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Tesla formally launches vehicle orders in Qatar

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Tesla has formally opened its online Design Studio in Qatar, marking a significant step in the company’s expansion into the Middle East. A Seamless Electric Experience The launch of the online Design Studio is just the beginning of Tesla’s commitment to the Qatari market. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Volkswagen and Qatar to put autonomous electric vehicles on Doha roads in 2022

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Volkswagen AG and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) are partnering in Project Qatar Mobility, which will put a fleet of self-driving Level 4 electric shuttles into operation in the Qatar capital Doha in 2022. Thirty-five autonomous, electric ID. VWCV is becoming an integrated mobility provider.

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Volkswagen to debut XL1 PHEV prototype at Qatar Motor Show; fuel consumption of 0.9 L/100 km (261 mpg US)

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Volkswagen is staging the world debut of its XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) prototype at the Qatar Motor Show this week. The XL1 prototype has an all-electric range of up to 35 kilometers (22 miles); total range is approx. The XL1 prototype PHEV. Click to enlarge. L/100 km (261 mpg US), according to VW.

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MIT, QCRI use AI to enrich digital maps to improve GPS navigation; RoadTagger

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A model developed by Researchers at MIT and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) have developed a model that uses satellite imagery to tag road features in digital maps to help improve GPS navigation. Qatar, where QCRI is based, is “not a priority for the large companies building digital maps,” Madden says.

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VinFast recollects all 999 of its first cars shipped to the U.S.

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Vietnam’s electric-car maker VinFast recalled all 999 of its preliminary crossovers shipped to the U.S. Remembers of EVs are usual amongst primary producers, VinFast CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy mentioned in an interview on the Qatar Financial Discussion board in Doha. appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Borgward expanding to the Middle East; westwards from China

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Borgward will systematically continue to globalize its activities by entering the markets of Middle Eastern countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Iran. At this year’s Auto Shanghai (21–28 April), Borgward presented the BXi7, an SUV with all-electric drive.

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Baker Institute: End of the ‘Big Oil giveaway’ is underway in the Persian Gulf

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In recent years, all six Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain—have begun to challenge the notion that citizens are entitled to cheap energy. The authors said energy subsidies have long outlived their usefulness.