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Nissan To Offer Buyouts and Cut Production

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Its looking to cut its workforce and plans to reduce production of two of its most important models as sales slide. Smyrna will get its second shift back in 2027 as the next-generation Rogue goes into production, along with a plug-in hybrid variant. The potential merger with Honda likely cant come soon enough for Nissan.

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ZF Developing Novel EV Range Extender, Production Starts Next Year

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The part supplier believes that this will help facilitate the industrys pivot toward all-electric vehicles and that there will be sufficient demand to rationalize production. However, getting out ahead of the assumed trends doesnt sell products. Theyre a little like plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) in that respect.

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Jeep Teases 2026 Grand Cherokee Ahead of Production

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liter plug-in hybrid (4xe) to persist, specifically because Stellantis assumes hybrid sales will continue to increase. There have also been sustained rumors that Stellantis intends on putting the HEMI V8s back into production. But that assumes emissions arent a problem and those larger motors go back into production relatively soon.

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Karma Amaris plug-in hybrid coupe revealed, production end of 2026

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Karma Automotive on Thursday unveiled the Amaris, a plug-in hybrid coupe the company says is due to start production in the fourth quarter of next year, and confirmed that it’s moving closer to a replacement for the Revero sedan.

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Canceled After All: VW Won't Bring the ID.7 to the U.S. Or Canada

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A spokesperson from the automaker told Automotive News that electric vehicles continue to be a core part of Volkswagens long-term product strategy, and new electric models will continue to be introduced for this market. VW, blaming changing market conditions, had previously said the car would be delayed for an undisclosed amount of time.

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Paired Power’s EV chargers let customers mix and match solar, storage and grid power

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Paired Power offers a pair of microgrid-based products. Paired Power’s microgrid approach relies on in-depth consultation with customers before the first product gets ordered. At sites with limited or no grid power, plugging EV chargers into the grid may be impossible—but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your EVs charged.

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A Crucial Optical Technology Has Finally Arrived

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At the same time, startup Micas Networks , announced that it is in volume production with a CPO switch based on Broadcoms technology. In data centers today, network switches in a rack of computers consist of specialized chips electrically linked to optical transceivers that plug into the system. Tb/s silicon photonics optical engines.