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CapGemini: 87% of global consumers prefer personal vehicle to ensure safe travel, up from 57% in April 2020

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This reflects a continuous shift in consumer preference towards personal mobility, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, as car ownership today is seen as a safeguard against the risk and spread of infection. Meanwhile, 78% of consumers will opt for using their personal vehicles over taking public transport.

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BYD unveils new low-cost ‘interstellar chariot’ electric SUV complete with a drone landing

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If you ever wanted an electric SUV that looked straight out of a Star Wars movie (other than Tesla’s Cybertruck), BYD has just the vehicle for you. Complete with a landing pad for your drone, the new EV is expected to cost less than $28,000 (200,000 yuan). Its first vehicle, the Bao 5 , launched in November.

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X Mobility launches electric lineup including low cost e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-motorcycles

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A new personal electric vehicle company has just debuted, joining a segment that has seen impressive growth lately. The aptly named X Mobility startup is already showing off a wide range of light electric vehicles.

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Renault and VW may partner on low-cost BEV minicar

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Last week, news hit that Volkswagen, Renault, and Stellantis were weighing possibly joining together to make cheaper electric vehicles – fearing it’s their only option. Photo: Renault If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. I have production capacity. I have the platform.

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DENSO develops a new low-cost fuel injection system for small motorcycles

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DENSO researched this trend and identified a low-cost fuel injection system that delivers similar fuel economy and environmental performance as conventional systems but with fewer components. Engines Personal Transit Vehicle Systems' DIET-FI is currently manufactured by Gongcheng DENSO (Chongqing) Co.,

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Comment on Tesla scraps plans for low-cost car amid fierce competition from Chinese EVs, report says by John Hanna

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How NIO's shareholders imagine that NIO is going somehow magically make money on a vehicle with a sharply lower selling price than the cars it's already losing huge money on, is beyond rational thought. TESLA: if you're asking this channel's pro-NIO founder for insight about Tesla, you're asking the wrong person.

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Insight LiDAR develops first gesture detection sensing technology for autonomous vehicle LiDAR systems

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For example, if a pedestrian looks both ways at an intersection, drivers understand that that person intends to cross the street. Utilizing Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and ASICs, Insight 1600 is based on a semiconductor architecture that can be scaled up for low-cost production in the millions of units.

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