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ElectraMeccanica and Tevva to merge; targeting electric commercial trucks in UK, Europe and US

Green Car Congress

ElectraMeccanica , a designer and assembler of electric vehicles, and Tevva , a manufacturer of electric medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, have entered into a definitive agreement, pursuant to which ElectraMeccanica and Tevva have agreed to combine by way of a British Columbia statutory plan of arrangement. Canada Ltd.

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5 Ways to Strengthen the AI Acquisition Process

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Strengthening AI procurement practices The IEEE P3119 draft standard is designed to help strengthen AI procurement approaches, using due diligence to ensure that agencies are critically evaluating the AI services and tools they acquire. The draft guidance is written in accessible language and includes practical tools and rubrics.

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Monthly Myth: Autonomous driving is a pipe dream

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My brother Andy, who lives in the United Kingdom, is not alone in his view about autonomous driving: “What I find fascinating is how drivers get so excited about what Artificial Intelligence (AI) can do when they can do it perfectly well themselves. Who is at fault, the software designer or the owner of the vehicle?

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Total hydrogen station in Munich first to feature standard compressed H2 and BMW cryo-compressed H2 technology

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LLNL designed and fabricated a cryogenic-capable insulated pressure vessel (up to 350 bar) for on-board hydrogen storage applications. This portfolio can be flexibly tailored to different vehicle concepts, customer requirements and legal and regulatory requirements in the international automobile markets.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Meanwhile, legal scholars and civil-society groups are asking whether a hands-off border can really keep Europe’s hands clean. The main reason is because the E.U. million people.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement. H2USA, the new U.S.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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By 1980, they had improved on Whittingham’s design, replacing titanium disulfide with lithium cobalt oxide. Goodenough wrote to battery companies in the United States, United Kingdom, and the European mainland in hopes of finding a corporate partner, he recalled in his 2008 memoir, Witness to Grace.