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Feb 28, 2022, 11:52 PM

China's Great Wall Says Will Invest $1.9 Billion In Brazil Over Next Decade

Great Wall plans to launch 10 new electrified products within three years in Brazil, four of which will be pure electric vehicles and six hybrids.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  Carmaker Stellantis Flags Improved Business Performance In China

  Stellantis' business performance in China improved markedly in 2021, with its Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile selling more than 100,000 vehicles.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  Musk's Bets On Tesla: Human-Like Robots And Self-Driving Cars

  "I would be shocked if we do not achieve full self-driving safer than human this year. I would be shocked," Elon Musk said.

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  Reuters | Feb 28, 2022

  Waymo And China's Zeekr Partner To Develop Driverless Taxis

  The partnership with Zeekr will help Waymo expand its driverless ride-hailing service in the face of increased competition, and also create inroads for Chinese brand Geely into the U.S. market.

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  Reuters | Feb 28, 2022

  Rivian Delays Deliveries Of Pickup, SUV With Big Battery Packs To 2023

  Rivian Automotive Inc will delay deliveries of its electric pickup truck and sports utility vehicle with big battery packs to 2023, Chief Executive RJ Scaringe said in a mail to customers on Tuesday.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  Apple Makes Easy Escape From Supply Crisis, But Others Like Tesla May Have To Wait

  Companies from electric automaker Tesla Inc to wafer fabrication equipment supplier Lam Research have warned again that supply chain issues, which crippled several industries, would continue to limit production this year.

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  Reuters | Feb 28, 2022

  Northvolt Battery Plant Sparks Into Life, A First For Europe

  Northvolt said its new gigafactory in northern Sweden has assembled its first battery cell, making it the first European company to design and manufacture a battery on the continent.

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  Reuters | Feb 28, 2022

  India's MRPL Operating Refinery At Full Capacity, Eyes Profit In FY22

  The refiner has been cutting its crude processing for decades, mainly during the June quarter, due to shortages of water which is needed for cooling operations and power generation.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  Germany's DB Schenker To Order 1,500 Electric Trucks From Sweden's Volta

  Stockholm-based Volta Trucks, which also operates in the UK, plans to start production of the Volta Zero, a 16-tonne electric truck, in 2022.

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