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Fully electric Genesis GV60 arrives in US starting at $58,890

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This summer, Genesis Motor America will launch the Electrified G80, its first fully-electric sedan. This will mark the first Genesis production in the United States and the first time a Genesis model will be produced outside of South Korea. Later this year, as part of Hyundai Motor Group’s $7.4-billion

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A look at Tesla’s potential new Gigafactory locations: Mexico, Canada, Indonesia or South Korea

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Indonesia and South Korea are two viable partners that could boost Tesla’s supply chain and presence in the East. However, Jokowi emphasized his desire to build fully electric vehicles in the country. “What we want is the electric car , not the battery. Tesla South Korea. Tesla Indonesia.

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Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

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Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Hyundai reboots Ioniq as an EV brand, starting with Ioniq 5 crossover in fall 2021

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Hyundai announced Monday morning in South Korea that a new Ioniq brand will spawn an entire family of fully electric vehicles that will include production models based on the well-received Prophecy sport-sedan concept and retro-styled.

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LOTTE, Sumitomo of Americas and Syzygy Plasmonics to partner on photocatalytic cracking of ammonia to produce hydrogen

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The reactor will be installed and brought online in the second half of 2023 at LOTTE Chemical HQ facilities in Ulsan, South Korea. Using fully electric reactors gives hydrogen producers a way to reduce or eliminate their reliance on combustion as the energy source for processing ammonia.

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Comment on BYD catches up with Tesla in global BEV market share in Q3 by Midori Mayari

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The biggest nominal profits per unit sold come from ultra luxury and super sports cars; for example, I can guarantee you that the per unit profit of the fully electric Rimac Nevera supercar is many times higher than that of any Tesla car. @John Hanna In reply to John Hanna.

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BMW Group launches pilot for automated driving in-plant

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To make this happen, the BMW Group has been collaborating with Seoul Robotics from South Korea and Embotech from Switzerland. Launching in July 2022 at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing, the new system will first be tested on two cars: the new BMW 7 Series and the fully electric BMW i7.

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