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Tesla’s Elon Musk slams paywalled news in recent media critique

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Just recently, The Washington Post published a piece about how US regulators reportedly played “mind games” with Elon Musk to get the executive to do what was needed for Tesla. “ The Washington Post should [change] its tagline to ‘democracy dies behind [our] paywall.’ ” – Elon Musk. .

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The Biden Administration is on track to meet its 2030 EV sales goal

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Granholm recently visited an electric vehicle battery plant in Moses Lake, Washington. There’s a lot of new models that are coming on from our domestic manufacturers that are much lower price as well,” Granholm told Yahoo Finance. In 2023, the US saw a record of 1.2 million electric vehicles sold. .

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Kia is offering up to $12,000 off 2024 EV6 and EV9 models with new discounts

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Or, rather than the cash offer, you can opt for 0% financing for 60 months. In some states (California, Oregon, and Washington), the EV9 Land is eligible for $10,400 in lease cash. The post Kia is offering up to $12,000 off 2024 EV6 and EV9 models with new discounts appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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U.N.’s ITU Secretary-General Receives IEEE President’s Award

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“It is my honor to recognize you as a transformational leader and an IEEE member for the commitment you made to bridge the digital divide globally,” Saifur Rahman , IEEE president and CEO, said in a news release about the award. Department of Commerce ’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration , in Washington, D.C.

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France rolls out the pink carpet for EV battery factories

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3-billion-euro plant opened through ACC (Car Cells Corporate) – the battery producer involving Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz and French power corporate TotalEnergies – France equipped about 840 million euros in subsidies, together with finances for analysis and construction, consistent with the finance ministry. For the two.3-billion-euro

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US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 Gigawatts, New Industry Report Says

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New Mexico. Washington. While the report shows generally good news, it also shows a decline in projects currently listed as under construction. According to the GEA this was due to 4 new geothermal power projects moving to completion, but also reflects difficulty obtaining final permits and difficulty obtaining financing.

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The Who, Where, and How of Regulating AI

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AI applications that pose an “unacceptable risk” would be banned; high-risk applications in such fields as finance, the justice system, and medicine would be subject to strict oversight. In April 2021 the E.U.’s s European Commission proposed the AI Act , which uses a tiered structure based on risks. Europe isn’t the only active policy arena.

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