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Tesla aims to secure $1 billion a year in battery minerals from Australia

Tesla has confirmed through its chairwoman that the automaker is aiming to secure $1 billion a year in battery minerals, especially lithium and nickel, from Australia. Robyn Denholm, Tesla’s chairwoman who also happens to be Australia, was attending a Minerals Council of Australia event today and commented on the automaker’s effort to secure resources in the country. She confirmed that Tesla…
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BYD introduces a bi-directional electric school bus

BYD (Build Your Dreams) has introduced a fully electric Type D school bus, complete with smart technologies like bi-directional charging and advanced safety features. According to the Chinese automaker, its sleek design “will have students wanting to step onboard.” You…
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Duke Energy will install 1,000 EV charging ports in North Carolina

Duke Energy has filed a $56 million proposal of Phase II programs to continue the advancement of transportation electrification in North Carolina. North Carolina electrification An executive order issued by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC) on October 29, 2018, set a statewide goal of getting 80,000 zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025. It currently has around 26,000 electric…
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BMW reveals US pricing for two i4 models in 2022

BMW has officially announced the pricing and market launch for two US versions of the all-electric i4 — the i4 eDrive40 and i4 M50. The i4 M50 is the first fully electric performance model to come from BMW M GmbH. Both models promise range, elegant design, cutting-edge UI…
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Google Sheets adds dedicated sidebar to review all comments

Google is making it easier to review, reply, and resolve comments in Sheets with a new consolidated sidebar that matches the one already available in Docs. Next to the Share and Meet presentation buttons is a “Comments” icon that opens a right sidebar. It’s also accessible from: The “open all comments” item in the sheet tab. The “open” from any comment anchored to a cell. A new…
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DefenseNews

Boeing bullish on battlefield communications market

MELBOURNE — Boeing Defence Australia is in the final stages of developing its Integrated-Battlefield Telecommunications Network for the Australian Army under Joint Project 2072 Phase 2B, and is now turning its attention to other local opportunities. The Army’s name…
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Google Assistant preps ‘dropdown’ design on Android and new mic sounds [Gallery]

The last visual revamp for Assistant in late 2020 saw the light bar come to all Android devices. Google is now working on what looks to be a new design that takes advantage of dropdown menus to show more information, while Assistant is getting new microphone sounds. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to…
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