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Tesla (TSLA) shares surge over 11% amidst news of Musk’s China visit

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Musk’s unannounced China trip was quick, with the CEO, accompanied by Tesla executives Tom Zhu and Grace Tao, meeting China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Chairman Ron Hongbin just hours after he landed in the country. Later videos posted by Chinese media showed that Musk also met with Premier Li Qiang.

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StreetScooter to form JV with Chery for electric light utility vehicles

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StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post and market leader for electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Holding Group (Chery) establishing a joint venture between the two companies. Total investment could be up to €500 million.

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UQM Technologies Receives Order for 50+ Electric Drive Systems from International Automobile Company

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has received an initial order for more than fifty PowerPhase electric propulsion systems as part of the fleet build and vehicle development activities of an established international automobile manufacturer. UQM Technologies , Inc.

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Tesla China partners with Baidu for maps to clear FSD hurdle

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During Musk’s visit, he met with a number of government officials such as Premier Li Qiang and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Chairman Ron Hongbin. The electric vehicle maker’s large fleet of vehicles in China could also provide valuable real-world data for FSD’s training and development.

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European automakers and fuel suppliers argue for diesel as they call on policy makers to accelerate fleet renewal

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Diesel cars, having significantly lower CO 2 emissions per kilometer, are essential to manufacturers’ efforts to reach the EU’s 2021 CO 2 fleet average targets and thereby help reduce road transport CO 2 emissions and mitigate climate change.

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Study concludes that sugar cane-based biorefineries producing ethanol and electricity could power a global auto fleet of hybrids and EVs using only 4% of available cropland

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Number of cars (world and US), amount of gasoline consumed, amount of ethanol equivalent required for a neat ethanol fleet, ethanol and electricity to power hybrid fleet, and sugar cane area for hybrid fleet. l/100km), which corresponds to the efficiency of a commercially available automobile assuming 19.55

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How To Outfit Your Vehicle for Ridesharing

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You can also consider the internals of the vehicle to protect you. The types of automobiles that can be used on a ridesharing platform are subject to certain criteria set by each individual firm. For instance, Lyft only allows automobiles manufactured after 2005, whereas Uber only allows those no more than 10 years old.