Tech has founded 8 R&D centers in China, the US, Japan, Singapore, Germany and India.

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Electric bus market and trends 

Electric Vehicles India

As electric vehicles are growing rapidly especially the electric scooters, bikes, cars and three-wheelers segment and simultaneously the electric bus market is also growing rapidly in India and worldwide. The cost of the electric vehicles is more due to the cost of the battery that counts 40% of the electric bus. through 2026.

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AC Transit Board greenlights a $108M, 9.5-mile infrastructure project for first Bus Rapid Transit line; diesel-hybrid buses

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Bus Rapid Transit offers the benefits of a light rail train system without the exorbitant cost of building light rail. By contrast, the BRT’s average construction cost is $25 million per mile which includes new pavement. Its capital city was bursting at its seams and needed a cost-effective way to move the estimated 1.7

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Tata Takes On Air

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Here is an exception from the largest car maker in India. The Air Car , developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre, will be built by India's largest automaker, Tata Motors. It is anticipated that approximately 6000 Air Cars will be cruising the streets of India by 2008. The cost of a fill up is approximately $2.00.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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There are new makers in China and India that have cheaper alternatives coming onto the market. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. It is significantly more cost effective to install charge points in new builds.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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Reasons for the falling prices include increased airplane capacity — the number of seats on a given route — and a drop in the cost of jet fuel. More distant destinations, including Egypt and India, are also gaining traction as well as polar excursions and world cruises, she said.

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Can Neural Stimulation Zap Addiction?

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Regulators in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and Israel have already authorized the treatment as an aid for cigarette smokers hoping to kick the habit. We aren’t targeting the brain circuits as effectively as we could,” Steele says. “We We can do this better.” But the TMS procedure also has potential downsides.