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Tencent buys 5% stake in Tesla for $1.8 billion

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In 2015, Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd., Tencent and China Harmony Auto Holding began a partnership to develop connected, electric cars. Tencent also just signed a $4.65-billion billion loan deal, Reuters reported. Tencent reported net profit of $5.97 billion last year, up 43% on a 48% increase in revenue.

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Saudi Arabia partners with Foxconn on new EV brand

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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Taiwan-based technology manufacturer Foxconn entered into a joint venture to develop and manufacture electric vehicles. Foxconn will help develop Ceer’s infotainment, connectivity, and autonomous driving technologies. Ceer will also use component technology from BMW in its vehicles.

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

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CCS combines the existing J1772 standard connection for Level 1 or Level 2 AC-powered EV charging with a two-pin connector for up to 350MW of DC-powered fast charging. 1-phase AC connection. CCS Combo 2 (CCS2) uses the EU-style of plug and inlet for a 3-phase AC connection. What are CCS “combo plugs”? and Canada).

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The Chip Shortage, Giant Chips, and the Future of Moore’s Law

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GlobalFoundries has already inked agreements with both Ford and BMW. Next Gen Chips Will be Powered From Below Transistors You can make transistors as small as you want, but if you can't connect them up to each other, there's no point. So Arm and the Belgian research institute imec spent a few years finding room for those connections.

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