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Didi Chuxing sets up JV with China EV maker BAIC-BJEV; next-gen connected car systems; Transportation Brain

Green Car Congress

Jingju is a key component of a DiDi-BAIC strategic partnership formed in a growing alliance between DiDi and auto-industry players. DiDi started partnership programs with automakers and fleet operators in 2016, and launched the DiDi Auto Alliance, an industry-chain partnership network in April 2018.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

Cars That Think

Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars. Today it is being employed by Chinese EV manufacturers including BYD , as well as by Ford , General Motors , and Tesla.

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BYD sold 68,018 battery-electric buses worldwide 

Electric Vehicles India

BYD sold 68,018 battery-electric buses worldwide . BYD battery-electric buses. BYD has sold 68,018 battery-electric buses. BYD (@BYDCompany) October 6, 2021. . BYD (@BYDCompany) October 6, 2021. . BYD & Levo collaborated for heavy-duty BYD commercial EVs. 80,160 – tons of Nitrogen Oxide.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

This performance, Winterkorn said, “ is no reason for euphoria ” but shows that the Volkswagen group—which comprises nine automotive brands—is staying on course, and shows that its strategy to 2018 is on the right track. And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements. We have nine strong brands that work well together.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

Plug In India

Pune city has expanded their Olectra-BYD electric buses to 300+ numbers in 2020. Olectra-BYD has contracts to supply 30 electric buses to Dehradun, 150 to Surat, 25 to Silvassa. It's now up-to the auto industry to launch more EV's. Mumbai's BEST has ordered 300+ buses from Tata Motors.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

EV Sales

The only exception to this geographical intra-Europe rule was Ukraine, entering the Top 10 in 2016-2018 on the power of grassroots-driven lively market of second-hand EV imports, which seems to have stalled in 2019-2020. France’s auto industry is probably the largest Western auto industry that goes completely under the radar in the US.

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