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International collaboration develops progressive vision for urban production at the BMW Group; OMA and 3XN

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Urban Production is an international architecture competition organized by the BMW Group in close cooperation with the City of Munich. BMW Group Plant Munich future Vision Urban Production with neighborhood. This vision reaffirms the BMW Group’s strong commitment to such a unique production location in the middle of Munich.

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Environmental groups look to halt Tesla’s battery plant permits at Gigafactory Texas

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Environmentalists and activist groups are setting their sights on Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas. In a letter to Mayor Steve Adler, the groups called on the city to withhold permits for the electric vehicle maker, including Giga Texas’ dedicated battery cathode facility. Read the group’s full letter to Giga Texas below.

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KLD Energy and Cenntro Group to develop 4-wheel EVs with KLD drive system

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Some of the first systems planned to go into the market will be the Utility Electric Vehicle (UEV), an off-road and on-road work and maintenance vehicle; the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV), a low-speed vehicle; and the Intra-city Logistic Vehicle (ILV), a compact delivery vehicle similar to those used by major overnight delivery services.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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Gil Weigand of Oak Ridge National Laboratory outlined his vision of a critical solution to the energy, climate and ensuing national security threats facing the US: the Net-Zero Neighborhood (NZN). The Net-Zero Neighborhood. Net-Zero Neighborhoods. An Energy Plan Only A Scientist Could Love or Net-Zero Neighborhoods or ?

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South Bay Bicycle Coalition Scores $240,000 Grant! Huge Grassroots Victory for Brand New Bike Group

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Considering that our volunteer group had scrambled and worked our asses off at a whirling dervish pace to get all the paperwork and lobbying done by the deadline, it was especially sweet news for us. The group hopes to see more South Bay cities install such bicycle-friendly facilities. Steve McCrank, Daily Breeze Staff Photographer).

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NIO's 1st NIO House in Netherlands to open on Mar 23

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With the NIO House, NIO hopes to make this lifestyle available to users in every city, so that outsiders will think that buying an NIO vehicle is not just getting a car, but joining a high-end lifestyle group. On October 1, 2021, NIO opened an NIO House in Norway, its first such facility in Europe.

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The Boring Company’s Vegas Loop to reach Chinatown

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acre parcel of land from Fairground Drive Retail, an affiliate of HMV Group, for $3.7 acre property it acquired from The HMV Group. The Vegas Loop will also stop by adjacent neighborhoods, providing rides to locals as well. TBC’s affiliate company, Open Dash, purchased a 1.4-acre The stations will be located in the nearly 1.4-acre