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Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX covers more than 621 miles on single charge

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Traveling from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy, to its destination of Cassis on the Côte d’Azur, the VISION EQXX electric concept ( earlier post ) from Mercedes-Benz covered more than 1,000 km (621 miles) in everyday traffic on a single battery charge. kWh per 62 miles). kWh per 100 kilometers (7.1

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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By 2050, as many as 1 million circuit miles of new transmission lines may be needed, with some 140,000 miles required just for the replacement of existing aging transmission lines. In addition, the lack of relevant legal or industry expertise is increasingly worrisome.

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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The committee was formed last year to coordinate the organization’s response to the global crisis. About one-third of emissions globally are produced through electricity generation, and Rahman said his mission is to help reduce that amount through engineering solutions. We don’t have enough solar energy and wind energy.”

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Finding The Wisest Ways To Global AI Regulation

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And do you also worry about algorithmic bias and automated decision-making systems that may be used in judicial systems, or legal systems, or medical contexts, things like that? And particularly, elected officials have to be in inch deep but a mile wide. Wald: Absolutely. So what’s the current status of the AI Act? What does it cover?

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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—Allen Taub, former GM VP, Global R&D. million people/year are killed in auto accidents globally. Google’s fleet of converted Priuses have travelled more than 250,000 miles in autonomous mode and Google believes they’ll need to covered closer to one million miles before the technology can be released onto the market.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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solar and wind), water and CO 2 to produce liquid or gaseous fuels with a very low carbon intensity. Global Bioenergies: e-gasoline. In May, Global Bioenergies presented the first batch of e-benzin to Audi by Global Bioenergies during a press conference. Audi’s basic goal is to combine renewable energy (e.g.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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On a full lifecycle basis, with an average European electricity mix, the i3 offers approximately a 30% lower carbon footprint over 150,000 km (93,200 miles) of use than the fuel-efficient diesel-powered BMW 118d, said Dr. Julian Weber, head of Innovation Projects e-Mobility at BMW. earlier post ), but gain their advantage in the use phase.

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