General Motors (GM) said that it will build production versions of its Cruise AV fully-autonomous vehicle at its Orion Township assembly facility in Michigan, US, The company will assemble roof modules for its self-driving vehicles at its ...
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On April 19th, JAC World Truck strategy was released in Auto Shanghai, and meanwhile the first model of JAC World Truck-N series announced its global launch into the market. JAC World Truck is China initiative world-class truck strategy ...
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China’s new energy policies are driving the country’s domestic market for lithium batteries used in plug-in vehicles (xEVs). The strong demand from the xEV application has put pressure on the supply lithium batteries used in IT ...
The UK’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has been selected to supervise the CarConnect plug-in vehicle (PIV) charging project. The project intends to help the electricity industry understand how (PIVs charge at home in harmony ...
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An innovative research project has received a share from UK government’s £38.2m prize to include Formula 1 technology to make family cars lighter, more fuel efficient and help plug-in vehicles to improve mileage. A consortium ...
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eMotorWerks announces JuicePlug, a universal charging station adapter for EV supply equipment that will extent its smartphone and web interfaces to pre-existing, non-networked charging station. This will enable every EV driver to ...
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The first rapid plug-in car chargepoint, capable of charging vehicles in around 30 minutes, was flagged off as part of the Eden project in Cornwall in the UK. The charging facility, which is among 16 being installed in the county, was ...
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Earlier in May, American electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. made a splash in the energy sector when it revealed a new type of lithium battery packs for home and enterprise applications. Tesla touted its new line of energy storage systems, ...
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The unsurprising debut of the Cadillac CT6 PHEV in Shanghai today has a powertrain that sounds an awful lot like the one that can be found in the Volt and the Cadillac ELR. The plug-in CT6 – identical to the CT6 that debuted in New ...
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The future looks bright for electric cars in China amid rapidly fluctuating gasoline prices and huge investments by the government to promote use of clean energy, industry sources said on Monday.However, inadequate battery technologies and ...
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Shenzhen-based automaker BYD is planning to triple its production of batteries, in an effort to compete against Tesla. Reuters cited BYD Auto spokesman Matthew Jurjevich as saying that the Chinese automaker is planning to add 6 GW hours ...
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Chinese automaker BYD Co, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, aims to triple its production of batteries as it takes on Tesla Motors in the race to supply electric vehicles and boost energy storage. Shenzhen-based BYD plans ...
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The UK government has announced to add 100 plug-in electric cars and vans to its fleet. The latest addition is a part of the government's initiative to promote green transportation for which the government previously invested ...
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US based Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is planning to construct around 25,000 new electric vehicle charging stations across Northern and Central California over a five-year period. The company has filed an application with the ...
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The Sierra Club is joining Ford Motor Company and SunPower’s Drive Green for Life program to help more Americans move toward emissions-free driving. Drive Green for Life offers Ford customers who own electrified plug-in vehicles, ...
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