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Sony Honda Mobility plans delivery of first EV in 2026

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Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), the newly formed mobility joint venture between Honda and Sony ( earlier post ), held a press conference announcing its establishment and outlining its direction and approach to becoming a software-oriented “Mobility Tech Company” providing high value-added products and services.

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Tesla direct sales under threat from dealer-backed bills in Florida

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Tesla has become intimately familiar with the laws surrounding dealerships and auto sales throughout the United States, often putting the American upstart at odds with local government and dealerships alike. Now, Tesla is again facing threats from legislatures as two new bills could derail the company’s sales system in Florida.

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Tesla can rebound with these 10 turnaround ideas: Wedbush

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Tesla reported Earnings for Q4 and Full Year 2023 on Wednesday , and after what was widely considered to be a weak conference call, the stock dropped over 12 percent on Thursday. “This was 101 how to not to do a conference call,” Ives commented on Thursday morning.

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Tesla introduces financing product for Model S customers; lease-sale hybrid

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Essentially, said Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a conference call describing the product, the new approach allows one to buy a new Model S for no money down net of the tax credit and as low as about $500 net out of pocket cost per month, depending upon the model, specific state incentives, and personal parameters (e.g.,

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BYD unveils new low-cost ‘interstellar chariot’ electric SUV complete with a drone landing

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Fang Chang Bao specializes in personalized and professional-grade new energy vehicles (NEVs). At its Spring Conference on April 16, the brand revealed three new models: its flagship Bao 8 SUV, a Super 9 convertible sportscar, and the Super 3 rugged SUV concept. Its first vehicle, the Bao 5 , launched in November.

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GE scraps plans to make giant 18 MW offshore wind turbines

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In March of last year, GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik said during a GE Investor Conference that the market was receptive to larger variants of the company’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines: “Now we are getting a very positive reception from the market with our 17 to 18 MW Haliade-X variant off of what we’re shipping this year.”

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Intel to invest more than $250M over next two years in autonomous driving; “Data is the new oil”

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In a keynote address at the AutoMobility LA conference, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced that Intel Capital is targeting more than $250 million of additional new investments over the next two years to make fully autonomous driving a reality. By 2020, projections show that the average person will generate 1.5GB of data a day.

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