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OnStar Attracts 29,000+ Subscribers in China in First 6 Months, Expecting Nearly 200,000 by End of Year; The Mobility Internet

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Six months after being launched, General Motors’ OnStar has become the largest in-vehicle communications provider in China with more than 29,000 subscribers. OnStar President Chris Preuss said he expects to have nearly 200,000 users in China by the end of this year. The Mobility Internet is GM’s vision for a future of connected cars.

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GM publishes “Blue Paper” on sustainable urban mobility; integrating input from Sustainable Urban Mobility events in Shanghai

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Electrification, connectivity and creative design are key components of the technology solutions. The Blue Paper is an important document that integrates the learnings from our forums and participation in Expo 2010, which have provided a compelling vision of the future of the automobile and urban communities.

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Smartphone builder Xiaomi’s first EV coming in Q2 and looks to capitalize on 20M current users

Baua Electric

Long before any entry into building EVs, Xiaomi was a household name in China, manufacturing a myriad of electronics based on an Internet of Things (IoT) platform. That led to EVs, and by 2021, Xiaomi Automobile was incorporated in China. This includes smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, home appliances, and scooters.

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Synovate Global Study Explores Future Car Buyers Sentiments

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Anger, frustration, greed, lack of trust are a few of the many sentiments expressed by consumers and future car buyers globally, according to a recent “Tipping Point” study by Synovate Motoresearch, the automotive division of global market research company Synovate. Tags: Brief. A time for introspection and balance. A mere speed bump.

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Kia EV9 wins, Fisker franchises, Tesla tops BYD, leather in EVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Among its many winning assets: It fits the form that American households seek in a family vehicle, without the luxury price tag, and it’s at the leading edge in all aspects of charging. Despite a glut of hand-raisers for its EVs, the company delivered just over 75,000 EVs in 2023, of which only about 13,000 were its future-leaning Ultium EVs.

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Ford Previews Production-Intent 3-Cylinder 1.0L EcoBoost in Ford Start Concept

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Ford is previewing its smallest-yet EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine—and confirming it for production—at Auto China 2010 in Beijing. engine is applied in the Ford Start Concept, an exploration into a small, sporty car for first-time buyers and urban drivers in future growth markets. The 3-cylinder, 1.0L

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New Coaxial Nanocables Show Enhanced Rate, Energy and Cycling Performance as Li-ion Electrode Materials; Yin-Yang Principle Extensible to Other Electrochemical Storage Devices

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Researchers in China and Germany have coated carbon nanotubes (CNT) with a nanoporous layer of TiO 2 to create coaxial nanocables for use as electrode materials in Li-ion batteries (LIB). The basic point in our paper is the mutually beneficial, i.e., symbiotic, role of the two intimately connected phases CNT and TiO 2.

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