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Phone switchboxes could power EV charging, claims UK telecom firm

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Porsche Taycan charging To be considered for EV charging, BT Group requires a cabinet to have a 100-amp power connection and be located within 80 meters (262 feet) of a parking sport designated for EV charging. by 2025, and the city of Seoul, South Korea, which is pushing for more than 200,000 public EV chargers by 2026.

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Hyundai and Kia recall 170,000 EVs in Korea over software glitch, is the US next?

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After a two-year delay over software, Porsche finally unveiled its all-electric Macan EV in January. South Korea also introduced a new EV subsidy plan that benefits domestic automakers like Hyundai and Kia while penalizing cheaper batteries from China. appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Tesla India teams reassigned to other Asia-Pacific markets

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The team in India includes Sami Jain, who previously worked for Porsche on the legacy automaker’s electrification effort. Tesla shifted its other workers from India to focus on the APAC unit, including Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan. . The Tesla India team was reassigned to Asia-Pacific (APAC) and other markets.

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This electric supercar maker is launching a robotaxi service with Kia’s help

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That’s 30 seconds faster than the Tesla Model S Plaid (Porsche also just ran a 7:07:55 lap in a pre-series Taycan). After investing around $758 million (1 trillion won), Kia began construction on its first PBV factory (and first dedicated EV plant) in South Korea in April. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Tesla are among the brands that tumbled in Consumer Reports’ (CR) latest Annual Auto Reliability Survey, which collected data from its members about their experiences with more than half a million vehicles. Three other brands, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Mercedes-Benz, finished midpack.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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Matthias Müller, CEO of Volkswagen AG, Bernhard Maier, CEO of ŠKODA Auto and Günter Butschek, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Motors Ltd., In order to share responsibility among the Volkswagen Group brands, ŠKODA Auto is to lead the project. billion in 2015-16. It also has an industrial joint venture with Fiat in India.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

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Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon. We sampled Hyundai’s new Ioniq 6 ‘Electrified Streamliner’ (not a sedan, Hyundai insists) in South Korea ahead of its early 2023 Australian arrival. Catch it on a good angle and it’s bloody gorgeous.

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