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Could AI enable successful socialism? Eliminating the fatal flaw

If machines can plan better than people, AI could remove socialism's usual bottleneck and make abundance easier to share.

By Donovan Jackson • 11 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Nobody buys an EV charger. They buy the next ten years

Fleets and lenders will judge charging operators on uptime, service costs and years of revenue, not the equipment fitted to each site.

By James Schwarz • 5 min read • Last week

Electric vehicles

Electric construction gear has a sales problem, says firm

Sales, not subsidies, are now seen as the main brake on battery-electric construction equipment, with only 10.4% penetration forecast by 2030.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Insurance

YES-EU opens Europe's largest battery service centre

The Oslo site is designed to cut repair bills and write-offs as EV batteries increasingly account for a vehicle's value.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

Innovate UK backs eight clean energy firms for Singapore

The move gives eight British clean energy firms a route into Singapore, where rising demand is creating opportunities for efficiency and storage technologies.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Last month

Fleet Management

Targa Telematics tops Europe's rental telematics market

Europe's rental and leasing fleets are adopting telematics faster, with Berg Insight forecasting the installed base to almost double by 2030.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Fleet Management

LG wins Renault van cockpit deal for E-Tech Electric

The deal strengthens Renault's software-led van push and could lower cockpit complexity for fleet operators as SDV adoption spreads.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Software engineering

Clarios expands battery R&D partnership with Piaxo

The move widens Clarios's European engineering base as it pushes sodium-ion battery work for colder-weather vehicle systems.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month

Data centers

Quantum tech boosts Schneider Electric energy forecasts

Australia has awarded AUD $3.6 million to a quantum-backed forecasting project that could help operators manage rising household energy complexity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

BMW

AirConsole partners Zeekr for in-car gaming in Europe

Passengers in select Zeekr models will be able to play games on the infotainment screen using phones as controllers, as AirConsole expands into Geely's orbit.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Fleet Management

WEX & Mastercard launch APAC fleet payments network

Fleet operators across Asia Pacific could cut reconciliation work as a new network unifies fuel, toll and parking payments for one account.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Unified Communications

FedEx study sees Asia Pacific semiconductor expansion

Geopolitical risks are prompting chipmakers to spread production across Asia Pacific, with 35% planning expansion into new regional markets.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month

Gaming

Volkswagen adds Tetris to Atlas infotainment screen

The in-car version can turn parked Atlas models into a multiplayer arcade, extending Volkswagen's push to sell software and subscriptions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

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Electric vehicles (EVs) stories

Internet of Things

DigiCert to secure Australia's connected energy grid

More than 4.2 million homes with rooftop solar could gain safer grid connections as the new framework lets devices and operators verify identities.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Clean technologies

Delta & Fortescue target Pilbara mine decarbonisation

Cutting diesel exposure is central to Fortescue's plan to power Pilbara operations with 1.5GW of solar, 900MW of wind and 5GWh of storage.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

MP Space raises AUD $23 million seed funding round

The Sydney-based start-up will use the capital to expand local manufacturing and engineering after claiming one of Australia's largest deep-tech seed raises.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Last week