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RecycLiCo’s demo plant testing produces bulk quantities of battery-grade lithium carbonate

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RecycLiCo Battery Materials has achieved another milestone in its demo plant testing efforts, successfully producing bulk quantities of battery-grade lithium carbonate from an industrial feed of cathode scrap.

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I took a Tesla Cybertruck Demo Drive — Here’s what I learned

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Upon learning that Tesla was offering Cybertruck Demo Drives across the United States, I decided to sign up for one. I decided to book the Demo Drive at the West Chester, Pennsylvania , Showroom just outside of Philadelphia. According to the employee I took my Demo Drive with, they had delivered 300 units so far.

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Renault takes Level 4 EV SYMBIOZ demo car on the road

Green Car Congress

The automaker has now embodied many of the elements of the show car in a demo vehicle that is currently performing road tests to demonstrate under real-life conditions the benefits of such a car. The SYMBIOZ demo car is capable of reaching SAE Level 4 autonomy (“mind-off”). The SYMBIOZ demo car is equipped with a 72 kWh battery pack.

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That Awesome Robot Demo Could Have a Human in the Loop

Cars That Think

I always start asking more questions when a robot demo strikes me as just too impressive. Personally, I think a robot demonstrating human-level performance at just about any complex task is too impressive. None of these points make it impossible for an autonomous robot demo to come out of nowhere and blow everyone away.

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Elon Musk mandates Tesla to install and demo Full Self-Driving Beta for every new delivery

Baua Electric

Elon Musk has mandated Tesla employees to install and demo Full Self-Driving Beta for every customer taking delivery in North America. Requiring a demo drive with every new delivery is going to greatly increase the delivery workload at Tesla stores and delivery centers. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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XL Fleet launches pilot program with Essential Utilities, Inc. to electrify its utility fleet

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I personally drove XL Fleet’s hybrid-equipped Silverado 3500 HD demo unit during our preliminary trial and recorded a fuel economy improvement of well over 30%, which is impressive for a vehicle of that size and weight.

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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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Before the demo vehicle—a DAF CF 340 front loader with a Millennium XXL 40 body from Terberg HS—could be used to collect commercial waste, a conversion from standard diesel propulsion to hydrogen was required. Refueling at 350 bar takes just under 15 minutes.

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