As the market for used electric vehicles starts to mature, the condition of the battery that accounts for much of a car’s value is becoming an important factor in buying decisions. With the residual price of electric vehicles softening recently, due to supply constraints improving for new EV production as well
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Tesla's electric charging network has long pleased electric car mavens. But Elon Musk's "superchargers" are now winning endorsements from a more unlikely group: other auto companies. Ford was the first to announce a partnership with Musk in late May, followed by General Motors earlier this month. On Tuesday, EV truck company
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Traffic problems could be exacerbated and air pollution could actually increase due to efforts from ridesharing firms such as Uber to electrify their fleets, researchers have said. Uber has announced plans to transition hundreds of thousands of its drivers to electric vehicles by 2025, with 50 per cent of kilometres in
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When Cindy Heredia was choosing an MBA program, she knew she wanted to be at the forefront of the autonomous driving industry. While doing research, she discovered that MIT had a unique offering: a student-run driverless team. Heredia applied to MIT to join the team, hoping to get hands-on experience. “My
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Britain’s government unveiled its long-awaited semiconductor strategy, catching up with similar efforts by Western allies seeking to reduce reliance on Asian production of the computer chips that are essential to modern life. Under U.K. plan, the country’s semiconductor industry will get up to 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) in government investment
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A “moral panic” will be caused by the use of self-driving vehicles on public roads, a transport minister has warned. Jesse Norman told MPs that a “horrendous” part of the development of the technology will be “scare stories, particularly in the early stages”. Last month, the UK became the first European country
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Electric cars are a growing market, and so are the large batteries they use. Often these batteries are difficult to recycle. But help is on its way. Electric cars require batteries. This is a billion-dollar industry that Norway is investing heavily in. Five gigafactories are currently being built in Norway. All
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A new body representing 20 major electric vehicle (EV) charging firms has said it aims to double the size of the UK’s charging network by the end of 2023. ChargeUK, whose members include the VW-backed Ionity and the EV charging arms of Shell and BP, announced it will invest over £6bn
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Researchers have presented an effective and environmentally friendly process for transforming leftover aluminium from automotive manufacturing into new vehicle components. The innovative process could allow the automotive industry to recycle aluminium leftover from car manufacturing processes with 50 per cent less energy and 90 per cent lower emissions than traditional methods. The
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British carmakers boosted their output by over 13 per cent in February as supply chain pressures eased – particularly with regards to the ongoing semiconductor shortage. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), factories made an additional 8,050 cars year-on-year during the month after two years of difficulty
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