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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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Stellantis Investors Fume Over CEO Pay Amid Job Cuts, Plant Closures, Supplier Strife

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares’ pay increase has annoyed a subset of shareholders as the automaker positions itself for more layoffs and attempts to shift the production of electric vehicles to countries where labor is cheaper. Legal challenges have also been raised on behalf of the manufacturer. In the U.S.,

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MAN rolls out battery repair centers across Europe – Charged EVs

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Over the next two years, MAN Truck & Bus , headquartered in Munich, Germany, plans to establish battery repair centers in Italy, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Poland and the UK. MAN is ramping up electric truck production as it plans to begin deliveries of its next-generation eTruck this year.

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‘Discriminatory’ EV tax credit could bring Mexico-imposed tariffs

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The $12,500 electric vehicle tax credit proposed in President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan is being labeled as “discriminatory” by Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier, who said the country is analyzing legal recourse and other actions, including potential tariffs against the United States.

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Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX covers more than 621 miles on single charge

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Traveling from Sindelfingen across the Swiss Alps and Northern Italy, to its destination of Cassis on the Côte d’Azur, the VISION EQXX electric concept ( earlier post ) from Mercedes-Benz covered more than 1,000 km (621 miles) in everyday traffic on a single battery charge. kWh per 100 kilometers (7.1 kWh per 62 miles).

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PROSUME blockchain-based platform for new peer-to-peer energy models; EV platform

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Among the foreseen applications for the platform is electric vehicle management, data collection and identity management to empower EV rentals with energy barter systems. PROSUME is now negotiating eight different pilot projects in Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The PROSUME token launch.

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Electra Vehicles CEO Attends Automobili Estrema’s Fulminea Launch with EVE-Ai™ 360 Adaptive Controls

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Collaborative Hypercar Project Showcases the Capabilities of Electric Vehicles with Multi-Chemistry Solid State and Capacitor Battery Pack Enabled by Electra’s AI Controls Algorithm. The pack contains 100kWh of energy to power four electric motors with a total power of 1.5 About Electra Vehicles, Inc.