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MOBILITY

MOBILITY

and businesses must ensure that renewablysourced energy is used throughout . So , for A-EVs to decarbonise , energy firms must decarbonise .
• Reduced barriers to purchase - One of the main drivers of EV adoption is price and would likely be the case for A-EVs when they are brought into the mass market . reducing the cost of technologies and EV components is the hurdle , automation the next .
With electrification putting pressure on energy providers to increase grid capacity at scale , sourcing will become a major factor in the general sustainability success of e-mobility , but for A-EVs , the shift is inevitable while the cars that use robotic and AI will use renewablysourced energy more efficiently , reducing strain on energy providers .
However , autonomy is not the sole cure for environmental unrest . For any industry , true decarbonisation lies in the supply chain
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