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Ford to invest $1.8B in R&D in China

Green Car Congress

billion) in research and development in China in recognition that Chinese consumers are increasingly driving global innovation. A survey commissioned by Ford found that 45% of Chinese drivers have used their phones, and 31% have sent text messages, while stuck in traffic. Ford Motor plans to invest RMB 11.4 billion (US$1.8

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Following the Money in the Air-Taxi Craze

Cars That Think

Laurie Garrow, Georgia Tech And somehow, the cost would be no greater, either. Garrow , a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, agrees. As Georgia Tech's Garrow sees it, “vertiports may be one of the greatest constraints on scalability of UAM.” You can’t do that with a pilot in the seat.”

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Lucid Gravity drive, Acura ZDX review, Jeep plug-in hybrid pickup: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

2025 Lexus UX 300h Hyundai last week confirmed that its Metaplant in Georgia, once due to be a dedicated EV plant, will also get U.S. But foreign entity of concern requirements that will keep Chinese automakers and suppliers out are remaining in place. The UX 300h AWD now gets 43 mpg combined, and it starts around $40,000.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia. Chinese assembly and sourcing is likely one of the reasons the EX30 can carry a starting price of just $36,245 (including a mandatory delivery fee of $1,295). and Canada chosen by their peers.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs? – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia. Chinese assembly and sourcing is likely one of the reasons the EX30 can carry a starting price of just $36,245 (including a mandatory delivery fee of $1,295). and Canada chosen by their peers.

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