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Scout Motors selects South Carolina for first plant; $2B investment, 200k units per year

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Scout Motors, the recently formed independent company backed by Volkswagen Group ( earlier post , is establishing its first manufacturing plant near Columbia, South Carolina, where it will build electric next-generation trucks and rugged SUVs harkening back to the iconic Scout vehicles produced from 1960 to 1980. The state is No.

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Hyundai’s Hydrogen Mobility Solution wins 2020 Truck Innovation Award

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Hyundai Motor’s Hydrogen Mobility Solution has won the second International Truck of the Year (IToY) Truck Innovation Award. Hyundai Motor Company and H 2 Energy set up its joint venture (JV), Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility, in April 2019. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Now Arriving at an Airport Lounge Near You: Peloton Bikes, Nap Pods and Caviar Service

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At Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, travelers can get complimentary massages, and at Denver International Airport, there are nap pods. Many are operated in partnership with lounge development companies. At La Guardia Airport, caviar service will be available for pre-order.

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Tesla Model Y added to Hertz fleet, joining Model 3

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Last year, Hertz ordered 100,000 Model 3 vehicles from Tesla in a deal that still has yet to be completely fulfilled, but it has not stopped the rental company from offering a new all-electric body style available to customers. The rental company also told us that availability was in several U.S. I’d love to hear from you!

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Rivian CEO expanding duties to include product teams

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According to a regulatory filing and internal memos cited in a report from Automotive News , all Rivian product teams will now report directly to Scaringe, including workers in areas like software, autonomy and design. .” “I want to stay as close to the development of our products as possible,” Scaringe wrote in the email.

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Hyundai Motor previews HDC-6 NEPTUNE fuel-cell-electric truck concept and trailer

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Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) released the first rendering images of its concept for a hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric truck, HDC-6 NEPTUNE. —Edward Lee, Head of Commercial Vehicle Business Division at Hyundai Motor Company.

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Hertz’s Tesla order for 100k vehicles included Model Ys, which will be available in late April

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CEO Elon Musk clarified after the announcement of Hertz’s order that Tesla and the rental company had no explicit deal , that Hertz had bought the vehicles at cost, and they would not receive preferential treatment due to the size of their order. “Hertz deal has zero effect on our economics.”

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