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VinFast partners with Gotion High-Tech on LFP battery cell R&D

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In addition, the price of LFP batteries is competitive, which reduces the production cost of electric vehicles, especially small- and medium-sized vehicles. To reinforce its electrification strategy, VinFast has been fostering collaborations with a number of partners around the world, including those from Israel, Taiwan, the US, etc.,

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Udelv to use Mobileye DRIVE in more than 35,000 autonomous delivery vehicles

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The readiness of Mobileye Drive, along with its vast map coverage of North America, Europe and Asia, will allow us to ramp up the production and deployment of Udelv Transporters and rapidly offer the service at scale to our expanding list of customers. —Daniel Laury, CEO and co-founder of Udelv.

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Arrival and Uber to collaborate on EV for ride-hailing industry; based on Small Vehicle Platform

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Uber has committed to becoming a fully electric mobility platform in London by 2025 and by 2030 across North America and Europe. Following the launch of Uber’s Clean Air Plan in London two years ago, more than £135 million (US$187 million) has been raised to support drivers with the cost of switching to a fully electric vehicle.

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GE and Better Place Partner to Accelerate EV Infrastructure Deployment; Integrating GE WattStation with Better Place Services

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This partnership will allow consumers that manage charging costs under Better Place’s network to charge their vehicles using GE’s WattStation. The goal is to convert corporate fleet owners to electric fleets, so owners reap both the economic benefits of lower cost of ownership as well as reducing harmful carbon emissions.

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Tata Takes On Air

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The cost of a fill up is approximately $2.00. clip Unfortunately, the streets of North America may never see the Air Car, though; it's light-weight, glued-together fiberglass construction might not do so well in our crash tests. The CityCat model will clock out at 68 mph with a driving range of 125 miles.

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Pike Research makes 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013

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Sales of e-bikes in North America will grow by more than 50% in 2013 to more than 158,000 bikes, Pike forecasts. Since then, the cost has come down and reliability of converters has improved. A lease option reduces the upfront cost of the vehicle, while also reducing the uncertainty of real-world battery performance.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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Reasons for the falling prices include increased airplane capacity — the number of seats on a given route — and a drop in the cost of jet fuel. Neville Pattinson, head of North America business development for biometrics for Thales, a global technology company, said travelers will start to get increasingly familiar with using biometrics. “We

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