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2027 Slate Truck Previewed: Both Inspired And Inane

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Slate Auto has released the details of its introductory model. The Slate Truck will be manufactured in Michigan by Slate Auto, which initially gained notoriety by being financially supported by Amazons Jeff Bezos. Last week, Slate Auto told Inside EVs that over-the-air updates were technically possible.

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Plug’n Drive Brings Electric Test Drives to L’Ancienne-Loretteand Surrounding Communities

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From Thursday to Sunday each week between June 26 and July 13, MEET L’Ancienne-Lorette will be jointly hosted by NAPA AUTOPRO NexDrive and CAA-Québec at B LEPAGE AUTO SERVICE INC | Centre d’inspection automobile CAA-Québec, at 1733 Rte. EV Roadshow at Charny Auto-Technic Inc. and sign up for our newsletter.

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Gallup Poll Finds Surge in Positive Ratings of Auto Industry in US; Still Less Favorable Than in 2000-2005

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Americans' opinions of the automobile industry have posted a 15-point positive increase after reaching an all-time low last year, and now tilt more positive than negative for the first time in three years, according to a new Gallup poll. Click to enlarge. in Gallup's annual Work and Education Poll. in Gallup's annual Work and Education Poll.

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IHS teardown of Tesla Model S finds more commonality with smartphones and tablets than autos in user-facing electronics

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the infotainment and instrumentation system—have more in common with a tablet or smartphone than they do with a conventional automobile. Considering there is also an NVIDIA Tegra 3 in the Premium Media Control Unit, this is a notable array of computing horsepower in a single automobile.

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PwC’s Strategy&: Auto supplier M&A activity likely to hit record $48B transaction value globally in 2015

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PwC Strategy&’s annual list of top auto supplier consolidators includes 23 companies: 12 are North American, six European, two Japanese, two South Korean and one Chinese.

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Geely and Kandi to form EV joint venture in China

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The new company will be formed with Geely’s subsidiary, Shanghai Maple Auto, and Kandi with initial invested capital reaching CNY 100 million (US$16 million), with each party taking a 50% share in the new company. Geely has the capacity to produce 600,000 vehicles, engines and gearboxes per year.

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Better Place, China Southern Grid sign strategic agreement on battery switching; Guangzhou accord to encourage production of EVs with switchable batteries

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The Guangzhou accord calls for the municipal government to encourage local car manufacturers, such as Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group, to produce electric cars with switchable batteries. It also calls for the city to promote electric-car adoption in fleet segments including public-sector vehicles and private-sector fleets such as taxis.