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Honda breaks ground on its $4.4 billion Gigafactory in the US

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Honda and its partner LG Energy Solutions have broken ground on their first joint venture battery production location in the United States. Honda is far from a leader in the electric vehicles market, but with a series of investments , they hope to change that over the next decade. Lee, CEO of the Honda/LG joint venture.

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Honda to step up its game with new electric motorcycles and EVs

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Honda appears ready to go full electric and dive into the increasing competition in the EV industry. At the same time, Honda plans to increase its annual sales of electric motorcycles to 3.5 Now, Honda is setting ambitious goals for its electrification business. million units by 2025. Its 2030 goal is to sell 3.5

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More auto plant shutdowns for COVID-19

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Joining BMW, Ford and FCA in suspension of production in the US due to COVID-19 ( earlier post ) are: Toyota is temporarily suspending production at all of its automobile and components plants in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the US, through 3 April. Tesla will suspend production at its Fremont plant on 23 March.

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Next phase of THEA’s connected vehicle pilot brings together auto manufacturers and road operators

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The next step in the Connected Vehicle space is to begin working with the auto industry manufacturers. To that end, THEA is proud to announce that it is collaborating with Honda R&D Americas, LLC, Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. The current plan is for the OEMs to deploy six of the CV Pilot apps.

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Over 42k Tesla supporters are urging Pres. Biden to acknowledge the company’s EV leadership

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“In the auto industry, Detroit is leading the world in electric vehicles. Mary, I remember talking to you way back in January about the need for America to lead in electric vehicles. Tesla, as well as other carmakers like Toyota and Honda, do not utilize union labor. Credit: General Motors.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. About Alan: Alan drives a Tesla Model 3 and Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid. Grassroots selling and support is great!!

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. About Alan: Alan drives a Tesla Model 3 and Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid. Grassroots selling and support is great!!