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Nonprofits Fueling the EV Industry

Clean Fleet Report

The electric vehicle (EV) industry is about to have its most significant sales spike thanks to international legislation and nonprofits ramping up support efforts. Some may wonder about the necessity of nonprofit involvement in the EV industry since companies are already making these cars for commercial use. EV support coming.

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Part of Elon Musk’s $15B tax bill will likely end up helping the fossil fuel industry

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Elon Musk may be paying an estimated $15 billion in taxes this year due to his massive sale of part of his TSLA holdings, but his contributions to the US government may end up supporting the fossil fuel industry. The US government takes money from the person who heads the electric car company and spends it on fossil fuel support.

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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

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The society recently launched several programs to engage them, including career fairs, travel grants, and networking opportunities with researchers. Job fairs and travel grants Several new initiatives have been rolled out at the society’s flagship conferences. The grant can help students who are not presenters to attend conferences.

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Are We Really Fine With Government Required Driver Monitoring And Remote Kill Switches?

The Truth About Cars

While the group is funded by the insurance industry, and has everything to gain by seeing this law come into effect , its data on drunk driving is mirrored by local law enforcement. These are often good ideas that are spoiled by legitimized government corruption and/or ignoring the realities of the situation.

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A Bold New Plan for Preserving Online Privacy and Security

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Cloud providers are single points of failure and prime targets for hackers to scoop up everything from proprietary corporate communications to our personal photo albums and financial documents. These ideas, which we’ll refer to in the aggregate as “decoupling,” allow us to rethink both security and privacy. What is decoupling?

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Driving Dystopia: Companies Are Getting Serious About Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Connectivity

The Truth About Cars

The relevant technologies were still in their infancy and would require years of collaboration between multiple industries and various government agencies before anything got off the ground. Some of the ideas — like using physical barriers to keep cyclists, pedestrians, and automobiles separated — seem like obvious wins.

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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

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The support from IEEE gave us validation, and that helped us to believe in ourselves and the ideas we came up with,” Orajaka says. Expanding microgrids beyond the underserved During their final semester in 2010, the students decided it was time to implement their idea, and they turned to IEEE once again.

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