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Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing Rivian R1S

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American EV manufacturer Rivian Automotive initially unveiled a prototype of its futuristic all-electric SUV—the R1S—at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2018. This article will explore the Rivian R1S, examining its available models and premium features and showcasing how financing the R1S through EV Life can save you both time and money.

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Hercules EV opens $20M Series A round; targeting electric pickup in late 2022; Prieto solid-state batteries

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James Breyer founded Hercules Electric Vehicles in 2018 with a vision to bring luxury eco-utility products to market, beginning with an electric pickup truck and followed by other electric mobility products. Hercules is developing an all-electric sport pickup truck, the Hercules Alpha, which will be available in late 2022.

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Michigan, Cavnue to create corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles between Ann Arbor and Detroit

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At its core, the project is designed to be “future-proofed” and to evolve to meet transportation goals, beginning with connected buses and shared mobility vehicles such as vans and shuttles, and expanding to additional types of CAVs such as freight and personal vehicles.

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New JV in China to produce high-grade Li-ion power battery materials

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Yilong Investment is obliged to use reasonable efforts to obtain, on behalf of the JV, national-level tax incentives and favorable government treatments, and will coordinate with local financial institutions to provide financing to the JV. Personally I have extensive experience in the production of anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

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Car leasing market to cross 1 lakh units per annum in 3 years, says Mohammed Turra of Quicklyz | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Quiklyz, the leasing arm of Mahindra Finance expects the vehicle leasing market to grow at double the pace of car sales growth and cross the 1 lakh units mark in the coming three years. With the launch of more EVs, the personal buyer segment will also offer heft to this momentum,” added Turra.

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Six mobility start-ups launching Volkswagen’s incubator program at Transparent Factory

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To do this, they have developed a bonus system for dealerships, financed by adverts on the charging stations (so-called “digital advertising pillars”). At the end of 2017 and start of 2018, more teams will move into the factory. After three months, the teams must show their first results.

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24.4 million customers use Daimler’s mobility services

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million customers as of July 30, 2018. For US$100 dollars per person and service, Blacklane PASS lets air travellers avoid queues at security and immigration when arriving, departing or changing planes. This represents an increase of 64% (compared to the previous year). The number of transactions reached 95.3 car2go had 3.3

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