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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

Cars That Think

But, impressive as that feat is, an even more significant chip design development by the Chinese tech giant may be making available the source code to a RISC-V CPU core its own engineers designed. The Chinese government is funding a lot of startups that are designing a variety of chips. parts or technology. In the wake of the U.S.

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Top 10 questions Tesla (TSLA) investors want to know from the Q2 2022 earnings call

Teslarati

Would you consider buying back shares if we can maintain profitability? Is Tesla still planning a software development kit and app store for third-party developers to make and sell Tesla apps? Is Tesla still planning a software development kit and app store for third-party developers to make and sell Tesla apps?

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2024 Abarth 500e review: This might be Australia’s stupidest electric car — and I bloody love it

EV Central

Good, because while the Abarth 500e might make zero sense by any of the traditional car-buying metrics, it’s also one of my favourite EVs I’ve driven this year. Chinese brands are now sub-$40k drive-away , and the mega-popular Tesla Model Y , which is a lot more car, is currently only $63,900. Still with me? A second 7.0-inch

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

The rest are sourced new from Chinese suppliers such as. And Electric Classic Cars is developing a bolt-in conversion kit for vintage Mini Coopers, in tandem with Super Coopers in Buellton, Calif. Like Electric GT’s kits, it features connectors-for-dummies that don’t allow, say, a positive lead to plug into a negative terminal.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. Not what you think When the wrap finally comes off, though, I think there will be some surprise for anyone who had hopes of rushing out to a dealership to buy their first 100 m.p.g.

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How far can your EV travel? We rank the driving range of every electric vehicle in Australia

EV Central

Whether you’re buying a Tesla Model Y , Hyundai Ioniq 5 , Kia EV6 or MG ZS EV , one of the first questions most people have regards the length of the driving range. So just how far can you travel between charges? The Jaguar I-Pace EV still has the power to shock and awe after many years on the market, and its 446km range is no disgrace.

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Factory Visit - Felidae e-Bikes : A true Make In India story

Plug In India

The initial cycles were Chinese imports. The team spent a lot of time working with Chinese vendors to develop products. But then Corona happened, and they realized that there is going to be a lot of challenges in Chinese supplier reliability. So they decided to concentrate on Make rather than buy.

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