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Volvo robotaxis roll out in suburban Shanghai

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The cars all follow the same route: a 6-kilometer loop from the Shanghai Automobile Exhibition Center to a nearby hotel. While Didi is the first ride-hailing company to roll out a robotaxi service in Shanghai, a few companies launched similar services in other Chinese cities earlier this year.

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CCID Consulting estimates upsurge in aluminum for automobile bodies in China if technical breakthroughs in alloy performance and application technology are made

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China-based and -focused CCID Consulting estimates that the China passenger vehicle market will need at least 1.802 million tons of aluminum sheets annually, assuming that aluminum replaces 15% of the steel used in automobile manufacturing by 2015. Specifically, CCID says, aluminum sheets for automobile body will be the most promising sector.

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Sodium-Ion Powered EVs Roll off From Chinese EV Factories

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Volkswagen Anhui holds 50% of Jianghuai Automobile Group Holdings(JAG), the parent company of JAC, and has 75% ownership and managerial control over JAC. It is one of the oddest combinations in the car manufacturing industry as the other half of JAG is owned by the Chinese government. What Else is Brought To The Table?

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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There was a $1-billion initial public offering by NIO, a $585-million Series C venture capital round by Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors and a $294-million pre-IPO round by Zhejiang Dianka Automobile. The largest six VC/PE new equity deals of 2018 so far have all involved Chinese electric vehicle firms, including the two mentioned above during 3Q.

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Tesla prepares to overtake China’s auto market with two major milestones

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Tesla entered the Chinese market as a domestic manufacturer of its automobiles in January 2020. After delivering the first units of the Made-in-China Model 3 that month, the company launched a strong and nearly untouchable effort of manufacturing and delivering some of the world’s best electric cars to Chinese consumers.

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France will goal shape support for EVs, batteries made in Europe

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Tesla has just lately reduced the cost of its Style 3 sedan and Style Y SUV to produce them eligible, sparking grievance that French taxpayers are subsidizing international manufacturers. That will in large part exclude Chinese language automakers, who’ve just lately made inroads with lower-cost EVs, particularly from SAIC’s MG logo.

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BYD: U.S. surrounding regulations may just worth American citizens out of EVs

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It’s larger than automobiles. s feet in large part is attributed to the affordability of its automobiles. S&P World Mobility tasks the proportion of natural EVs hitting the street in North The us will climb, with the automobiles representing about 18 % of new-vehicle manufacturing through 2025, from 3.1 % in 2020.

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