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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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For their statistical analyses, the researchers made use of anonymized data that vehicle drivers had voluntarily reported to online portals such as Spritmonitor in Germany and MyMPG in the United States. Statistically, private users of vehicles in Germany re-charge their plug-in hybrid vehicle only on three out of four days.

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When Does an AI Image Become Art?

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Unlike todays statistical models, AARON was created in the 1970s as an expert system , emulating the decision-making of a human artist. And then there is migration, emulation, and re-creation. Todays AI software is essentially statistically based, and a lot of the authorship and agency happens in the corporate black box.

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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charging infrastructure incentives, preferential charging rates), and public charging availability. The base regional unit for the study was the metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The regional electric vehicle share leaders tended to have greater public charging infrastructure than their regional average.

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TUM CREATE introduces tropical megacity e-taxi prototype at Tokyo; super-fast charging with twin charge ports

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Drawing of the 50 kWh pack and the twin charge ports for super-fast charging. EVA was designed from the ground-up as an e-taxi and is a result of interdisciplinary research in the areas of energy storage, battery charging, thermal management, and lightweight materials and design. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

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When available, stock numbers from official national statistics have been used, provided good consistency with sales evolutions. Paris, for example, has mandated that any electric car is allowed to re-charge at the re-charge stations of its car-sharing program Autolib.

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Rivian CEO says too many companies are trying to replicate the Tesla Model Y

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Unfortunately for competitors, consumers are going to lean toward the Tesla brand, as sales statistics have shown. The charging infrastructure, price, and overall reputation of Tesla as an EV maker will push car buyers into their arms. ” This is creating an influx and a saturation of what is essentially the same car. .”

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Tesla Model Y overtakes Model 3 in April Global EV sales, Model 3 #1 in 2021

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Its highly affordable price tag that starts at around $5,000 makes it one of the most popular vehicles globally despite not having standard features without additional charges. “We’re confident this product will be our best-selling product ever,” Musk said in regards to the Model Y during the Q1 2020 Earnings Call.

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