State Mandates Fiscal Restraint Across Public Financial Sector

Public sector banks and insurance firms in India must now use online meetings and electric cars to save money starting May 18, 2026.

#PublicBanks, #CostCutting, #OnlineMeetings, #EVs, #IndiaFinance

https://newsletter.tf/public-banks-cut-costs-online-meetings-evs-may-18/

Public banks in India are now required to hold all meetings online and switch to electric vehicles. This is a major change to cut costs.

#PublicBanks, #CostCutting, #OnlineMeetings, #EVs, #IndiaFinance
https://newsletter.tf/public-banks-cut-costs-online-meetings-evs-may-18/

NYC and LA Are Teaming Up to Fight for EVs

https://www.wired.com/story/nyc-and-la-are-teaming-up-to-fight-for-evs/

#EVs #Sustainability #Policy

#climate #evs #electrification

"According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) new Global EV Outlook, electric car sales are expected to hit 23 million in 2026, making up nearly 30% of all new cars sold worldwide. That comes after EV sales topped 20 million in 2025, up 20% year over year, with 1 in 4 new cars sold globally now electric."

https://electrek.co/2026/05/19/iea-global-ev-sales-headed-for-another-record-year-despite-the-slowdown/

How does Rust fit inside a next-gen EV battery?

Julius Gustavsson (@jgust) from Volvo Cars will walk through SmartCell - their new AC battery technology that eliminates the inverter and onboard charger by shifting intelligence directly into the battery. Rust plays a central role in making that software-defined architecture robust, secure, and production-ready.

🔗 https://oxidizeconf.com/sessions/rust_batteries_included_inside_volvo_cars_smartcell_the_next-Gen_ev_battery

#Oxidize2026 #RustLang #EmbeddedRust #Automotive #EVs