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OneD, Koch Modular partner to scale up silicon-graphite EV anode materials – ET Auto

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General Motors is a OneD investor and customer. conglomerate Koch Industries, will design and build a silane gas plant to remove impurities from silicon for the factory where OneD will combine it with graphite to make silicon anode materials. .” Nanowires are ultra-thin wires. Koch Modular, minority-owned by U.S.

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Auto supplier Adient cuts jobs, transfers roles in Europe to shave costs – ET Auto

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Adient supplies seats to some of Europe’s biggest automakers, including Stellantis, Renault, BMW, Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen , as well as American giants Ford and General Motors. The company’s sales suffered in the first quarter ended Dec. 31, as the UAW strikes affected production volumes in the United States.

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Germany’s Vay launches remote-driven car service in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has struggled in the face of regulatory scrutiny after an October accident in which a San Francisco woman was dragged by a car. .” Vay’s launch comes at a challenging time for autonomous vehicle developers.

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Waymo robotaxi to begin driverless services for employees in Austin – ET Auto

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Waymo is pulling ahead with its expansion plans at a time when its key rival Cruise, owned by General Motors, has suspended US operations in the wake of a pedestrian-dragging accident. Alphabet’s Waymo said on Tuesday it will begin driverless passenger services for its employees in Austin, Texas starting Wednesday.

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Hertz CEO resigns amid Electric Vehicle fiasco – ET Auto

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Taking the reins is Gil West, former Chief Operating Officer of General Motors Co.’s The repercussions of Hertz’s EV misstep reverberated across the industry, with Sixt SE, a major European car rental company , opting to phase out Teslas entirely.

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GM resumes sales, cuts price of Chevy Blazer EV after software issue – ET Auto

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General Motors said on Friday it is resuming sales and cutting the price of its Chevrolet Blazer EV after software quality issues prompted the largest U.S. The Blazer price cuts and restored tax credit bring the effective price for qualified buyers down to USD 42,695 from the original USD 56,715 for the lowest-priced model.

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Cruise to reintroduce human-driven vehicle fleet in Phoenix – ET Auto

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General Motors ‘ autonomous driving startup, Cruise , said on Tuesday it would reintroduce a small fleet of human-driven vehicles in some cities, starting with Phoenix in Arizona, about six months after it suspended operations following an incident in San Francisco. The company had suspended its U.S.

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