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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Although that vehicle was ultimately scrapped, Sexton remained committed to the concept of vehicle electrification and forged a career out of advocating for people to make the switch to EVs.

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Rule of the Robots: Warning Signs

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More fundamental innovations will be required before we begin to see machines with a more human-like conception of the world. In a January 2020 interview with the BBC, Yoshua Bengio said that "AI's abilities were somewhat overhyped. by certain companies with an interest in doing so.".

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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The Automotive Update: European Commission launches new action plan

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Making ZEVs more attractive The report also outlines plans to accelerate the uptake of zero- emission vehicles (ZEVs) in corporate fleets, with a separate document on this subject. This will be achieved either by reducing corporate benefits on traditional powertrain vehicles, or improving the treatment of zero-emission models.