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[ad_1] Pi-EV 2022, formerly called the FS Electric Vehicle Concept Challenge (FSEV) under the Formula Bharat series, officially completed its 6th consecutive season on July 2, 2022. The conceptual engineering design competition commenced in May and the event saw a total registration of 21 teams (including 2 teams from Indonesia) and a total of 390
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[ad_1] Inflation and global supply chain constraints continue to take their toll on EV automakers, especially those based in the United States. Young automakers like Rivian and Arrival have announced plans to restructure their businesses, hinting at potential layoffs. Meanwhile, EV veteran Tesla has laid off hundreds of employees the past month and continues to
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[ad_1] Tesla’s partnership with Hertz has expanded to sixteen new cities, including Boston, Las Vegas, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Diego, among many others. Tesla and Hertz struck a non-signed deal late last year that would see 100,000 all-electric vehicles from the Elon Musk-headed company make their way to the rental agency. Since then,
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[ad_1] Eleven US East Coast states have already committed to procuring nearly 40 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power. But increasingly powerful Atlantic hurricanes will be a threat to those future offshore wind farms. A team of scientists investigated how to make offshore wind turbines more resilient – they found that when they turned an
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[ad_1] A SpaceX Super Heavy booster was rocked by a substantial explosion and subjected to multiple fires at the launch pad during the rocket’s latest round of testing. As of 9 pm CDT, July 11th, the fate of the upgraded Super Heavy – known as Booster 7 or B7 – is leaning towards survival but
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[ad_1] XPeng Robotics, an affiliate of XPeng Inc., has announced an agreement to receive over $100 million in Series A capital funding, led by a group of longtime investors. The fresh financing will enable XPeng Robotics to further its R&D in robotic hardware and software and talent acquisition while accelerating product development. XPeng expects to
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[ad_1] Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s next software update would give drivers the ability to adjust the activation temperature of the automatic Cabin Overheat Protection feature. The Cabin Overheat Protection feature is a climate control system available in Tesla vehicles. The feature can reduce the cabin’s temperature in extremely hot conditions for several hours. According
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[ad_1] India’s leading electric car company Tata Motors has now introduced India’s No. 1 EV with new intelligent features, the EV named Nexon EV Prime. The Nexon EV Prime comes with some great features like multi-mode region, cross control, i-TPMS, smartwatch connectivity, etc. Check out the highlights below: India’s No.1 EV now with new intelligent
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[ad_1] Electric vehicle and sustainable charging specialist GRIDSERVE Car Leasing is launching a new EV test drive programme. This latest offering means GRIDSERVE’s Electric Forecourts® in Braintree and Norwich will enable drivers to experience the best electric vehicles from multiple brands, get impartial advice, learn more about charging solutions and explore leasing offers all in one place.
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