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Odd Car Designs Are Lacking In Today’s Auto Industry

CleanTechnica EVs

Is it just me, or has all the fun been sucked out of the auto industry? In previous decades, the unique design of a car was something to be celebrated. Cars were an extension of one’s personality and were intended to make a statement. A bit before my time, not just fish could have fins […].

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Stellantis, Foxconn to form JV to develop breakthrough digital cockpits and personalized connected services

Green Car Congress

Stellantis NV and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Stellantis NV and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Mobile Drive will combine Stellantis’ global vehicle design and engineering expertise with Foxconn’s global development in the rapidly changing software and hardware realms of smartphones and consumer electronics.

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The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

Cars That Think

You decide, after some months of interacting with the 4evru’s version of your father, that while you are somewhat glad to learn who your father truly was, you’re mourning the loss of the person you thought you knew. What is the digital afterlife industry? The chatbot would then talk “as” that person.

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Hyundai opening R&D and Lab Center in Montana to design and build Ultimate Mobility Vehicles

Green Car Congress

UMVs are designed to assist in natural resource management, disaster management, all-urban and rural logistics, construction, mining and space resource development. Located inside Montana State University’s (MSU) Innovation Campus, New Horizons Studio’s all-new Bozeman facility will focus on: Product design and development.

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Lucid launches ‘Stealth Look’ to bring new personality to Air EV

Teslarati

Lucid Group launched a new “Stealth Look” option exterior design theme for its Air electric vehicle that brings a new “darker and overtly sporting personality” to the car. The Stealth Look will also include unique designs for both the 20-inch and 21-inch wheels.

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Chart Industries expands liquid hydrogen and LNG business with strategic agreements

Green Car Congress

Chart Industries and fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power Inc. Plug Power is well-positioned in the industry with capabilities in generation, liquefaction and distribution of hydrogen fuel, complementing its position in the design, construction, and operation of more than 100 customer-facing hydrogen fueling stations.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. With that, the preeminent U.S. Press coverage of the announcement was lukewarm.

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