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NIO’s expansion into German, Dutch, Danish and Swedish markets coming with buildout of battery swap stations

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NIO Subscription is designed to offer maximum flexibility and personalization to encourage EV use. In September, the first Power Swap Station manufactured in NIO Power Europe Plant located in Hungary rolled off the production line.

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Mercedes introducing EQB compact electric SUV in Shanghai

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After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022. It is also able to react dynamically to changes, for instance in the traffic situation or personal driving style. Both factories were designed to operate as CO?-neutral

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BMW spends billions to push its next-gen EVs into Tesla territory

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A new factory in Debrecen, Hungary, currently under construction, will also build only electric cars, with the upcoming Neue Klasse models planned to be built there in 2025. Back in September, the head of BMW Group Design said the design is “typically BMW and so progressive it looks like we skipped a model generation.”

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Car Crash Prevention System Wins Student $10,000 IEEE Scholarship

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The TOGG is working on designing electric vehicles. I'm a very competitive person," he says, "so I was motivated to try and disprove these articles and actually build this device.". A lot of people can be exposed to this danger," she says, "especially from landlocked countries, like Hungary," where she lives. Brian Minnick.

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Northern Lights Energy and Reva Electric Car Company Sign Agreement to Develop the Electric Vehicle Market in Iceland

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The mission is to place Iceland in the forefront of countries that uses sustainable energy sources for its personal vehicle fleet, moving away from fossil fuels, saving billions of ISKs for the society and reducing the 680,000 tons of carbon dioxide that is annually being emitted by the personal vehicle fleet in Iceland.

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This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible

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Then I became interested in the foundations of the design of computer systems and networks, and how design choices impact their performance.” He designed and built the first random-access LAN that uses fiber-optic connections, long before Ethernet became the standard.

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Drone Startup to Fly Pallets Without Pilots

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Someone on the ground monitors the flight from afar, and if something unexpected arises, that person can redirect the plane. “We Because this vehicle is intended to transport cargo with no people on board, Dronamics could design the interior to fit cargo pallets. It’s exactly the right cargo size for this business,” Rangelov says. “It

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