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WiTricity raises $34M in venture capital, including strategic investment from Mitsubishi

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Stage 1 Ventures led the round with participation from Air Waves Wireless Electricity and a strategic investment by Mitsubishi Corporation through its US subsidiary, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas). Mitsubishi Corporation’s investment in WiTricity reflects an innovative vision for the future of smart cities.

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

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Chinese-made cars drive growth In Europe, sale of cars made in China saw the highest levels of year-on-year growth in February 2024 (+45%) and in January-February 2024 (+43%). Munoz added: “Chinese brands still have a long way to go before they occupy a significant part of the European market.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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BMW and Toyota are consistent leaders in sustainable value. The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. Click to enlarge. billion from 1999 to 2007.

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GKN order book for electric driveline technologies totalled $2.8 billion by end of 2017

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Among these are: GKN’s Multimode eTransmission system is due to launch on a Chinese OEM’s platform across a number of vehicle models from 2018. As of 31 December 2017, GKN’s order book relating to eDrive was £2 billion following a number of major program wins.

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Nissan optic exporting extra from China as gross sales hunch

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Global manufacturers, together with Nissan and alternative Jap manufacturers corresponding to Mitsubishi and Toyota, are suffering in China, the place they have got trailed home competition in assembly booming call for for electrical automobiles. “It’s not going to be easy to regain performance in the Chinese market.”

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BYD takes 20% of Japan’s EV imports in January after launching just last year

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The Chinese automaker already accounted for over 1% of Japan’s total auto sales last month. The growth comes as domestic automakers like Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Mazda lag behind the market. Most imports were luxury brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi. BYD Atto 3 (Source: BYD Japan) Of the over 11.2

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Global Top 20 - December 2020

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The Wuling Mini EV secured the Silver medal, beating BAIC's EU-Series yearly score (111k) and becoming the Chinese EV with highest score in one year, while also winning the Rookie of the Year title, ahead of heavyweights like the Tesla Model Y or VW ID.3. In December, the Climber of the Month was the VW ID.3,

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