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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

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The index—now in its tenth year—facilitates a comparison of competitive positions of the relevant automotive nations (the US, Germany, China, France, Italy, Japan and South Korea) in the field of e-mobility, based on an objective assessment of those countries in three key areas: technology, market and industry.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

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And in May of 2020 when the propulsion battery in the Bolt we purchased would only charge to 50%, we knew that section 3 had probably failed – as it had with several other 2017 Bolts. My brand new battery, made by LG in South Korea, was included in the recall.

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Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy close $1.25B deal for 1 Tcf/year coal-to-natural-gas plant in Xinjiang; Sinopec to purchase output, building pipeline to east

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Sinopec), China’s largest company by revenue, has agreed to purchase the natural gas produced from the facility and has already announced plans to construct a pipeline to deliver the gas to the eastern region. billion cubic meters), which will expand to 116 billion cubic feet (3.4 China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. pure methane).

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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The supply relief will not be coming from the big, national investments in the works right now by South Korea, the United States, and Europe but from older chip fabs and foundries running processes far from the cutting edge and on comparatively small silicon wafers. Spending on equipment for these fabs is set to rise to $4.6

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Intel Invests $20-billion in Ohio for Advanced Fabs

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Currently, all cutting edge chipmaking is done in Taiwan and South Korea. Intel issued its first purchase order for such a machine from ASML earlier this week as part of long-term joint collaboration. In comparison, Ohio is a chipmaking frontier. So, why Ohio? It's a fair question. region, that were also passed over.

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IHS forecasts 11% rise in China automotive semiconductor market in 2014 due to safety and navigation features

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But unlike other automotive applications such as power train and safety, the aftermarket segment for navigation has a sizable presence in China, providing car buyers the option to update or change the navigation systems in their cars after purchase. OEM navigation shipments, in comparison, trailed at 2.4 million units, up 15%.

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Italy’s new energy construction is unstoppable

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If they are not hindered by the high cost and insufficient layout of charging columns, more of them will be willing to choose pure electric vehicles, but the purchase of pure electric vehicles The price is about double that of a thermal car, but fortunately, there is the help of the government’s preferential support policies.

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