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Whistleblower Blacklisted By Tata Over VinFast Safety Concerns

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:25:14 +0000

Auto manufacturers, especially those new to the industry, often contract with other manufacturers and suppliers to help them design their products. Tata Technologies, which is part of Tata Industries, was hired by VinFast to design the chassis and suspension components for some of its cars. Hazar Denli, a chassis design … [continued]

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US Government Takes Step Forward With Self-Driving Vehicle Rules — Will They Last?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:20:01 +0000

New regulations and big regulatory changes take a long time to develop and roll out in the US government. They need to be super carefully developed and every single punctuation mark needs to be examined by the lawyers to make sure the regulations will hold up if challenged in the … [continued]

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U8 — BYD Goes Upmarket in Australia

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 04:55:07 +0000

Elon Musk, it is said, was encouraged by one of his sons to make the future look like the future. Hence the Cybertruck which we touched about a week ago. Yesterday, we had a little adventure to see the Yangwang U8 — the future from BYDs’ perspective. BYD has made … [continued]

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Another Milestone For Solar Panels That Produce Green Hydrogen

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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 04:13:05 +0000

A US startup is producing green hydrogen from solar panels that deploy billions of specialized nanoparticles activated by sunlight, with scaleup anticipated by 2026.

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Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure — Hyzon Edition

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Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:53:40 +0000

The other day I recorded the annual predictions wrap-up with Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid of Redefining Energy. I’d joined the fun last year for the first time after starting up the Redefining Energy—Tech sub-channel, judging their predictions from the previous year and adding predictions of my own. One of … [continued]

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This Is The Time To Buy An EV — Tax Credits Will Expire Soon And Musk Doesn’t Care

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:09:17 +0000

My brother owns a home in Boston’s north shore and a Vermont vacation home. My guy and I have been gently prodding my brother to buy an EV. There’s a great FLO charger in White River Junction at Hampton Inn, halfway between his two homes, which offers a nice boost … [continued]

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Carlos Ghosn Sees Trouble Ahead For Japanese Auto Manufacturers

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 16:52:51 +0000

Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has some thoughts on the proposed new partnership between Honda, Nissan, and possibly Mitsubishi. Not surprisingly, Ghosn is not feeling all that friendly toward Nissan these days, after it conspired with the Japanese government to throw him in jail. Those sorts … [continued]

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Gogoro Receives 2024 Global Company of the Year Award

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Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:35:18 +0000

Gogoro, the darling of the electromobility world in Asia and elsewhere, faces turmoil, loses its CEO, and is revamping itself. Global research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has recognized Gogoro AS with its 2024 Global Company of the Year Award for its leadership in the electric two-wheeler (E2W) battery-swapping … [continued]

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52% of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report

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Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:57:36 +0000

Also: Geely is Rising Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.27 million sales (in a 2.42-million-unit overall market). That’s up 51% year over year (YoY), and it’s the 4th month above one million units. … [continued]

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Teamwork Makes The EV Charging Dream Work

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:57:23 +0000

Recently, I took a little road trip. To some people, an 800-mile trip is a big one, but compared to what I did a few months ago (4200 miles pulling a trailer with a Bolt EUV), it’s small. On that last big trip, I noticed that the EV charging scene … [continued]

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