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A bipartisan group of governors from nine states sent a letter on Wednesday to U.S. lawmakers urging them to pass subsidies for semiconductor factories that would produce chips for cars.

Ample also views its technology as an ideal solution for consumers, especially ones who don't have the right parking facilities to charge.

Lordstown is in hot water because it has been accused of faking EV truck pre-orders and is combating financial woes.

The EV6 is 4,695mm long which means the EV9 will likely be longer and could have three rows for seating 7 people.

ElectricPe has announced raising $3 million or over Rs. 26 crore in a seed round, led by Blume Ventures and Micelio Fund. The company says the funds will be utilised to further develop its deep-tech platform to enable easy access to affordable charging points via the ElectricPe App.

CEO of German technology group Robert Bosch GmbH said on Wednesday that although the one-time supply shocks to the semiconductor market had passed, capacity was still lacking to meet global demand. "There were one-time problems which are now dealt with," Volkmar Denner said.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Tuesday it will set up a new chip factory in the island's southern city of Kaohsiung as the world's largest contract chip maker bids to boost production amid a global chip shortage.

Sony Group said on Tuesday it would invest about $500 million in a joint venture with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) that will build a $7 billion chip plant in Japan. Construction of the factory, which local media said last month would supply semiconductors to Sony's image sensor business, will begin in 2022, with production slated to begin at the end of 2024, the companies said in a press release.