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Honda to step up its game with new electric motorcycles and EVs

Teslarati

The legacy OEM also expects to launch the EM1 e: electric scooter, powered by Honda’s Mobile Power pack e: swappable battery in Japan, Europe, and Indonesia by 2023. North America: In 2024, the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX, currently being codeveloped with General Motors (GM), will go on sale. Its 2030 goal is to sell 3.5

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Taiwanese smartphone giant Foxconn reveals electric ute, global sales planned

EV Central

A production version of a 2021 concept the Model C crossover was also revealed. Taiwan’s Yulon Motors Co will start volume production of the Model C next year under the Luxgen n7 name. Hon Hai has already put its money where its mouth is when it comes to EV production. long hatch has 2.8m wheelbase, a 0.26 It boasts a 3.8

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GM opens new US$200M diesel engine facility in Thailand; first to produce new 4-cylinder Duramax diesels

Green Car Congress

General Motors opened a new diesel engine plant in Rayong, Thailand. GM expects to source US$94 million worth of Thai-built components for the production of engines at its Rayong facility by 2012. The new powertrain facility takes GM’s investment in Thailand to US$1.3 billion since 1998. liter and 2.8-liter

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The Wuling Air Now In Production In Right-Hand Drive!

CleanTechnica EVs

Things happen really fast in the world of the Wuling Mini EV and related models. Unlike in the traditional fossil fuel auto industry where models would have a long 7-year or so cycle before getting a major upgrade, the Wuling Mini EV ecosystem seems to have abandoned this traditional approach. It’s hard to believe that […].

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Tesla unlikely to build new factories for ‘one or two years’: report

Teslarati

In a speech earlier this month during the Bloomberg CEO Forum, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for maritime affairs Luhut Pandjaitan referred to a recent meeting he had had with Musk, saying that the automaker wouldn’t be expanding its Gigafactories for at least “the next one or two years.” million sales for the year.

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Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Nickel and cobalt have also tumbled, weighed down by an influx of new production amid concerns that the shift to EVs may not be as smooth and quick as predicted. The auto industry had shown signs of becoming an key source of funds, as companies such as Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co.

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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China currently hosts 75% of all battery cell manufacturing capacity and 90% of anode and electrolyte production. A solid foundation on domestically realized resource wealth, bolstered by responsible and ethical production, is the main theme of the rankings this year as countries and the industry strive for a sustainable supply chain.

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