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car&bike Team

Apr 28, 2022, 4:10 PM

Tesla Raises Full Self Driving Software Price To $12,000 In U.S., Musk Says

The 20% hike in price comes less than two years after the company previously increased prices for the system in 2020.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 28, 2022

  Volkswagen's Skoda Auto Reports 12.6% Drop In 2021 Global Deliveries To 878,200 Cars

  Skoda Auto's global deliveries dropped 12.6% year-on-year in 2021 due in part to the semiconductor shortage and impact of the pandemic

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  car&bike Team | Apr 28, 2022

  China NEV Sales Drop 18.6% In January After Subsidy Cut

  China has ambitious goals in promoting NEVs as part of efforts to curb air pollution and believes the industry has matured enough to be driven by demand rather than subsidies.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 28, 2022

  U.S. Oil Busts Through $90/Bbl For First Time Since 2014

  Global benchmark Brent crude settled at $91.11 a barrel, up $1.64, or 1.8%, while West Texas Intermediate crude soared $2.01, or 2.3%, higher to end at $90.27 a barrel, the first time the U.S. benchmark has closed above the $90-level since Oct.6, 2014.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 28, 2022

  European Union To Toughen Emissions Test For Hybrid Cars - Report

  The new methodology could mean some carmakers, who in 2021 sold almost as many plug-in hybrids in Europe as they did battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), would need to sell more BEVs to meet EU emissions targets and avoid sizeable fines.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 28, 2022

  Tech Alliances Firm Up In The Self-Driving Car Wars

  Three chip firms - Intel Corp's Mobileye, Qualcomm Inc and Nvidia Corp - have emerged from a raft of announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as the leaders in locking down the brains of self-driving cars for the next decade.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 28, 2022

  EV Maker Link To Invest $265 Million In Mexican Plant

  Link EV Electric Vehicles plans to build an assembly plant in the central Mexican state of Puebla with an investment of around $265 million.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 28, 2022

  U.S. Set To Release Study Details On Chips Shortage Amid Funding Push

  Automakers and chips manufacturers have warned the supply shortages could last until least 2023.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 28, 2022

  U.S. Seeks More Information From Tesla On Distracted Drive Game Probe

  In December, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a preliminary evaluation into 2017-2022 Tesla Model 3, S, X, and Y vehicles over the vehicle's "Passenger Play" feature.

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