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Chinese Electric Car Maker Dubs Its Top-Secret Tech 'Snowden,' After You-Know-Who

Green Car Reports

A small Chinese electric car firm is currently seeking permission to name its new electric car technology ''Snowden''--named for the former U.S. intelligence contractor now in political asylum in Russia, after leaking top-secret mass surveillance details to the press.

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Saab, Aptera, Think: Can China, Russia Save Electric Cars?

Green Car Reports

Of course, there had been previous attempts to revive the quirky car company -- notably, one led by Chinese investors Pang Da and Youngman (subsequently, a Chinese bank and Youngman). Last week, something miraculous happened: after more than a year of being prepped for burial, Saab rose from the dead.

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“Tesla Files” whistleblower alerts UK authorities about potential security risk

Teslarati

The whistleblower warned that this poses a security risk since individuals in China or Russia with potentially conflicting agendas could access the information. “It could be very useful for Russian or Chinese intelligence. In a comment to The Telegraph , the Tesla whistleblower noted that such data could be used against the West.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

Green Car Congress

We plan to make electric cars one of Volkswagen’s new hallmarks. The delivery figures also include the vehicles sold by the Chinese joint ventures. The business of the Chinese joint ventures is not included in the Group’s sales revenue and operating profit, however. —Matthias Müller. Last year, Volkswagen sold 3.5

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Mad Power thoughts

EV Info

Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Climate Change.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

Cautioning that the development and commercialization of the electric car is “ not a sprint, but a marathon ”, Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that Volkswagen would introduce its first electric vehicles based on the up! VW and the electric car. Martin Winterkorn.

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JATO: 2018 record year for EVs; sales up 74% to 1.26M units; overall market stable, as SUVs rule

Green Car Congress

2018 marked a record year for the sale of battery-powered electric vehicles, according to data from JATO Dynamics. Passenger electric cars recorded 1.26 It was one of the highest increases among all car categories on the global market, which can be explained by several factors, JATO said. of total global sales).

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