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Balqon to build electric buses in China with SAIG

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California-based Balqon Corporation, a developer of heavy-duty electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices ( earlier post ), has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with China-based Sichuan Automobile Industry Co., Sichuan Automobile Industry Co.

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ASDC partners ISIE India & MG Motor for EV skill development and research

Electric Vehicles India

ASDC partners ISIE India & MG Motor for EV skill development and research. Automotive Skill Development Council (ASDC) partnered with ISIE India (Imperial Society of Innovative Engineers) and MG Motor India to address the issues regarding electric vehicles and developing skilled manpower for the automobile industry.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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Behind the popularity of charging piles in the oil circle, the transportation industry is undergoing a major change unseen in a century. The automobile industry has been developed for more than 200 years, and the use of petroleum as fuel has dominated most of the time. of the total number of motor vehicles in my country.

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Sony and Honda sign MOU to create JV to develop and sell EVs and mobility services; first model on sale in 2025

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Sony Group Corporation and Honda Motor signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines their intent to establish a joint venture through which they plan to engage in the joint development and sales of high value-added battery electric vehicles (EVs) and commercialize them in conjunction with providing mobility services.

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Is China making U.S. irrelevant to the future of automobiles?

Green Car Reports

The first automobile was invented in Germany in 1885 by Karl Benz, but it was the U.S. that led the building of the global 20th-century automobile industry. new-vehicle market was the world's largest, and General Motors was for decades the world's largest car company. Neither of those is still the.

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Genesis premieres first EV model: Electrified G80

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Genesis officially introduced its first EV model, the Electrified G80, to the global market at the 2021 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2021). The Electrified G80 builds on the heritage of the G80, which sits at the core of the Genesis sedan lineup. The Electrified G80’s efficiency is 4.3

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UAW President: Tesla workers are union “members of the future”

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In a response to Ford Motor Co. I still believe in a bright future — one that we can build together. I still believe the automobile industry is a major force for good in our country. The UAW’s strike against Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis has closed out its first month.

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