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Europe may slap retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs

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Possible “remedies” on the table include retroactive tariffs on Chinese EVs. Back in October 2023, Europe launched its formal investigation into the Chinese EV industry, as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the European Union.

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Tesla to submit formal letter of intent for Giga Mexico: report

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Through his personal Instagram, the Governor of Nuevo León, Samuel Garcia Sepulveda teased Tesla’s move to submit a letter of intent for Giga Mexico. The documents labeled Giga Mexico “Project Mario” and provided Tesla’s plan for the flora and fauna during construction. “On Friday (today) they will give us the letter.

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GM publishes “Blue Paper” on sustainable urban mobility; integrating input from Sustainable Urban Mobility events in Shanghai

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The Blue Paper—published in English and Chinese—addresses the growing challenges associated with rising urbanization and the greater demand for transportation with respect to energy, the environment, safety, traffic congestion and land use. Click to enlarge. With this vision, GM proposes specific objectives for future mobility.

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Tesla sues man for $650k in defamation lawsuit after he won $150k from automaker

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American electric car company Tesla has decided to sue a Chinese man for $650,000, claiming defamation following his victory against the automaker in a separate lawsuit, where he won $155,000. Han Chao has posted images of legal documents that indicate Tesla is suing him for 5.05 million yuan, or around $650,000 for defamation.

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

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Ford has been in a beta test with a group of invited developers as they work out details of the SDK, documentation and technical support systems. The SDK contains code libraries and documentation for the APIs that enable two-way communication between mobile apps and the vehicle, including voice commands from the driver.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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In the second century CE, the Chinese scientist Zhang Heng developed an “earthquake weathercock.” The museum, meanwhile, houses hundreds of artifacts marking the moment of destruction, such as mangled office equipment melted in the fires, as well as photographs and artwork documenting the event, including the seismograph at top.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Personal computers in the late 1980s began incorporating CD-ROM drives, but initially these could read only from prerecorded disks and could not store user-generated data. The dot-com boom of 1995 to 2000 further increased demand for personal computing gear. MB of data. Clones, in a sense, are marvelous….it

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