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Apr 29, 2022, 8:05 AM

Volta Trucks Raises $260 Million To Fund Electric Vehicle Launch

Prototypes of the Volta Zero, a 16-tonne fully-electric truck, will be delivered to customers in mid-2022, with series production due to start in late 2022.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 29, 2022

  EU Car Sales To Rise 7.9% In 2022 As Chip Supply Stabilises

  The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) represents the 16 major Europe-based automakers and said this would follow a 2.4 per cent decline in 2021 due to a shortage of semiconductors.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 29, 2022

  Oil And Gas Will Keep Meeting India's 'Baseload' Energy Demand- Oil Minister

  Hit hard by a rally in global oil prices, India is taking steps to boost its oil and gas output while accelerating energy transmission to cut emissions.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 29, 2022

  Self-Driving Car Companies Zoom Ahead, Leaving U.S. Regulators Behind

  Cruise, Tesla, Alphabet Inc's Waymo and Aurora Innovation Inc are among many companies aiming to deploy fully autonomous vehicle technology in the United States within the next two to three years.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 29, 2022

  Renault-Nissan To Do More Together In $26 Billion Electric Bet

  Renault and Nissan will build a combined EV line-up of 35 vehicles by 2030, with four-fifths of their models sharing common platforms by 2026.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 29, 2022

  Panasonic To Invest $700 Million To Produce Tesla EV Battery -Nikkei

  Panasonic unveiled the 4680 format (46 millimetres wide and 80 millimetres tall) battery in October.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 29, 2022

  U.S. Commerce Dept Says Chips Shortage To Persist, Will Review Some Prices

  The voluntary survey of 150 companies last fall in the supply chain confirmed there is a significant, persistent mismatch in supply and demand for chips.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 29, 2022

  Self-Driving Sensor Maker Luminar Shares Rally On Mercedes-Benz Tie-Up

  Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz will partner with self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc to enable fully automated driving on highways for its next-generation vehicles.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 29, 2022

  Asian Prices Fall Amid Chinese LNG Cargo Sale Tenders

  The average LNG price for March delivery into north-east Asia fell to around $23.00 per metric million British thermal units (mmBtu), down $9.60 or nearly 30% from the previous week, industry sources said.

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