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ElectraMeccanica to begin customer deliveries of three-wheeled SOLO EV

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Deliveries to other reservation holders and customers will steadily increase as production continues to ramp. ElectraMeccanica began production of the SOLO EV a year ago with its manufacturing partner and strategic investor, Zongshen Industrial Group. It blends a modern look with safety features at an accessible price point of $18,500.

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Seattle; and Washington, D.C. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Richmond, Va.;

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

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This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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Indeed, hyped-up product announcements at industry events like the Consumer Electronics Show (now CES ) and the Game Developers Conference have become regular features of the digital world. Once Kahn found a venue for the demo—at the International Conference on Computer Communications (ICCC), to be held in Washington, D.C.,

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USABC awards Cobasys $8.4M for the development of high-energy density Li-ion cells and packs for EVs

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Samsung SDI brings its extensive large-scale production experience into the partnership as well as manufacturing competence in the area of lithium-ion cell production. At its location in Germany, SB LiMotive has built up a global team for sales, marketing, and management of key accounts.

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Hertz adds smart fortwo EVs to rental fleet, partners with Starwood Hotels on Hertz Global EV program

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are partnering to bring smart fortwo electric drive vehicles to Connect by Hertz car sharing and Hertz Rent A Car locations in New York; Washington, DC; and San Francisco. Series production begins in 2012 for sale through smart USA’s dealer network.

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Stowing is a “Beautiful Problem” that Amazon is Solving with Robots

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And just a month ago, Amazon introduced Sparrow, which it describes as “ the first robotic system in our warehouses that can detect, select, and handle individual products in our inventory.” We just try to think about our product fitting into those existing environments. Obviously, we are doing that all the time.