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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. Retreating behind tariff walls or outright bans will further isolate America’s auto industry into a Galapagos market of ridiculous trucks sold at nosebleed prices.” Three recent accounts stand out from the pack.

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Study: Collision Avoidance Technology Continues to Struggle

The Truth About Cars

But these, again, come from government-auto-industry-related partnerships and insurance agencies. The IIHS has also allied itself with researchers from government regulator Transport Canada to assess how frontal crash avoidance systems react to an array of obstacles. The best we can say is the above is mixed news.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

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Unfortunately for its US marketers, the Pony was never sold in the United States (though it did appear briefly in Canada). Support for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay is pretty much mandatory, but Bluetooth Multi-Connection, which lets the car pair with two devices simultaneously, is newer. The company says it will invest $7.4

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors.

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Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

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It is also a shareholder base that understands that in order to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, and a sustainable energy economy, Tesla needs to develop the most revolutionary technologies not only in autos, but in energy and artificial intelligence as well. But we will, and we are. So this matters a lot.

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