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Report: Tesla, Panasonic Halt Battery Plant Expansion
Tesla Inc. and Panasonic Corp. are shelving plans to expand their Gigafactory battery plant in Nevada, sources tell The Nikkei.
Carbon Fiber and Recycling
One of the key drivers for the use of carbon fiber composites is that the materials are both strong and light.
Honda Files Patent for Fuel Cell Motorcycle Tech
Honda Motor Co. has filed a U.S. patent application for an air-intake system for a fuel cell-powered motorcycle.
UAW Launches New Effort to Organize VW’s Chattanooga Plant
The United Auto Workers union is launching a new attempt to represent hourly workers at Volkswagen AG’s assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mercedes Readies Electric Buses with Solid-State Batteries
Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz unit has won a contract to supply 56 electric buses, including 41 with next-generation solid-state batteries, for use in Wiesbaden, Germany.
SK Innovation Seeks Battery Ventures with VW, Chinese Partners
South Korea’s SK Innovation is in talks with Volkswagen and unnamed Chinese partners to set up ventures to make batteries for electric cars, Reuters reports.
Study: Mixed Environmental Impact for Flying Cars
Flying electric cars make environmental sense, but only on relatively long, one-way trips with multiple passengers on board, according to study published in Nature Communications.
Autonomous Vehicle for the Factory
Although this may not seem like much, it is actually an advanced, sensor-equipped, artificial intelligence running. . . autonomous vehicle (AV): However, this development, the MiR1000 is designed for use in factories, not on limited-access highways.
FCA Agrees to Settle Investor Lawsuit over Diesels, Recalls
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to pay certain shareholders $110 million to settle claims that the company misled them about recall costs and its problems with diesel emissions.
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Tesla, China and Sandy Munro
Last week, in explaining its Q1 performance, Tesla indicated: “Deliveries were approximately 63,000 vehicles, which was 110% more than the same quarter last year, but 31% less than last quarter.