Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

Supply shortages will remain a constraining factor for Volvo Cars and the auto industry. The escalating military conflict in Ukraine may have a negative impact on the supply chain as military conflicts cause disturbances to transport and economic activity in surrounding regions.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 6, 2023

Each of the stocks (save Porsche) showed a substantial drop at the beginning of the year, likely influenced by the invasion of Ukraine, but in the final six months of the year, each stock offerings nearly wholly recovered. BMW stock chart by TradingView.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2023

OPTEL’s Optchain platform is a “digital control tower” that gives automakers and battery manufacturers an overview of their supply chains. Charged : I know traceability has always been important in certain industries. Do you provide a lot of services to the auto industry? But the auto industry, this is something new.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

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. The Ukraine war is playing havoc with energy pricing and market stability. Even so, world events are putting wind in the sails for backup power.

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EV Connect

MAY 16, 2022

More automotive manufacturers are developing electric vehicles, and some countries have vowed to ban sales of gas-powered vehicles. While history is full of sharp left turns that took people by surprise, we still believe that electric vehicles are the future of the auto industry. The future, indeed, seems electric.

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Baua Electric

MAY 27, 2024

Several factors have precipitated this shift: the pandemic induced chip shortages, the US-China trade war, then the Russia-Ukraine conflict and now the Israel-Palestine one. Tyre maker Continental is scaling up its research and manufacturing capabilities for connected tech in India.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Though Stellantis doesn’t appear to be offering any contract ratification bonuses, whereas others manufacturers said they’d be happy to throw in another $5,500. While the industry starts losing money the second the first picketer walks off the assembly line, that’s still a reasonable strike buffer.

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