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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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Data Driven Insurance, London. Using Georgia Tech-owned golf carts to prove out the technology, a person sitting in a remote location can access real-time video streamed over LTE to drive the carts. City Driving On-Demand, London. Dynamic Social Shuttle, New York and London. Painless Parking, London.

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Nickel expert calls on Musk, Farley, others to demand Nickel sourcing in North America

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Following a short squeeze on Nickel on the London Metals Exchange, the cost of a metric ton of the metal surged $70,000. “We used to refer to LFP cells as ‘golf cart batteries,'” he said. Soaring prices: $30k to $100k in the blink of an eye. However, Mell does not believe LFP is a solution in the long term.