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Ukraine Is the First “Hackers’ War”

Cars That Think

Rapid and resourceful technological improvisation has long been a mainstay of warfare, but the war in Ukraine is taking it to a new level. During a training exercise in southern Ukraine in May 2023, a drone pilot maneuvered a flier to a height of 100 meters before dropping a dummy anti-tank grenade on to a pile of tires.

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Ukraine confirms second batch of Starlink terminals from Elon Musk have arrived

Teslarati

Ukraine Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov recently confirmed that a second truckload of Starlink terminals has arrived in Ukraine. Thank you for supporting Ukraine and peace in the entire world!” “Received the second shipment of Starlink stations! “You’re welcome.

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Tesla pledges to keep Ukrainian workers’ employment and salary if they serve in military

Teslarati

Tesla employees from Ukraine who have been asked to return to their country to fight in the ongoing war against Russia will keep their employment and be paid their salary for three months. The message was sent on Monday to employees in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region, 12 days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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IDTechEx: future of the electric ship industry lies with hybrid cargo vessels

Green Car Congress

However, the recent climate of uncertainty and inflation arising from the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war has had a negative impact on new-build contracts, including on ship-types targeted for electrification. The potential is huge.

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Tesla stops sale of bonds backed by vehicle leases as market maintains unpredictability

Teslarati

Inflation, which CEO Elon Musk hinted would increase vehicle prices, along with the uncertainty of Russia’s war with Ukraine , has sent short-term interest rates through the rough in the past several weeks. also delayed an offering of debt backed by consumer installment loans on the same day. Affirm Holdings Inc.

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Why 2023 will be another great year for electric vehicles

My Energi

While electric car registrations in 2022 were undoubtedly affected by the global chip shortage and issues relating to the war in Ukraine – notably supply constraints on wiring looms – they were still 21% higher than the previous year, and we can expect annual growth rates of around 30% for the next two years.

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Where to locate public chargers?

Electric Auto Association

It is therefore incumbent upon everyone to understand EV chargers and the factors that affect their location and installation. Installing Level 2 chargers will build goodwill and loyalty, attract new customers, retain existing customers, increase revenue per customer, and respond to demand. Level 3 charging networks.

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