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Will it be a Hossan or Ninda? Honda dumps GM, plans new family of affordable electric cars with Nissan

EV Central

The new alliance, dubbed a ‘strategic partnership in the fields of vehicle electrification and intelligence mobility’, will see both Honda and Nissan develop both core components for EVs as well as all-new automotive software platforms. Nissan Ariya is still yet to make it to Australia.

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Tesla Model 3 Performance export fleet spotted in Shanghai Southport Terminal

Teslarati

It was then no surprise that Giga Shanghai, which produces the Model 3 Performance for both the domestic Chinese market and foreign territories , seems to have become very busy producing the vehicle. After all, apart from its specs, the new top-tier Model 3 is priced very reasonably.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

Cars That Think

government recently backed down from enacting tough new measures that would have forced automakers to quadruple their sales of electric vehicles by 2030. The move would have raised market share of all-electric vehicles in the U.S. Downsides to the forecasts But not all skies are sunny.

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Ford costs are ‘not competitive’ in China, announces sweeping changes

Teslarati

Much like many legacy automakers, Ford has been struggling to achieve higher levels of profitability as it invests heavily in new markets and segments, notably including electric vehicles. This trouble has resulted in the Blue Oval instituting aggressive cost-cutting measures to improve operating efficiency and profitability in key segments.

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EC40, EX40, XC40… Has Volvo just reduced or increased its electric car naming confusion?

EV Central

This, says the Chinese-owned Swedish brand, makes it easier to understand where its smallest EVs sit in its all-electric line-up that is currently also inhabited by its latest EX30 SUV, large EX90 SUVs and the China-only EM90 people-mover. Except, that is, if you’re looking to buy the cheaper combustion-powered XC40 SUV.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

Green Car Congress

Another 45% could come from recycled material, and the rest from a combination of older, coal-fired plants fitted with carbon capture systems and innovative processes using electricity to refine iron ore into iron and steel. Converting a significant portion of the fleet to hydrogen would require more DRI plants and more electric furnaces.

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NIO confirms its new codename ‘Alps’ sub-brand is called ‘Onvo,’ and will target EVs for families

Baua Electric

While EV specialist NIO ($NIO) continues to expand its portfolio of luxury passenger vehicles, battery swap stations, and global reach of its own brand, it has simultaneously been working to develop and implement not one but two new all-electric sub-brands aimed at different customer segments. The first one, is to be happy and joyful.

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