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Daimler takes 12% stake in Chinese parter BAIC Motor; first non-Chinese automotive company to acquire an interest in a Chinese OEM

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This marks the first investment by a non-Chinese automotive company in a Chinese OEM. The official closing of the transaction followed a short time after the signing of the investment agreement between the two companies in Stuttgart earlier this year and a smooth approval by the relevant Chinese authorities.

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Visedo introducing new SRPM motor design for buses; 10% increase in power, better cooling

Green Car Congress

Visedo says that the upgrades enable it to offer the highest efficiency in the market across the RPM range, with the Visedo system being 31% more efficient than average. The upgraded range includes motors in 4 different sizes: XS-short, XS, XSe and S, ranging from 50 to 343 kW. Machine efficiency at lower speeds is also good.

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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

Cars That Think

But, impressive as that feat is, an even more significant chip design development by the Chinese tech giant may be making available the source code to a RISC-V CPU core its own engineers designed. The Chinese government is funding a lot of startups that are designing a variety of chips. parts or technology.

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Solid state: EV giants chase ‘holy grail’ of batteries – ET Auto

Baua Electric

QuantumScape shipped its first prototype samples in late 2022, which VW said showed the battery could drive more than 500,000 miles without any noticeable loss of range and had a fast charging time to 80% capacity in 15 minutes. The expected range increase is down from earlier estimates of 50%-80%.

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Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles.

Electric Vehicles India

Taiwan tech company Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles. At the same time they also revealed Model T bus which gives a range of 400 km per charge, and excepted top speed 120 Kmph. In August it brought a chip plant in Taiwan in a move to supply future demand for auto chips.

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Taiwanese smartphone giant Foxconn reveals electric ute, global sales planned

EV Central

Not much detail was revealed, but Hon Hai did say the dual-cab ute had a 420km range, 800mm wading depth, one-tonne payload and 3000kg towing capacity. drag coefficient and 450km range between recharges. sec 0-100km/h time and 700km electric range. long hatch has 2.8m wheelbase, a 0.26 It boasts a 3.8

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Boston-Power to supply Li-ion battery systems to Beijing Electric Vehicle Company for EVs, starting with Saab 9-5 based C70

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Industry-leading operating temperature range: Discharge -40°C to 70°C; charge -20°C to 60°C. The Chinese government is putting incentives in place to have the market grow. The growth capital and Chinese government incentives are being used to scale manufacturing, research and development, and business development activities in China.

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