Also, unlike after the first wave, there could be a limited upside from pent-up consumer demand this time, due to “higher out of pocket medical expenses, and precautionary savings to avert any health crisis in the future,” according to QuantEco Research, an independent research house. Go to Source
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Waymo self-driving taxi confused by traffic cones
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City ‘needs 10,000 car charging points’ by 2025
Andrew Gregory, the council’s director of planning, transport and environment, said: “We’re moving as quickly as possible. There’s a wide range of proposals coming forward for fast chargers, chargers in residential areas, new technologies in terms of how that is provided through specific bespoke charging points or through existing infrastructure like bollards. Go to Source
Oxford Mini production to halt due to chip shortage
Production at the company’s Oxford plant will be suspended for three working days. Go to Source
Hundreds of jobs at risk at car parts plant
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What will happen to all the dead car batteries?
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Jaguar Land Rover to suspend output due to chip shortage
Britain’s biggest carmaker to suspend output at two factories because of global semiconductor shortage. Go to Source
Old power station set to become ‘gigafactory’
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Electric trucks ‘can compete with diesel ones’
“The key here is that, basically, a heavier vehicle consumes more energy. The more energy you consume, the more saving potential there is. So, a very heavy truck uses more diesel per kilometre than a lighter one, but that’s also a big savings potential if you can switch to electricity.” Go to Source
Taiwanese chip-maker announces $100bn investment
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