【SMM New Energy News】Zhuhai's First Batch of Unmanned Logistics Vehicles Licensed

According to AXIOS, a new alliance formed by a group of companies including Google and Tesla will address energy affordability by making use of underutilized capacity on the power grid. As artificial intelligence data centers and other sources of demand drive electricity prices sharply higher, electricity affordability has become a central issue. The alliance, named Utilize, is expected to work with state lawmakers, regulators, utilities, and others to address electricity affordability by improving how the power grid operates, while also taking into account reliability of supply and the speed of construction. Alliance officials said they plan to soon release a study by Brattle Group showing that, through system improvements, US consumers could save as much as $180 billion over the next decade. Utilize’s members also include air-conditioning giant Carrier, deployment services company Sparkfund, power panel enterprise SPAN, and data center developer Verrus.

On March 5, Inner Mongolia issued its 15th Five-Year Plan, explicitly promoting autonomous driving in mining and logistics to lead the nation in self-driving heavy truck fleets. It supports Ordos' "Vehicle-Road-Cloud Integration" pilot and accelerates the large-scale application of new energy heavy trucks, unmanned electric mining trucks, and charging infrastructure.

On March 9, Shacman Holdings and DST held a strategic partnership signing ceremony focused on the new energy commercial vehicle sector. Both parties agreed to prioritize user needs and will explore deeper collaborations in intelligent driving and aftermarket services.