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Tesla’s biggest rival in China: an in-depth look at the $4,200 Wuling HongGuang Mini EV

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First delivered in July 2020, the Wuling HongGuan Mini EV is manufactured in Lizhou, Guangxi, China, and is available in two variants: one equips a 9.2 The affordability of the HongGuang Mini EV is proving to be a disruptor. The HongGuang Mini EV: A Quick Introduction. kWh battery and the other a 13.8 kWh battery.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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With the new facility, Ford expects to have one of the largest automotive manufacturer research centers in Silicon Valley by the end of the year, with 125 researchers, engineers and scientists. Autonomous driving Behavior Big Data Connected vehicles Research Urban mobility V2X Vehicle Manufacturers'

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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Using Georgia Tech-owned golf carts to prove out the technology, a person sitting in a remote location can access real-time video streamed over LTE to drive the carts. The outcome could be a more affordable and effective way to share or park vehicles using a remote “valet.”. Remote Repositioning, Atlanta.

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Electric Car Watch #9: Where is the Strom-R3 electric car?

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We spoke to EV community member and friend of the channel Mr Zarryl Lobo, who has 30+ years of experience building custom electric golf carts and refurbishing old EVs. We have startups like Arcimoto and Aptera who will soon start manufacturing and selling reverse trikes that resemble the Strom R3.

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Nickel expert calls on Musk, Farley, others to demand Nickel sourcing in North America

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Nickel has been a significant talking point of many automotive CEOs for about two years as its wide availability could alleviate battery manufacturing bottlenecks for cells containing either controversial or hard-to-obtain rare earth metals. “We used to refer to LFP cells as ‘golf cart batteries,'” he said.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. It was a Manufacturing Failure, as GM NEVER planned to build the car in Volume, so No Economies of Scale were ever achieved. We need an economy electric car that we an afford, not that nonsense. Forget the black helicopter conspiracies. WTF do they need ANOTHER $10.3B

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