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Buick introducing its first electric SUV in China this year

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Buick will introduce its first electric SUV, the VELITE 7, in China this year. Developed on GM’s global electric vehicle platform, the VELITE 7 compact SUV will offer an electric range of up to 500 kilometers (311 miles) under New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) conditions on a full charge. The VELITE 7 features spaciousness, customer-focused connectivity and advanced driver assistance technologies.

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Ford Mach-E details; all-electric Lyft; Lucid and Lordstown reveal dates: The Week in Reverse

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Which electric-vehicle trendsetter is now U.S.-rated at 402 miles on a charge? Which automaker revealed its rival to Tesla Autopilot and GM Super Cruise? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 19, 2020. As automakers ramped up production and accepted the idea that in-person.

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DOE invests $65M at national laboratories and US universities to advance nuclear technology

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $65 million in nuclear energy research, cross-cutting technology development, facility access, and infrastructure awards for 93 advanced nuclear technology projects in 28 states. The awards fall under DOE’s nuclear energy programs called the Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), the Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET), and the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF).

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BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz AG put partnership on next-gen automated driving on hold

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The BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz AG are putting their cooperation on development of next-generation technology for automated driving temporarily on hold. The two companies said that after extensive review, they arrived at a mutual and amicable agreement to concentrate on their existing development paths, which may also include working with current or new partners.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Wärtsilä to design and equip two zero-emissions battery-powered ferries

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The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries. The ships are to be built for Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö at Holland Shipyards in the Netherlands. The orders with Wärtsilä for the design and the equipment were placed in April 2020. The Wärtsilä ship design is tailored to the operating and route profiles of the two double-ended shuttle ferries.