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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. To avoid the fate of Britishvolt, the planned West Midlands gigafactory in the UK still needs to find an investor.

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TTTech Auto establishes Car.OS unit and expands company structure

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Using the platform, OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers can reduce their development, testing and validation complexity and ensure that essential safety and mission-criticality requirements can be met in both single and multi-SoC environments at reduced cost.

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What Part Do EVs Play in the Federal Net-Zero Emissions Target?

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For example, Poland, Belarus and Serbia have committed to 2030 net-zero emissions to increase sustainability. Using Renewable Energy While EVs are better for the environment than gas-powered vehicles, there could be improvements to how they get energy. Increasing the EV market share will be critical in the next 25 years as the U.S.

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Argonne-led study insights help to reduce degradation in fuel cells and extend lifetime

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Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory led a team to investigate reactions in PEMFCs, and their discoveries informed the creation of technology that could bring fuel cells one step closer to realizing their full market potential. A paper on their work is published in Nature Materials. Lopes, P.P.,

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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The resulting changes in the size, composition and distribution of the world’s population have important consequences for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the globally agreed targets for improving economic prosperity and social well-being while protecting the environment.

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U.S. vs. China Rivalry Boosts Tech—and Tensions

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consumer market fed China’s export engine, itself outfitted with U.S. In 1992, Gates led Microsoft into China ’s fledgling software market. B-2 Stealth Bomber dropped bombs on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, killing three people. Already, China is. Ironically, China is a competitor that the United States abetted.

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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Although there is widespread interest in autonomous vehicles (AVs), the US—one of the largest auto markets in the world—expresses higher levels of resistance than most nations, according to a new study by Ipsos, a leading global market research firm. Fewer think AVs will be faster.