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GM 5-year growth strategy for China; 10 New Energy Vehicles in the coming mix

Green Car Congress

Working with its Chinese partner SAIC, GM will replace several current vehicles for growth markets based on multiple architectures with an even larger family of vehicles based on one core architecture. By the end of this decade, GM sees potential for up to 40% of car buyers in China to finance their purchases, compared to about 30% in 2015.

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

Green Car Congress

The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API). Sina is an online media company serving China and the global Chinese communities.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. The dot-com boom of 1995 to 2000 further increased demand for personal computing gear. It was called the ThumbDrive. MB of data.

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IDTechEX sees battery swapping as winner in 2- and 3-wheeler markets of Asia-Pacific

Green Car Congress

Personal cars and taxi fleets in China are now adopting this technology as well with ambitious targets set by companies for rolling out their own swap station networks. Although IDTechEx believes battery-swapping remains unlikely to thrive in the US, many Chinese OEMs are now entering the European market. Heavy-duty sector.

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Power Electric Scooter Buyers Guide | 2022

Plug In India

Finally, we will showcase data sheets of each vehicle and Raphae and myself will give our top 3 personal picks among the list and also our top 3 recommendations for you guys. Extended warranty can be purchased to make it a 5 year warranty. No scooter in the list even comes close in terms of connected scooter features!

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Mercedes-Benz previews its in-house developed operating system MB.OS

Green Car Congress

is designed to connect the major aspects of the company’s value chain, including development, production, omni-channel commerce and services—effectively making it an operating system for the entire Mercedes-Benz business. range from decoupling development cycles to enhancing customer lifetime value long after the original car purchase.

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Lotus is betting its future on the electric sports car, can it deliver?

Baua Electric

Many sports car enthusiasts believe that the gas sports car will hold on for decades, a niche market offering for those of us who demand a mechanical connection to our vehicles. Forget everything you know about Lotus or Chinese EVs — this looks and feels like a $100,000 product. Before I sat in it, I was skeptical of the praise.

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