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Kia EV9 wins, Fisker franchises, Tesla tops BYD, leather in EVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Fourth-quarter sales results released this past week showed that while Tesla led in 2023 global EV sales , the Chinese automaker BYD pulled ahead of Tesla toward the end of the year. Hyundai and Kia announce Samsung SmartThings connectivity The truck-engine maker Cummins faces a $1.7 The plan will include up to 50 dealers in the U.S.

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Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production

Electric Vehicles India

Chinese university develops new material to increase solid-state battery production. In 2017 the Fisker Inc. Hitachi Zosen a major Japanese industrial and engineering corporation has developed a solid-state battery. has announced a solid-state battery that is capable of one-minute charging but it has ended the project.

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Fisker Automotive names Tony Posawatz, former head of Volt program, as new CEO

Green Car Congress

Fisker Automotive named former GM’er Tony Posawatz as its new CEO. Tony is the perfect CEO for Fisker. Part of my assignment at Fisker was to recruit a long-term CEO and I cannot think of a better person than Tony to take us forward. Fisker also announced the appointment of Alberto Gonzalez as Vice President of Manufacturing.

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One way or another, Fisker Automotive may soon be off the market

Green Car Congress

Two German investors, Ingo Voigt and Fritz Nol, announced their intent to buy Fisker Automotive, the failing plug-in hybrid car company, on 11 September. The team submitted a detailed offer to the US Department of Energy (DOE) along with a letter of intent for restructuring Fisker. DOE auctioning off the Fisker loan.

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top 20 electric car startups around the world

Baua Electric

Their vehicles, such as the Li ONE, feature a range-extender system that includes a small gasoline engine. BYD (China): Product: BYD is a diversified Chinese company that manufactures electric cars. Fisker Inc. United States): Product: Fisker focuses on sustainable and luxurious electric vehicles.

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Karma Revero vs VLF Destino: same shape, different powertrains, radically different missions

Green Car Reports

In the beginning was the Fisker Karma. Then came battery cell failures, bankruptcy, a Chinese company, a departing designer, a swaggering auto exec, a big honkin' V-8 engine, and two new companies.

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VW ID.4 review, Audi Q6 E-Tron preview, Lexus RX PHEV, Trump EV tariff: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

As it seeks to sell down an inventory of about 4,700 vehicles, Fisker has paused production of its Ocean EV. Fisker Ocean Shell announced this week that it’s planning to shed some gas stations in favor of EV charging. market sale, he said in a campaign speech Saturday.

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