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This Chinese electric car is almost entirely windows

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These articles are a tongue-in-cheek exercise in window shopping. This is far from street-legal and also likely costs at least twice as much just in taxes, customs, and freight fees. The post This Chinese electric car is almost entirely windows appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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China issues draft guidelines to rein in lithium battery industry – ET Auto

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Foreign officials have warned that with Chinese government support creating more production capacity than global markets can absorb, a flood of cheap exports in key sectors including renewable energy and lithium batteries could hurt industries elsewhere.

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Baidu, Tesla said to have agreed on mapping deal for FSD in China – ET Auto

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Musk is seeking approvals for the FSD software rollout in China and the permissions to transfer data overseas during his meetings with Chinese officials. The deal was struck recently and comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s visit to China and met with Premier Li Qiang. Baidu is among a dozen companies that have secured one.

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What is Tesla’s Full Self Driving and why its China rollout matters – ET Auto

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Chinese state media reported that he met Premier Li Qiang in Beijing but did not say what they discussed. automaker won a key endorsement that coincided with his trip – from a top Chinese auto association which said Tesla’s Model 3 and Y cars were among models found to be compliant with China’s data security requirements.

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Tesla ‘Giga India’ potential reignited with reports of planned visit

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However, despite this market opportunity, incredibly high taxation and a complex legal structure have kept many automakers, in particular, outside of the South Asian market. Still, with rising political pressures to leave China, many businesses, including Tesla, may be pushed into the arms of the Southern Chinese neighbor.

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Mercedes will take on Tesla’s FSD in China

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The Mercedes CTO did not specify when the premium German brand would be making its way to the Chinese market, but considering Mercedes has only recently cracked into the U.S., What do you think of the article? it likely has a lot of growing to do. Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Media outlet apologizes to Tesla for “brake failure” reports with zero evidence

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Interestingly enough, the outlet that admitted to making up the incidents about Tesla’s “brake failures” also urged other media outlets to delete their false articles. Looks like Tesla’s legal team is going after FUDsters. It also pledged to stop spreading unfounded rumors in the future. .

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