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Hyundai & Kia take second place after Tesla in US EV sales

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South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia placed second together in US electric vehicles (EV) sales after Tesla, beating Detroit-based legacy automakers Ford and General Motors. billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia. Hyundai Motor Group chose to focus on smaller and more affordable electric vehicles for the US EV Market.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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The institute will also provide the manufacturing communities with easy and affordable access to real-time analytic tools, infrastructure, and industrial applications. Georgia Institute of Technology; Idaho National Laboratory; Jet Propulsion National Laboratory; Lamar U.; Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (Detroit, MI).

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SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

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However, these innovations are too rarely linked and optimized in a way that can provide a convenient, practical, affordable and sustainable door-to-door trip for the user. That problem is really interesting in the context of both Detroit and Beijing, Zielinski observed. —Susan Zelinski.

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

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US President Joe Biden speaks at the Detroit Auto show on September 14, 2022. If California cannot afford it, can the other 17 states that have pledged to follow California’s EV lead afford it, either? electric vehicle subsidy policy.