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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

Green Car Congress

The Android backbone provides a solid and adaptable digital environment for apps and vehicle functions to coexist, and brings embedded Google services to a car for the first time—including the Google Assistant, Google Maps with support for electric vehicles and the Google Play Store.

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Tesla’s open Supercharger program extends to more countries in Europe

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Prior to the recent update, the open Supercharger program was only available for selected Superchargers in the Netherlands, Norway, and France. It was also limited only to EV drivers who live in the Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany, and Belgium. . Learn more at [link] — Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) May 18, 2022.

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We Need to Decarbonize Software

Cars That Think

Companies like Salesforce have launched their own software sustainability initiatives , while the Green Software Foundation now comprises 64 member organizations, including tech giants Google , Intel , and Microsoft. The company website of the Netherlands-based Web design and branding firm Tijgerbrood , for instance, emits less than 0.1

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Porsche expanding Charging Service in Europe; more than 49,000 charging points

Green Car Congress

Alongside Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland, the charging service is now also available in Norway, France, Spain, Great Britain and Italy. The platform now has more than 49,000 charging points in twelve countries. A new feature offered by the Porsche Charging Service is a rating function.

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Tesla will change up Sentry Mode advertising in Germany following lawsuit

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However, it does not alarm those around the vehicle that they are being recorded, which has ended up violating some privacy laws in various countries, including the Netherlands and China.

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Amprius demonstrates new tool for roll-to-roll manufacturing of high-energy batteries with Si nanowire anodes

Green Car Congress

Amprius developed its new tool in partnership with Meyer Burger (Netherlands) B.V., Amprius will unveil its new manufacturing tool to a select group of industry partners on 29 June 2016, at a Meyer Burger facility in the Netherlands. a world leader in high-throughput deposition systems and processes. pilot production.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

Green Car Congress

PP100 gap exists between vehicles that have an Android Automotive OS without Google Automotive Services (51.1 BMW AG’s plant in Born, Netherlands, which produces the MINI Cooper and MINI Countryman, receives the Gold Plant Quality Award for Europe and Africa. Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS) issues: A 21.5

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