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BYD to Chinese Auto Industry: "Demolish the Old Legends" in the EV Race

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million units manufactured in 2022. Though enormous, BYD isn’t satisfied with dominating its home market and wants the rest of the Chinese electric auto industry to come with it. It’s unclear if BYD and others will be able to make inroads in the United States.

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GlobalFoundries, Ford partner to address auto chip supply and meet growing demand

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GlobalFoundries (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, and Ford Motor Company announced a strategic collaboration to advance semiconductor manufacturing and technology development within the United States, aiming to boost chip supplies for Ford and the US automotive industry.

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Ford EV production push receives another shove

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Ford has announced yet another investment in EV production, which will be critical if the automaker hopes to achieve its ambitious production targets. Undeterred, Ford announced that it remains on track to deliver on its EV production goals , including an annual run rate of 600,000 EVs this year and a run rate of 2 million by 2026.

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GM’s Tesla NACS support spells trouble for Electrify America [Opinion]

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With two out of three of the United States’ top legacy automakers supporting Tesla’s NACS, Electrify America’s position in the EV charging space is precarious at best. In comparison, Electrify America has 3,503 fast chargers and 116 Level 2 chargers in the United States.

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USABC awards $3.5M low-cost/fast-charge battery technology development contract to Zenlabs Energy

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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC) awarded a $3.5-million USABC is a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR). USCAR is the collaborative automotive technology company for Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Stellantis.

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Ford doubles EV goal for 2023 and has a new semiconductor partner to help

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Ford made several leaps forward in its push toward electric vehicles today. Ford CEO Jim Farley stated that the automaker has now doubled its electric vehicle production goals to 600,000 units by 2023. automotive industry behind Tesla. automotive industry behind Tesla.

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ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants

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The United States is the third-largest electric vehicle (EV) producer behind China and Europe; a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the gap has widened. Great promotional events and bold aspirational statements by the domestic auto industry can’t mask the facts.

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