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Volkswagen Group China unveils its first eVTOL passenger drone prototype: V.MO

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Volkswagen Group China unveiled its first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) passenger drone prototype, as part of its strategy to explore and break new ground in fully electric and sustainable individual mobility concepts. Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group China. In the first phase of its commercial use, V.MO

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USA Pulls Mexico Into Its Anti-Chinese EVs Policies

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There’s no doubt about it: China saw that the future of the car market was electric and zoomed far into lead. It has accounted for more than half of global electric car sales, and aside from Tesla, the biggest electric car producers in the world are Chinese. Despite being late.

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Evonik invests in Chinese graphene company SuperC

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The Chinese company is a provider of graphene materials that improve the range, robustness, charging speed, and service life of lithium-ion batteries. By investing in SuperC, we are supporting a cutting-edge technology with a promising future. also known as SuperC, was founded in 2011 in Dongguan, China. billion in 2021.

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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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BBA) joint venture, Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production, announced local production of the NEUE KLASSE in China. Rendering of the future high-voltage battery assembly in Shenyang. To mark the 20 th anniversary of the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd.

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Kia unveils Concept EV5 in China

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Kia Corporation unveiled the Concept EV5 at Kia Chinese EV Day. The Concept EV5 provides a preview of a production all-electric SUV model that will be launched first in China later this year; details regarding any future plans for the other global markets will be made in due course.

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Volkswagen releases design sketch for ID.AERO fully-electric sedan; Chinese market first

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AERO concept vehicle, a fully-electric limousine planned for the Chinese automobile market. The future production version of the ID. AERO concept is expected to go on sale in the Chinese automobile market in the second half of 2023. The Volkswagen brand released design sketches of the ID. The production version of the ID.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk meets with Chinese Foreign Minister during China visit

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True to recent reports, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has arrived in China. And as per a recent statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, one of the first things that Musk did upon arriving in the country was meet with Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing. The Chinese Foreign Ministry posted a summary of the CEO and official’s meeting.

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