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Novel Sodium-Ion Battery-Powered EVs To Hit Chinese Streets in January

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A Volkswagen-funded Chinese automaker has a new type of battery that offers some benefits over lithium-ion batteries, namely cost and cold weather performance, but it’s unclear if we’ll see them in the United States.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q4 and Full Year 2022 earnings call

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Thanks so much for staying with us for this live blog. However, Chinese carmakers are likely the most likely to be second to Tesla, since they work hard and they work smart. The post LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q4 and Full Year 2022 earnings call appeared first on TESLARATI. The first entry starts at the bottom of the page.

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Chinese Smartphone Company Previews First EV

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Chinese automotive designs have been impressively derivative for ages , so pointing that out probably won’t change anything. Several Chinese automakers have revealed plans to leverage facial recognition technology in lieu of car keys or paired devices.

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BYD to Chinese Auto Industry: "Demolish the Old Legends" in the EV Race

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The Chinese giant is one of the world’s busiest EV automakers, with almost 1.9 Though enormous, BYD isn’t satisfied with dominating its home market and wants the rest of the Chinese electric auto industry to come with it. Build Your Dreams, or BYD, is likely one of the largest companies you’ve never heard of.

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Chinese rocket mistaken for a SpaceX upper stage on a collision course with the Moon

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The object had about the brightness we would expect, and had showed up at the expected time and was moving in a reasonable orbit,” he stated i n a blog post. . The post Chinese rocket mistaken for a SpaceX upper stage on a collision course with the Moon appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Polestar is Cooking Up a Smartphone for the Chinese Market

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Tesla, Ford, General Motors, and most luxury brands offer broad product lines in the country, and that includes Volvo and Polestar, both owned by Chinese auto giant Geely. That relationship with China gives the automakers the ability to offer unique products there, and Polestar’s latest innovation is a great example.

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Ford to Offer Chinese Version of Mustang Mach-E

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Ford announced that a Chinese version of the Mustang Mach-E, also known by some of us cynical scribes as the Mustang Mock-E, will be built in China by Changan Ford. The post Ford to Offer Chinese Version of Mustang Mach-E appeared first on The Truth About Cars. It had to happen.

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