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BMW owners baffled as Spider-Man ad appears on infotainment screens
BMW owners in the US report an unsolicited Spider-Man movie promotion appearing on their infotainment screens. BMW calls the animation a 'special surprise'.
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Successful eVTOL hydrogen testing in Sydney
Australia’s long-range electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft could be ready for emission-free flight testing within a year. This follows a successful first year of hydrogen aviation…
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Sodium-ion batteries’ three big promises – IDTechEx
Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a compelling alternative to lithium-ion, offering a unique blend of material abundance, system compatibility, and enhanced safety. So says IDTechEx principal technology analyst…
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Ruakaka BESS opens
Meridian Energy’s Ruakaka battery energy storage system (BESS) has officially opened. Reportedly New Zealand’s first large-scale grid battery storage system, the Ruakaka BESS has a maximum output of…
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Contact trials tech to enhance EV charging
Contact Energy has launched a pilot using innovative technology to make it easy for EV owners to charge their car when electricity demand is at its lowest. The…
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LMR batteries expected to change EV market
General Motors (GM) has been working on lithium manganese rich (LMR) battery technology for about 10 years since the 1990s, aiming for long range and affordability, the new…
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ZIB batteries Korean breakthrough
Households are increasingly electrifying, switching to EVs for personal transport and heat pumps for space and water heating. Dongguk University scientists have uncovered a novel battery design for…
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A five-minute charge adds about 515km, says CATL
EV battery producer China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL has unveiled an upgraded battery it says can add nearly 515km range in five minutes of charging. CATL says that’s…
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Lithium sulphur batteries to be billion-dollar industry
Lithium-sulphur batteries are batteries with lithium metal anodes and sulphur cathodes and feature a high gravimetric energy density, says IDTechEx technology analyst Daniel Parr. He says lithium-sulphur has…
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Nissan launches new AV tech FY2027
Nissan says it will launch its next-generation ProPILOT technology from fiscal year 2027. The system, featuring Nissan Ground Truth Perception technology with next generation lidar and Wayve AI…