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Yutong Bus to deliver 100 electric buses to Chile

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Having sent more than 20,000 vehicles to Latin America over the past 15 years, Yutong has become the leading Chinese bus supplier on the continent. Under the premise of continuing the vehicle operation, the buses can be charged at a lower price at night, reducing the cost of the client’s subsequent operation. Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co.,

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Tesla prepares to overtake China’s auto market with two major milestones

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Tesla entered the Chinese market as a domestic manufacturer of its automobiles in January 2020. After delivering the first units of the Made-in-China Model 3 that month, the company launched a strong and nearly untouchable effort of manufacturing and delivering some of the world’s best electric cars to Chinese consumers.

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Platts: China oil demand rebounds to 9.05 million b/d in July

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million barrels per day (b/d), as oil consumption appeared to have recovered after seasonal refinery maintenance, according to an analysis of recent Chinese government statistics by Platts. In July, Chinese refineries processed 37.49 In July, Chinese refineries processed 37.49 million mt of crude oil, or an average of 8.86

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Alibaba-backed DeepRoute unveils self-driving solution that doesn't require HD maps

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D-AIR costs $1,000 in hardware and focuses on driver assistance that does not require HD maps, such as Automatic Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Centering Control (LCC), and Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB). Both versions of the Driver 3.0 was available in brands including Lincoln and Geely 's Geometry at the time of launch.

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charging stations business in India.

Electric Vehicles India

Cost of setting up a charging station: There are two components of expenditure that decide the financial viability of any business, namely -the capital and operational expenditure. According to experts, the typical cost of installing an EV charging point ranges between Rs 1 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, depending on the type of chargers installed.

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Deloitte global survey gauges consumer prospects for EVs in China, Europe and Americas; China leads

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Sixty-six percent of Chinese consumers surveyed say they are “much more likely” to consider an EV if the cost of fuel rises to 10 RMB a liter (US$1.53/liter, Sixty-three percent of the European consumers surveyed say they are “much more likely” to consider an EV if the cost of fuel rises to €2.00/liter

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

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Although IDTechEx believes battery-swapping remains unlikely to thrive in the US, many Chinese OEMs are now entering the European market. IDTechEx research suggests that on average, decoupling the cost of the battery from the electric vehicle can reduce the purchase price of EVs by 20%.

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