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IDTechEx: buying an autonomous electric car will feel more like buying a laptop than a car

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Source: IDTechEx What are the main concerns when buying a laptop? This is fairly new, and it is hard to think of another car company advertising based on its sensing capabilities. Automakers will buy an electric powertrain from one company and an autonomous system from another and bundle it into their branded packaging.

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Ford buys EV energy company AMP to improve charging and battery management

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more… The post Ford buys EV energy company AMP to improve charging and battery management appeared first on Electrek. In its latest effort to improve the EV ownership experience, Ford has acquired Auto Motive Power (AMP). Ford will use the energy solutions providers’ tech to improve EV charging and battery management.

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BorgWarner buying EV charging company to boost growth

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One of the largest global auto suppliers, BorgWarner, is buying EV charging company Rhombus Energy Solutions, the company announced today. The post BorgWarner buying EV charging company to boost growth appeared first on Electrek.

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Hertz is selling EVs, including Teslas, to buy gasoline models

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rental fleet to buy gasoline cars. The company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the sales of these vehicles, which represent about one third of its global EV fleet, began in Dec. Hertz on Thursday announced that it's selling about 20,000 EVs, including some Teslas, from its U.S.

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Tesla might buy a mining company, but not another automaker

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk shut down the idea of Tesla buying another automaker, but the CEO seems very open about the automaker possibly buying a mining company. The post Tesla might buy a mining company, but not another automaker appeared first on Electrek.

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Hertz CEO Leaves After Buying 100,000 Teslas

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But few are notable as the debacle at Hertz, a company which most gearheads know decided to buy tens of thousands of electric vehicles only to bin them at severely subvented prices. Just over two years later, the company cited low demand and high repair costs as some reasons for divesting large swaths of its EV fleet.

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Merchants Fleet to buy 5,400 new BrightDrop EV410s

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Merchants Fleet, the US’ fastest growing fleet management company (FMC), has reserved 5,400 BrightDrop EV410s, the all-new, mid-size electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services over long ranges, as well as other service applications. Earlier post.)

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