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Tesla & other companies form EMA to promote electric mobility in Mexico

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Tesla and a few other companies recently announced the launch of the Electro Mobility Association (EMA) to promote the production and purchase of electric vehicles in Mexico. Along with representatives from Tesla, Chinese automaker BYD, Europe’s Volvo, JAC, SEV, and Vemo formed the EMA.

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Study finds automatic monitors significantly improve the quality of pollution data reported in China

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On the heels of declaring a “war on pollution,” the government installed an automatic pollution monitoring system throughout the country that collects pollution data from local stations, releases the data in real-time to the public, and—critically—is very difficult with which to tamper.

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BYD announces $14B investment in smart car technology, including ADAS

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The Chinese automaker seeks to improve its advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) as it increasingly becomes a major selling point for customers in China and worldwide, reported Automotive News. Navigate on Autopilot will be installed in BYD smart new energy vehicles with prices over RMB 300,000.

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Plugless: first wireless charger to provide 1 million charge hours for PEVs

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Evatran Group, the manufacturer and distributor of Plugless, announced that Plugless installations across North America (and some worldwide) crossed 1-million hours charged this month. 1 st production wireless charger available for purchase by EV owners. 1 st production wireless charger available for purchase by EV owners.

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China’s military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite US ban – ET Auto

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Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes and universities have over the past year purchased small batches of Nvidia semiconductors banned by the U.S. Purchasers included elite universities as well as two entities subject to U.S. The latter purchased one A100 in December 2022.

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Volkswagen and Xpeng to roll out two new EVs, starting with an SUV

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Volkswagen and Chinese EV maker Xpeng say they are jointly developing two mid-sized BEVs for 2026 for mainland China, with the first model being an SUV. The purchase was completed in December. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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billion, down 15% on 3Q 2017, while the purchase of small-scale solar systems of less than 1MW totaled $13.5 The largest six VC/PE new equity deals of 2018 so far have all involved Chinese electric vehicle firms, including the two mentioned above during 3Q. In 3Q, Chinese solar investment was $14.2 billion for 300MW.

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