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Germany putting another €300M into EV charging infrastructure

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A support program with €350 million for commercial charging for fleet applications and for employees is planned for the summer. The following is funded: the purchase of normal charging infrastructure (AC and DC) (3.7 kW to 22 kW ) with up to 80% of the total costs, max. 100,000 funding per location.

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Panasonic Automotive and IBM partner to develop cognitive vehicle infotainment system with Watson

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At CES 2017, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America introduced the Panasonic Cognitive Infotainment platform designed to provide OEMs and fleet providers a set of cognitive vehicle solutions combining Panasonic’s infotainment expertise with IBM’s Watson and cloud technologies. Panasonic, Qualcomm and Android.

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The Tesla MCU1 conundrum: How early FSD adopters were left behind in limbo

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“I bought my Model S in 2017 based on their advertising claiming that it had the necessary hardware for self-driving. Owners of older vehicles that purchased FSD were provided a free upgrade to Hardware 3.0. Software updates were frequently rolled out to the fleet, but not for MCU1 vehicles. He is not doing anything.

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Ballard Power signs deal for production of fuel cell stacks in China; est. $168M over 5 years; buses and commercial vehicles

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Ballard Power Systems signed definitive agreements with Guangdong Nation Synergy Hydrogen Power Technology Co. Ballard will have the exclusive right to purchase fuel cell stacks and sub-components from the joint venture for sale outside China.

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Ballard MOU with strategic partner Broad-Ocean targets fuel cell modules for buses and commercial vehicles

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On July 18, 2016 Broad-Ocean signed an agreement with partner companies relating to the purchase of 10,000 fuel cell vehicles, including buses and delivery trucks, all of which are expected to have Ballard’s leading PEM fuel cell technology inside. Broad-Ocean has now expanded this business to include fuel cell vehicles.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8 The First Car Vietnamese Car Comes To North America When Vietnam’s largest company, the VinGroup, announced in 2017 they were entering the automobile manufacturing business, it probably didn’t get too much notice. After a couple hours driving the VF 8 in San Diego County, here are our initial thoughts.

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Magna aims to sell EVs in China through JV with BAIC

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In 2017, China was the world’s largest market for electric vehicles , including battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Some 700,000 BEVs and PHEVs, plus a few hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, were sold in the Middle Kingdom in 2017. The first (markets for EVs) are always fleets,” he says. I saw that coming.

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