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Group14 Technologies begins construction of second commercial-scale silicon battery materials plant

Green Car Congress

Group14 Technologies, a global manufacturer and supplier of advanced silicon battery technology, has begun construction of a second commercial-scale US Battery Active Materials (BAM-2) factory in Moses Lake, WA, in support of domestic efforts to advance the electric vehicle (EV) market.

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Genesis G80 aims to disrupt the highly competitive luxury EV sedan market

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Genesis is launching their all-new electric Genesis G80, and it will go up against a highly competitive luxury sedan market that has plenty of high-quality options. The electric sedan market is popular and fierce and Genesis will need to offer more than a young upstart brand name to win over consumers. Not as well as one would hope.

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That Was the Year That Was

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Other EV startups like Lucid, Rivian and Polestar are moving forward in a tough market, but the biggest noise is coming from traditional automakers demonstrating their commitment to electrification with competitive new models, led by the Ford F-150 Lightning. Clean Fleet Report has been growing along with the market.

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Volkswagen Group acquires Ballard automotive fuel cell patent portfolio, extends engineering services contract in US$80+ million deal

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and Golf GTE; Audi A3 e-tron; Porsche Panamera E-Hybrid) with more such models coming, company executives have been consistent in saying that the modular architecture and toolkits would support hydrogen fuel cell solutions as well, market conditions permitting. Earlier post.).

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20 automakers commit to make automatic emergency braking standard on new vehicles no later than 2022; faster than regulatory process

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auto market to make automatic emergency braking (AEB) a standard feature on virtually all new cars in the US no later than NHTSA’s 2022 reporting year, which begins 1 Sept 2022. The meetings, to be held in Washington, D.C.,

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VW Group head of research says its time for electrification, but progress has been extremely low; We need more

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We definitely need more for electromobility to become established in the market. ” In the 1970s Volkswagen had put two electric cars on the market, but sales figures were in the two-digit numbers, Leohold said. mass market [for EVs] depends on the range of these cars. So what has changed? —Jürgen Leohold.

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Alaska legal professional basic recordsdata client coverage lawsuit towards Swickard Auto

Baua Electric

” Swickard stated the “genesis of the complaint” is its choice to market it in-transit automobiles and shared stock. Swickard Auto owns 8 dealerships in Alaska promoting the Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Porsche manufacturers. ” Swickard Auto of Las Vegas, Nev.,

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