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Electreon announces successful completion of final phase of Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer (DWPT) pilot in Italy

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Electreon, a provider of wireless and in-road wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology for commercial and passenger EVs, announced the successful completion of the final phase of the company’s Electric Road System (ERS) pilot as part of the “Arena of the Future” project.

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Fincantieri and Enel Green Power Italia to explore use of green hydrogen in ports and long-range maritime transport

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Fincantieri and Enel Green Power Italia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to define an integrated solution for the production, supply, management and use of green hydrogen for port areas and long-range maritime transport.

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Lamborghini unveils Lanzador electric concept

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Lamborghini unveiled the Lanzador electric concept at Monterey Car Week—a vision of a future purely-electric fourth series production Lamborghini. The energy is provided by a new generation high-performance battery, which also ensures a long range. Active Aerodynamics.

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This new Airbus air taxi has a 50-mile range and is quieter than a hairdryer

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Airbus has introduced its latest zero-emission eVTOL, designed to carry four people with a noise decibel range lower than a hairdryer when flying – which will radically cut into the noise pollution factor of a futuristic vision of eVTOLs buzzing around busy cities. Of course, Joby Aviation has its own air taxi that is 45.2 Get started today!

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Cruze US diesel engine being co-developed with GM diesel center of excellence in Torino, Italy

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For Cruze, powertrain engineers at GM’s diesel center of excellence in Torino, Italy, are working with counterparts in Pontiac, Mich., Future Cruze diesel engine development will benefit from GM’s recent commitment to invest €20 million ($26.5 These additions will speed development time.

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AlixPartners finds limited consumer willingness to pay for autonomous vehicles but enthusiasm for robo-taxis

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The results ranged from Germany’s 24% down to 8% in China. Those results ranged from China’s 51% up to 81% in the UK. Though 58% of Chinese said they were confident in higher-level AVs’ ability to navigate safely from one place to another, responses in the other five countries ranged from 36% down to just 18%. male and 49.5%

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Porsche Engineering and Vodafone Business establish 5G hybrid MPN at Nardò

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The proving ground in Southern Italy, which is owned by Porsche and operated by Porsche Engineering, now offers its customers a real-time communication network, which promises reduced delays, wider bandwidth, improved security and reliability, and faster deployment time.

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