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Oct 31, 2021, 1:32 AM

Tesla's German Plant Hits Snag As Public Consultation Repeated

The factory and adjacent battery plant are set to produce at least 500,000 battery-electric vehicles a year and generate 50 Gwh of capacity, outstripping German competitors on both fronts.

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  Reuters | Oct 31, 2021

  Mexican Economy Shrinks For First Time Since Pandemic Rebound

  Service sector activity in the country was roiled during the summer from a resurgence in the coronavirus pandemic, while global supply chain disruptions have weighed on a recovery in manufacturing, notably in key sectors like carmaking.

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  Reuters | Oct 31, 2021

  More Than 100 U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pelosi To Back Union EV Tax Credit

  Last month, 12 major foreign automakers urged Democrats to reject the proposed $4,500 tax incentive and have been lobbying lawmakers to reject the union incentive.

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  Reuters | Oct 30, 2021

  UK's Ocado Invests In Wayve For Autonomous Grocery Deliveries

  Wayve's technology will be used in an autonomous delivery trial using a number of Ocado delivery vans on busy London routes, with a human driver overseeing the tests, the two companies said on Wednesday.

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  Reuters | Oct 30, 2021

  Toyota, Mazda's U.S. Joint Venture To Hire 1,700 Additional Employees

  Mazda Toyota Manufacturing expects to have 4,000 workers in total by next year, when production of the yet-to-be-announced Mazda vehicle will also begin.

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  car&bike Team | Oct 30, 2021

  BattMan ReLife Evaluates Battery Health In Minutes

  The first version of the BattMan (Battery Monitoring Analysis Necessity) software was developed by the Audi Brussels quality management department for the quick and reliable analysis of Audi e-tron's01 high-voltage battery.

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  Reuters | Oct 30, 2021

  Malaysia's Help Needed To Ease Global Chip Shortage, Taiwan Says

  Malaysia is home to suppliers and factories serving semiconductor makers such as Europe's STMicroelectronics and Infineon, as well as major carmakers including Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co.

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  Reuters | Oct 30, 2021

  Ford No Longer Has Rivian Board Representative

  Ford executive Alexandra Ford English left the Rivian board in May according to documents Rivian made public on Oct. 1 ahead of its planned initial public offering.

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  Reuters | Oct 30, 2021

  Self-Driving Startup Aurora Maps Out Commercial Strategy

  The move comes as several autonomous trucking companies prepare to launch driverless routes in the coming years and begin signing up industry partners and customers in an effort to turn long-elusive self-driving into a profitable reality.

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