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Lordstown sells its Ohio factory to Foxconn in hope that it will help build its electric pickup truck

Electrek

Lordstown announced that it agreed to sell its Ohio factory to Chinese manufacturing giant Foxconn in the hope that it can help the startup build its electric pickup truck. more… The post Lordstown sells its Ohio factory to Foxconn in hope that it will help build its electric pickup truck appeared first on Electrek.

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Chinese Smartphone Company Previews First EV

The Truth About Cars

Chinese automotive designs have been impressively derivative for ages , so pointing that out probably won’t change anything. Foxconn has been left with a factory based in Ohio and a lot of bad memories. Several Chinese automakers have revealed plans to leverage facial recognition technology in lieu of car keys or paired devices.

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Rivian community, ELMS electric van, Foxconn, Fisker, and Lordstown: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The plant that built generations of Hummers is now making Chinese electric vans. And could the maker of the iPhone produce both Lordstown Motors’ electric pickup and a future Fisker EV in Ohio? Rivian is selling direct, like Tesla, but aiming for community. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Comment on Nio's William Li questions US protectionism, demands equal access to US market by Wayne Lewis

CN EV Post

Especially in states like Ohio where plants were closed in places like Lordstown. I think that we will get to a place where Chinese brands like NIO will be able to expand to the US, and people will come around. Yes, abandoned car factories from the likes of Ford, GM, and Stellantis. I’m not one of them.

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Nautilus manufacturing in China a betrayal

Baua Electric

Alternatively, with the Chinese language manufacturing announcement, there’s incorrect method I’ll imagine it. THOMAS SHIELDS , Rossford, Ohio The post Nautilus manufacturing in China a betrayal appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. I think slightly betrayed. Moreover, with the entirety occurring between the U.S. What a betrayal!

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Battelle wins $6M in contracts to advance carbon management and shale development

Green Car Congress

Battelle will address the growing demand for subsurface brine disposal from oil and gas production in the Northern Appalachian Basin (in Ohio and neighboring states) during the next two years. The projects are co-funded by The Development Services Agency's Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO) for promoting clean use of Ohio coals.

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Argonne National Laboratory to lead US consortium for new CERC medium- and heavy-duty truck technical track; 50% boost in efficiency

Green Car Congress

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation; Ohio State University; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Purdue University; and the University of Michigan. The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, with its consortium partners, has pledged an equivalent amount of resources, bringing the total bilateral effort to $50 million over 5 years.