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Geely’s Zeekr EV brand raises $500M in Pre-A from 5 partners; Intel leading investor

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The Zeekr brand is owned jointly by Geely Automobile Holding Ltd. The eMotors used on the front and rear axles offer maximum output of 400 kW, creating more than 700 N·m of torque that can be equally spread to all four corners of the 001 in dynamic environments to guarantee traction and stability.

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Colorado Air Quality Control Commission approves low emission vehicle standards beginning in 2022 model year

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The Air Pollution Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment proposed the adoption of the LEV standards in response to Gov. These states now make up nearly 40% of the new automobile market. The adoption of CLEAR provides a backstop for Colorado in the event of the federal change.

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Senate Bill Seeks to Tariff Chinese Vehicles Out of Existence

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"The introduction of cheap Chinese autos - which are so inexpensive because they are backed with the power and funding of the Chinese government — to the American market could end up being an extinction-level event for the U.S. If the United States cannot come up with a real solution soon, people will be clamoring for Chinese automobiles.

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Nissan unveils Hyper Adventure EV, Hyper Urban EV concepts ahead of Japan Mobility

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The Japanese automaker this week shared the Hyper Adventure electric vehicle (EV) concept, an automobile designed with outdoor enthusiasts in mind. Nissan announced plans for the Hyper Adventure EV in a press release and a Technical Center event in Atsugi, Kanagawa on Monday, with the automaker sharing pictures of the angular EV concept.

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GM publishes “Blue Paper” on sustainable urban mobility; integrating input from Sustainable Urban Mobility events in Shanghai

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The Blue Paper—published in English and Chinese—addresses the growing challenges associated with rising urbanization and the greater demand for transportation with respect to energy, the environment, safety, traffic congestion and land use.

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Microchip introduces first automotive-grade LIN SiP with touch hardware support

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LiN systems are used throughout the automobile in comfort, powertrain, sensor, and actuator applications. The SAMHA1GxxA microcontroller family contains capacitive touch hardware support, an event system and complex PWM capability. The SAMHA1GxxA device is implemented in the Atmel Studio 7 Integrated Development Environment.

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Siemens targeting Li-ion energy storage for marine and offshore oil and gas applications; 6MW system to West Mira rig

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As part of a strategy to continue providing low-emissions solutions for harsh offshore operating environments, Siemens has opened a fully robotized and digitalized plant in Norway that will develop and manufacture energy storage technologies for both marine and offshore oil and gas applications. —Bjørn Einar Brath.