Google will stop building custom AI for Big Oil and Gas

Google announced they would no longer build custom artificial intelligence or machine learning algorithms for Big Oil and Gas after Greenpeace released a report this week exposing Silicon Valley’s enablement of the fossil-fuel industry.

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Mustang Mach-E delayed for Europe but still set for late 2020 in US

The online Mach-E Forum today posted emails sent by Ford to Europe-based customers explaining that the first deliveries of the all-electric SUV will be delayed until early 2021. However, a Ford spokesperson told us that the Mustang Mach-E will begin arriving in the US in late 2020, as planned.

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Hyundai Kona Electric: The new favored police patrol car for Europe?

Hyundai Kona Electric police cars in SwitzerlandAs cities look to reduce air pollution, some are equipping their police forces with electric cars. The Hyundai Kona Electric is proving to be a popular choice, in Europe at least. Police forces in Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom currently use Kona Electric patrol cars, Hyundai said earlier this month in a press release. The Ioniq and…
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EGEB: Companies worth $2 trillion call for global green recovery packages

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):

  • More than 150 companies asked governments to prioritize climate action in recovery plans.
  • Denmark is going to build two energy islands linked to offshore wind farms.
  • Google announces it won’t build custom Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Big Oil and Gas.

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Connected EVs could help power the grid: California utility studies how

Southern California Edison Charge Ready electric-car charging programCalifornia has more electric cars than any other state, and a local utility wants to put them to work powering the grid. Southern California Edison (SCE) plans to launch a demonstration project for “vehicle-to-grid” or “V2G” technology, in which vehicles both charge and discharge power to the grid. More than 200,000 electric cars are currently on…
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