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BYD tests PHEV pickup truck in Mexico [Video]

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BYD was recently spotted testing its upcoming hybrid pickup truck in Mexico. More information about the Chinese automaker’s first new energy pickup truck has come out. However, after it was spotted in Mexico undergoing some rigorous-looking tests, news broke that BYD’s upcoming pickup truck will be a plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV).

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BMW Group announces local production of NEUE KLASSE in China from 2026, new gen 6 battery plant

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The high-voltage batteries required for this will likewise be manufactured locally. The virtual ground-breaking for a new assembly site for high-voltage batteries also took place as part of the anniversary celebrations. Rendering of the future high-voltage battery assembly in Shenyang. BBA is investing RMB 10 billion (US$1.4

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CATL to license LFP battery tech to General Motors

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CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) is negotiating with General Motors (GM) to license its LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery technology. However, the pair have agreed that the annual capacity of their joint battery plant in North America would be no less than the plant CATL is currently building with Ford.

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CATL teases Tesla batteries for robotaxi fleet

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CATL’s Chairman (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) teased Tesla batteries for the robotaxt fleet. Tesla will use idle equipment from Chinese supplier CATL at Gigafactory Nevada. He confirmed that CATL will supply battery machinery to Tesla Giga Nevada last month. billion expansion earlier this year.

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BYD to unveil electrified pickup truck at Beijing Auto Show

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The Chinese automaker revealed a few details about its first pickup truck to pique people’s interest before the unveiling. Earlier this month, tests conducted on the BYD Shark in Mexico hinted that it would use the DMO platform, initially introduced to complement the company’s Fang Cheng Bao brand.

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After chiding Ford for US CATL battery plan, GM may be seeking its own

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battery-supply deal with China’s CATL, Car News China reports. The deal reportedly being discussed would bring that partnership to North America in the form of a joint battery plant located in either the U.S. or Mexico, along with a GM license agreement for CATL’s LFP battery tech. car manufacturing.”

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Report: Ford's EV Skunkworks Team to Create Three Affordable Electric Models

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The report also stated that Ford will use lithium-iron-phosphate battery cells to save money, an approach that it already uses for base Mustang Mach-Es and which Tesla takes with the cheapest Model 3. Chinese vehicles already have a steep import tariff, and lawmakers have floated a popular plan to bump it to 125 percent.