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WiTricity to Demonstrate Wireless EV Charging Firsts at Detroit Auto Show

Electric Cars Report

Building on the momentum of its recent investments from Siemens AG and others, WiTricity, the leader in wireless EV charging, is set to demonstrate a host of new wireless charging “firsts” at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

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2020 Detroit Auto Show cancels amid COVID-19 pandemic; expected conversion of TCF Center to field hospital

Green Car Congress

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) will cancel its June 2020 show in Detroit in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping across the world and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s expected plans to repurpose TCF Center into a temporary field hospital. NAIAS will hold its next annual show in June 2021.

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Biden attends the Detroit auto show to further promote EVs

Setec Powerr

President Joe Biden (Joe Biden) attended the Detroit Auto Show on Sept. 14, thus making more people aware of the accelerating transition to electric vehicles by automakers and the billions of dollars companies are investing in building battery plants. greeted Biden on the auto show floor. Although Biden and the U.S.

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Detroit Smart Parking Lab opens in September for real-world automated and EV charging testing

Green Car Congress

The State of Michigan is teaming up with Ford, Bedrock and Bosch to launch the nation’s first-of-its-kind, real-world test site for emerging parking technology, called the Detroit Smart Parking Lab. Collaboration is essential for the future of mobility. —Paul Thomas, executive vice president of Mobility Solutions, Americas for Bosch.

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UAW reaches tentative agreement with Ultium Cells – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The United Auto Workers union said on Monday it reached a tentative contract agreement with Ultium Cells in Lordstown, Ohio, where workers build electric vehicle batteries for General Motors. The UAW has recently encountered significant hurdles in its organizing efforts outside of Detroit.

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On the Detroit auto display, worries and hope as UAW collision time limit nears

Baua Electric

It’s no longer “either we have a strong auto industry or workers are fairly compensated,” she stated. ” “We’re building the center of the auto industry. “We can and must do both. That’s why I’m hopeful they’ll stay at the table and get a contract done.”

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GM offers to make electric pickup in Detroit, as UAW pushes for more US-made gas vehicles

Green Car Reports

GM has committed to building an electric pickup truck in Detroit in its ongoing attempt to negotiate a new contract with the UAW. Last Friday, Detroit's WDIV-TV detailed the latest in negotiations between General Motors and the UAW Friday as the two seek to resolve a contract stand-off that currently has more than 45,000 U.S.

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