Electric Mobility

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Mar 1, 2022, 1:30 AM

Self-Driving Truck Company Aurora Launches Pilot With Uber Freight

Aurora said it began autonomously transporting loads for Uber Freight customers between Dallas and Houston.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 1, 2022

  Battery Maker Northvolt And Galp Energia Form JV To Build Lithium Plant

  Northvolt will build a lithium processing plant with Portugal's Galp Energia with investments estimated at around 700 million euros ($789.6 million), as demand grows for lithium-ion batteries to power electric vehicles.

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  Reuters | Mar 1, 2022

  Tesla Faces Investor Lawsuit Over Musk Tweets On 10% Stock Sales

  Tesla investor David Wagner called for access to internal documents to investigate whether Tesla and Musk violated an agreement with the U.S. securities regulator and its board members failed to adhere to their fiduciary duties.

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  Reuters | Mar 1, 2022

  Albemarle Joins Newly Formed Lithium Industry Body

  Albemarle, the world's largest producer of lithium for electric vehicles, is the latest to join ILiA after mining giants including Rio Tinto and BASF.

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  Reuters | Mar 1, 2022

  Waymo Has Tens Of Thousands People On San Francisco Robotaxi Waitlist, Co-CEO Says

  Waymo is among a small number of companies around the world that have billions of dollars in financing to develop self-driving cars and trucks.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 1, 2022

  Delhi Government Proposes Making 25 Per Cent Of New Cab Registrations Electric

  The move could also reduce demand for fossil fuels in and around the region, among the biggest consumers of gasoline, natural gas and diesel.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 1, 2022

  LG Energy Solution, GM To Build $2.1 Billion Battery Factory In U.S.

  LGES commands more than 20% of the global electric vehicle battery market and supplies Tesla Inc, Volkswagen AG and Hyundai Motor Co, among others.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 1, 2022

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

  Tech firms such as Alphabet's Waymo and Cruise also are developing self-driving taxis or trucks for commercial use such as ride-hailing and delivery services.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 1, 2022

  Vietnam Car Maker VinFast To Build U.S. Battery Factory As It Goes All-Electric

  In December, Vingroup said it had started building a battery cell plant in Vietnam. The company is looking to initially produce 100,000 battery packs per year, with $174 million in investment, and then upgrade capacity to one million.

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