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Toyota — Dead Tech Walking?

CleanTechnica EVs

David Waterworth with Dr Paul Wildman Due to the overwhelming and positive interest shown in our first article, we thought to do a second article as another take on the Toyota/Japanese car-manufacturing situation. Is Toyota dead tech walking? Is Toyota not circling the drain, after all?

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Battle for ‘tech luxury’ in China as EVs get smarter – and cheaper – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The battle for consumer attention in China’s electric car market is being fought over touches of “ tech luxury ” that car buyers in other markets have never seen. “Why would I choose a foreign car? “In the new E-Class, you can sing karaoke. But here customers love it,” he said.

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Tata’s UK electric car battery plant to be in Bridgwater – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The factory is due to create up to 4,000 green-tech jobs in the area, with “many thousands” more expected to be created indirectly, Agratas said in a statement. The UK plant, which Tata, owner of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) , announced in July, will become one of Europe’s largest battery-cell manufacturing sites.

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Aptiv to cut stake in robotaxi tech firm Motional, stop funding – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Motional, a venture between the company and Hyundai Motor Co , uses the South Korean carmaker IONIQ5 electric car for its robotaxi. Meanwhile, Aptiv beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter profit, fueled by an uptick in demand for auto parts and tech-related products from global automakers.

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Qualcomm to supply chip to Renault for Megane E-Tech Electric

Electric Vehicles India

Qualcomm to supply chip to Renault for Megane E-Tech Electric. A California based Qualcomm Inc announced that it will supply a key computing chip for the digital dashboard in a new Renault SA electric vehicle. Mégane E-TECH Electric. The Renault Megane E-Tech Electric weighs 1,642 kgs and is 1.5

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Tech: Aerodynamics Is the Key To EV Range

Clean Fleet Report

Thus it’s no surprise OEMs have been trying to cut those losses long before the breakthrough of electric cars. Aerodynamic efficiency has a direct impact on fuel consumption, something always on car makers agenda. For example, Ford experimented with different shapes for its “Probe” concept car series.

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Lamborghini licenses MIT’s Cobalt-free organic battery tech for EVs – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ), including one of Indian-origin, have designed a new battery material that could offer a more sustainable, cobalt-free way to power electric cars. Automaker Lamborghini has licensed the patent on the technology.

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