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Volkswagen and Xpeng to roll out two new EVs, starting with an SUV

Baua Electric

The two automakers signed a “master agreement” for platform and software collaboration, and the two will start jointly sourcing platforms and vehicle parts to help leverage scale while cutting costs, Automotive News Europe reports. The purchase was completed in December. Get started here. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Ford hired former Tesla, Apple exec to create next-generation vehicle technology and services

Teslarati

Doug is one of the world’s most respected engineering and product design leaders and has been a driving force behind breakthrough products across auto, tech, and mobility, including at Apple, Tesla, and Segway,” Farley noted. The Special Project group was allegedly responsible for developing the Apple Car.

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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

The Truth About Cars

Shortly thereafter an Apple board member stated Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) suggested the company could build an EV around the time Tesla arrived on the automotive scene in 2008. They considered it a natural evolution in an all-new market where the company could assert its dominance. Elon was glad too.

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Peugeot-Citroen: Hybrid-air set for production by 2016

Green Cars News

Peugeot-Citroen’s unique hybrid-air technology, currently being showcased at the Geneva Motor Show, will be in production by 2016, using the group’s new EMP2 platform. That new platform makes its debut on the new Citroen Picasso, while the hybrid-air tech itself is being demonstrated attached to a Peugeot 2008 and a Citroen C3.

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U.S. Battery Makers Power Up

Revenge of the Electric Car

LA Times, December 20, 2008. December 20, 2008 U.S. battery manufacturers are taking steps to raise the industry’s profile, a move that backers hope will speed commercialization of high-tech, American-made car batteries. The group hopes to get much of the money from the federal government. “We Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)

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Report: U.S. Prepping $540 Million for SK Group Semiconductor Factory in Michigan

The Truth About Cars

The United States Department of Energy has confirmed plans to loan $544 million to South Korean tech conglomerate SK Group under the conditions it be used to expand semiconductor production in the Midwest. Meanwhile, Michigan is desperate to secure tech and manufacturing jobs. The company is targeting 4.2 Image: U.S.

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

Cars That Think

Coughlin is a regular contributor on digital storage for the Forbes blog and other news outlets. IEEE-USA president as well as chair of the IEEE New Initiatives Committee , the IEEE Public Visibility Committee , and IEEE Region 6. Virginia Tech. He has held several leadership positions in IEEE including 2019. Saifur Rahman.