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NIO expands US headquarters as North American launch begins to feel more and more likely

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The US branch of Chinese automaker NIO continues to make interesting moves in North America, as the company signed a ten year lease on a building in San Jose, CA. The new 200,000+ sq. more… The post NIO expands US headquarters as North American launch begins to feel more and more likely appeared first on Electrek.

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SAIC demonstrating autonomous electric shuttle at UC Davis; data collection on behavioral response

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San Jose-based Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation’s (SAIC) Innovation Center is demonstrating its automated, all-electric shuttle around a defined loop of the solar-panel-lined West Village community as part of an agreement between the auto company and UC Davis.

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Nio buys 12% stake in lithium mining company

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In August, the Chinese automaker announced plans to enter the U.S.market by 2025. headquarters in San Jose, California where it opened up showrooms. Nio will also become aligned as a potential joint venture and offtake partner of the lithium company which focuses on producing graphite, advanced materials, and lithium.

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Savari and SAIC Motors partner on V2X technology for China

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signed an agreement with SAIC USA, a fully owned subsidiary of Chinese automaker SAIC Motors, to manufacture and distribute the Savari V2X communications solutions in the Greater China and selected ASEAN countries. V2X company Savari Inc. We look forward to working with Savari to deploy their technology in China.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

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The secret is that Polestar is an electric performance brand from Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely Holding. There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. Still a bit of a mystery. There’s a second location in Corte Madera in Marin County.

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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

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San Jose, Calif. Shrug when you spot the plastic taped over a few of the mirrors to obstruct that view. Go to the heart of this labyrinth and there find M. George Craford, R&D manager for the optoelectronics division of Hewlett-Packard Co.,

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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San Jose Mercury News ). Reuters ) 1/8/07 Indefatigable auto entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin, no longer planning to import Chinese-made cars to the U.S., If that target is met, the largest U.S. automaker expects to sell 1 million within five years to make the model profitable. Bloomberg News ).

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