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Ford doubles EV goal for 2023 and has a new semiconductor partner to help

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GM’s GMC brand will have the Hummer EV releasing in the coming months to contribute, but a spokesman for the company said that General Motors was already approaching 300,000 sales globally through the first three quarters of 2021. The auto industry will produce roughly 7.7

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. GM produces the Chevy Volt and GMC Hummer EV and is preparing its 2023 launch of the Silverado EV.) No word yet on which EVs will take part. (GM

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Elio Motors unveils engine prototype for 84 mpg highway 3-wheeler

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We are literally trying to reinvent the auto industry, so why go the conventional route and rework someone else’s engine? Elio and its manufacturing partner Comau will build the vehicle at a manufacturing facility in Shreveport where General Motors previously built the Hummer H3 and Chevy Colorado. Engines Fuel Efficiency'

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

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The fact that no journalists do their research to bring up all those connections is sad, sad. The telecom companies will always be primarily motivated by: customers x arpu = revenue Because of this they will push caps on connections, charge for crap like text messaging and stunt the growth of our communications systems.

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