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The Boring Company has given rides to 2 million passengers

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Elon Musk’s The Boring Company has reached a milestone of giving rides to two million passengers in its first Las Vegas loop, just a little over a year after it surpassed one million. The Boring Company announced the news on X on Friday after it surpassed one million passengers in its underground loop in Las Vegas, Nevada, last March.

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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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Audi of America is offering qualified customers who purchase or lease a 2021 Audi e-tron or e-tron Sportback a subscription to Arcadia at no additional charge for up to five years. Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. 2021 Audi e-tron.

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Hyundai Motor Group to launch NVIDIA DRIVE connected car infotainment and AI platform across all future Hyundai, Kia & Genesis models; ccOS

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Hyundai Motor Group and NVIDIA announced the roll-out of the NVIDIA DRIVE connected car platform across all new models from Hyundai, Kia and Genesis from 2022 onwards. The companies have also been collaborating on an advanced digital cockpit, due to be launched in late 2021.

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The Boring Company acquires more land for Vegas Loop expansion: report

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Reports have indicated that Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, The Boring Company, has purchased a new piece of land in Las Vegas. As noted in a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal , a firm affiliated with The Boring Company, Object Dash, bought a 1.8-acre million to build.

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Volvo Cars and Geely Auto to deepen collaboration; new combined powertrain company

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Companies to retain independent corporate structures. The collaboration will be overseen by a new governance model, supported by Geely Holding, the lead shareholder in both companies. Volvo Cars and Geely Auto confirmed the combination of their existing powertrain operations into a new standalone company.

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Malbork, Poland purchases six electric buses made by Solaris

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At the end of each day the buses will be connected to plug-in charging devices at the bus depot. Up until now, the company has delivered nearly 500 electric buses to customers in 18 countries. Malbork has opted for inverted pantographs, i. There will be 26 seats in the air-conditioned passenger compartment.

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Volkswagen Group investing ~€1B in vehicles and components, purchasing center in Hefei; shortening development time by 30%

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The Volkswagen Group is investing around €1 billion in a new development, innovation, and procurement center for fully connected intelligent electric vehicles in the southern Chinese city of Hefei. The new company, with the project name ‘100%TechCo’, combines vehicles and components R&D teams with purchasing.

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