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South Burlington approved zoning change that brings Tesla closer to its first Vermont sales center

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An approved zoning change in South Burlington, Vermont, further paves the way for Tesla to sell vehicles to consumers. The approved plan will reorganize and realign three zoning districts along Shelburn Road and allow Tesla to sell vehicles at the former Hannaford site. Lot and building coverages and setbacks would not be affected.”

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Tesla gets closer to opening first dealership in Vermont

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Currently, the building is a Halloween store. Lot and building coverages and setbacks would not be affected. Two of the three involved properties are presently approved for auto sales in the C1-Auto district; this use is allowed in the Commercial 2 district as well. The former Hannaford property has been vacant for four years.

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Continental launches series production of technologies for robo-taxis

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This year, Continental’s technology for driverless vehicles will be in production for the first time in French company EasyMile’s EZ10 autonomous shuttle. Continental has held a stake in this driverless vehicle manufacturer since 2017. The vehicle is equipped with seven radar sensors, as well as laser sensors and cameras.

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The US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project

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Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com Japan’s UBE Corporation will build an EV battery chemicals factory in Louisiana to set up a US EV battery supply chain – and compete with China. The Tokyo-headquartered company has formed a new company called UBE C1 Chemicals America (UCCA) for its new US venture.

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Renault and VW may partner on low-cost BEV minicar

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Renault confirmed today that it is in talks with Volkswagen to build a BEV minicar for the European market. Last week, news hit that Volkswagen, Renault, and Stellantis were weighing possibly joining together to make cheaper electric vehicles – fearing it’s their only option. I have production capacity. I have the platform.

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The UK’s first 4 seater ‘all electric’ production car

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Called the Citroën C1 ‘ev’ie’, this is the first all electric, 4 seater car, to offer the purchaser the comfort, performance and a full range of standard safety features expected from a petrol car. The Citroën C1 ev’ie is assembled in the UK from the donor car.

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EU Parliament Approves 2012 Tire Efficiency Ratings

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Members of the European Parliament last week approved regulations that will require replacement tires for cars as well as light- and heavy-duty vehicles (C1, C2, and C3 tires) to carry energy efficiency labels as of 1 November 2012.

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