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AlixPartners finds limited consumer willingness to pay for autonomous vehicles but enthusiasm for robo-taxis

Green Car Congress

At the same time, the survey results also suggest enthusiasm for autonomous robot-taxis. Though 58% of Chinese said they were confident in higher-level AVs’ ability to navigate safely from one place to another, responses in the other five countries ranged from 36% down to just 18%. China is by far in the lead in that regard.

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Reuters: Tesla Has Ditched Its Affordable EV Efforts in Favor of Robotaxis

The Truth About Cars

Earlier today, Reuters reported that the automaker had ditched its efforts to develop the car and would look instead at developing autonomous taxis on the platform that would have underpinned it. The automaker doesn’t have a communications or PR department to respond to inquiries, but Musk posted on X, saying, “ Reuters is lying (again).”

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BYD: Autonomous Vehicles Are "Basically Impossible"

The Truth About Cars

BYD, China’s largest electric automaker, isn’t as gung-ho about autonomous vehicles as many other auto industry giants. Autonomous vehicles promise safer roads and fewer fatalities, goals we should all aspire to, but their complexity and cost likely mean that they won’t be viable as a commercial product for a long time.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

undoubtedly going to be a backlog, where demand exceeds production for the. Despite a surge in interest, electric cars may remain niche products in the world’s two largest auto markets. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world. Chinese green-car subsidies on hold.

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Three perspectives on China’s EV industry (spoiler alert: legacy brands are toast) – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Jeremiads lamenting China’s takeover of the global auto industry are everywhere these days. Each reaches basically the same conclusion: the global non-Chinese automakers will never be able to catch up unless they radically change their corporate mindsets. Three recent accounts stand out from the pack.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. The PRT as an automated taxi that is 4m long by 1.4m Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. Thornes, B.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

Plug In India

Also in 2020, new progressive electric scooter startups like PURE EV, Batt:RE have made significant improvements in product offerings and technology. It's now up-to the auto industry to launch more EV's. Evoke motorcycles is a Chinese OEM who has setup factories and operations in India. They too have let 2020 pass by.

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