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Tesla CEO Elon Musk to visit China this week to meet with officials: report

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Elon Musk is expected to visit China this week. The Tesla CEO is expected to meet with senior government officials during his visit, as well as tour Gigafactory Shanghai, Tesla’s electric vehicle factory in China. The trip would mark Musk’s first visit to China since 2020.

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Xpeng reveals new, affordable P5 sedan to compete with Tesla Model 3

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The P5 is affordable and surprisingly less expensive than the widely popular Model 3 in China and includes a series of new driverless technology features that are powered by polarizing LiDAR systems. We are definitely a step, a few steps ahead, you know, as compared to most of our competitors. “We

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Tesla’s Elon Musk gives BYD EVs due credit: “Highly competitive these days”

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Back in 2011, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was asked by Bloomberg about a potential rival in the electric vehicle space — China’s BYD. But even amidst these accomplishents, one cannot discount the fact that BYD has also emerged as one of the current powerhouses in the automotive sector, particularly in China.

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Tesla’s $25k car gets update on its final name, options, and potential release date

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This is notably conservative as previous reports from China hint that work on an affordable Tesla is already underway. Earlier this year, local reports from Chinese media outlets hinted that a vehicle that’s more affordable than the Model 3 would likely start testing at the latter half of the year. .

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Alibaba-backed DeepRoute unveils self-driving solution that doesn't require HD maps

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Image credit: DeepRoute) Many automakers in China are trying to move away from reliance on high-definition maps as they develop self-driving technology. solution, which it says is a solution that eliminates the need for high-definition maps and can facilitate mass production for automakers. Car integrated with Driver 3.0

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Audi is the latest automaker to reveal plans for a lower-cost EV

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Audi Q6 e-tron quattro (Source: Audi AG) The race for more affordable EVs The new lower-cost Audi EV is “not a four-metre car,” according to Döllner. “We But with the model below [the] Q4 in the [A3] segment, that will be definitely our entry-level car.” Ford is shifting its plans to smaller, more affordable EVs.

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Energy Secretary Chu says US faces a new Sputnik Moment in Chinas clean energy successes

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In a speech at the National Press Club, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries represents a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, and will require a similar mobilization of innovation to enable the US to compete in the global race for the jobs of the future.

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