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Feb 28, 2022, 8:55 PM

Panasonic To Begin Mass Producing New Tesla Battery By End-March 2024

Unveiled by Panasonic in October, the 4680 format (46 millimetres wide and 80 millimetres tall) battery is around five times bigger than those currently supplied to Tesla.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  Baidu's Jidu Auto To Mass Produce Its 'Robot' Electric Vehicles In 2023

  Jidu, an electric vehicle venture between China's tech giant Baidu and Chinese automaker Geely, would make EVs that are of the autonomous Level-four, which needs no human intervention.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  Toyota Gears Up Its First EV With Safer, Longer-Lasting Battery

  BEVs have grown in popularity globally, but some consumers have been put off by EV battery-related fire risks and rapid degradation. General Motors and Hyundai Motor were forced last year to recall EVs, carrying batteries manufactured by LG Energy Solution, after reports of fires.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  Stellantis CEO Says EV Cost Burden Is 'Beyond The Limits' For Automakers

  Governments and investors want car manufacturers to speed up the transition to electric vehicles, but the costs are "beyond the limits" of what the auto industry can sustain, said Chief Executive Carlos Tavares.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  U.S. Government To End Petrol-Powered Vehicle Purchases By 2035 Under Biden Order

  The US government owns more than 650,000 vehicles and purchases about 50,000 annually. Biden's executive order said that light-duty vehicles acquired by the government will be emission-free by 2027.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  U.S. Opens Investigation Into 580,000 Tesla Vehicles Over Game Feature

  The agency said the decision to open the investigation was based on reports "Tesla's gameplay functionality is visible from the driver's seat and can be enabled while driving the vehicle."

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  Nissan To Build New Battery Recycling Factories In U.S., Europe By 2025

  Nissan plans to build new battery recycling factories in the United States and Europe by the end of fiscal 2025.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  Foreign Carmakers Interested In Ford India's Tamil Nadu Plant: State Minister

  Ford announced plans to stop production in India in September, as it did not see a path to profitability there. The carmaker expected to wind down operations at its vehicle and engine manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu by 2022.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 28, 2022

  Oil Prices Plunge As Omicron's Rapid Spread Dims Fuel Demand Outlook

  Oil prices fell despite Moderna Inc's announcement on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be protective against Omicron in laboratory testing.

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