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Washington state launches program to cut costs of new and used EVs for low-income residents

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on Tuesday announcing program that will provide instant rebates for low-income consumers who are buying or leasing electric vehicles. Governor’s Office Photo) Washington leaders on Tuesday announced a $45 million program aiming to make electric vehicles more affordable for the state’s low-income residents.

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PDM Automotive and Tribute win $132K at first virtual Seattle Angel Conference

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Seattle-area startups PDM Automotive and Tribute took home $132,500 each at the 17th Seattle Angel Conference event — and the first to be held virtually. PDM Automotive is a 3-year-old company that runs an automotive product data platform for manufacturers and receivers. auto parts.

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China Mobile’s Green 5G Program achieves energy-saving at scale

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Automotive customers are using real-time visual inspection AI to reduce the defect rate, and for customers in the energy industry, robot inspections and 5G slice assurance enable better management of power transformation and transmission to reduce the loss of electrical energy.

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HP's new customer support program uses Microsoft's HoloLens 2 to troubleshoot industrial printers

TechSpot

We've already seen Mercedes-Benz adopt HoloLens tech for automotive repairs, and it looks like the headset’s next major application is in the printing industry. The benefits and execution appear similar in practice, with a technician wearing Microsoft's futuristic (and bulky) headset to fix a complicated piece of machinery via virtual.

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Spendy and slow Tesla repairs frustrate drivers as automotive tech drives up cost of collisions

GeekWire

Rivian and Renton Technical College are starting a similar program this month. To boost the number of technicians in the state, Tesla has a training partnership with Shoreline Community College that launched in 2018. The Tesla collision center didn’t have availability, so Campbell went with a certified shop.

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Nearly 1 in 5 new cars registered in Washington state last year were EVs or plug-in hybrids

GeekWire

A report from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation tallying year-end data reported that 112 models of EVs and plug-ins were sold in the U.S. Momentum for zero-emission cars and trucks has been slowly building for years,” said Joel Creswell, manager of the Climate Pollution Reduction program, in an Ecology Department blog post.

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TSMC delays second Arizona chip foundry

Computerworld Vertical IT

The first such foundry, announced in 2020, has already been delayed past its initial opening date of late 2024 — thanks, in part, to labor disputes over safety issues, workers imported from overseas, and workforce development programs.