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Porsche invests €70M to increase stake in Rimac Automobili to 24%

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Mate Rimac inspires us with his innovative ideas. —Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT at Porsche AG. Mate Rimac founded the company named after him in 2009 at the age of 21. —Lutz Meschke.

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Porsche increases stake in electric sports car company Rimac to 15.5%

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—Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board at Porsche AG and Member of the Executive Board responsible for Finance and IT. Founder Mate Rimac started developing his vision of a fast, electrically powered sports car in a garage in 2009. We have many collaborative ideas that we aim to bring to life in the future.

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Porsche takes 10% stake in the electric technology and sports car company Rimac; development partnership

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In 2009, founder Mate Rimac began working from his garage on his vision of producing electric sports cars that could both be fast and offer excitement. We feel that Rimac’s ideas and approaches are extremely promising, which is why we hope to enter into close collaboration with the company in the form of a development partnership.

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Stellantis/UAW Deal Spills Tea on Future Product

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A document detailing a slew of finer points about the agreement has been posted to the Web, diving into deep detail about everything from finances to product plans. On the pickup truck side of the house, we find mention that the DS-code Ram 1500 pickup truck (read: the Ram Classic which was introduced in 2009) may depart after 2024.

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Tesla to get boost in China as officials ponder EV subsidies extension after 2022: report

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According to a Reuters report, government departments such as the Ministry of Information and Industrial Technology (MIIT) are looking into the idea of continuing subsidies to EV buyers in 2023. Since 2009, about 100 billion yuan ($14.8 month-over-month. . Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson and partners in plug-in vehicle smart on-board charging research project

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The idea was suggested to Ericsson and Volvo Cars some months later. The first meeting with all partners was held in April 2009 where the project idea was further. The project has been financed by the four partners as well as the region of Västra Götaland and the research foundation of Göteborg Energi. Göteborg Energi.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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A Bright IDEA BY SARAH A. WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us See instructions for fixing the problem.

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