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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

EV Central

“The future of JAC is EV,” declared Jason Pecotic, the managing director of BLK Auto. Pecotic, a China auto industry veteran, has had a previous stint with JAC when it briefly sold a diesel truck here a decade ago, as well as WMC (Foton) utes and MG, which is part of Chinese manufacturing giant SAIC. litre turbo-petrol engine.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Theyre not trying to send men to the moon, theyre building an ELECTRIC CAR that uses a petrol motor they already make charging batteries supplied by LG all bolted into a vehicle platform they also already have in production. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible.

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