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General Motors partners Salton Sea lithium production for EVs 

Electric Vehicles India

It is investing a $35 billion global commitment to electric and autonomous vehicles. The project is still in the early stages and aims to design light yet rugged vehicles that can give more life and performance in terms of range and speed than the lunar rovers. General Motors is also helping them to design those vehicles.

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Hyundai IONIQ 7 will go by IONIQ 9 as the brand’s first three-row electric SUV

Baua Electric

According to S&P Global registration data, Hyundai was the fourth best-selling EV brand in the US last year, with 4.5% That’s more than the Cadillac Escalade, 3-row Land Rover Range Rover P400, and Mercedes EQS. You can use our links below to find great deals on Hyundai and Kia EVs at a dealer near you.

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Shock! VinFast’s VF Wild electric pickup was designed in Melbourne!

EV Central

The vision was to have an independent studio in Australia providing OEM quality work to global companies … you then have the ability to provide OEM quality design services to Australian clients, which might not have been available moving forward.” The VF 8 has also been panned in US media reviews.

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GlobalData: Coronavirus leads to nosedive in global vehicle sales with lowest January registrations since 2012

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While the drop in January vehicle sales on a global scale is alarming, sinking 13.9% There was barely anybody at car dealers in the first week of February as most people stayed at home. Companies such as Jaguar-Land Rover have already confirmed they’ve had to resort to flying parts in from China to meet production demand.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Ineos Grenadier hydrogen fuel cell – rugged and capable Land Rover Defender lookalike has hydrogen in its future following tie-up with Hyundai. The company has already done plenty of background work (dealer training, charging infrastructure, etc) so it can push the button on the e-Niro later in 2021. 2021 INEOS Grenadier.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

In early 2019, Reuters estimated that the top 29 global auto manufacturers had already pledged to invest more than $300 billion towards developing electric vehicles (EVs) and supporting technologies including autonomous driving capability. Yet, even with the global EV market share projected to grow from only about 2.6