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Major companies with large fleets release new EV roadmap for car & truck manufacturers

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The findings are a bellwether for any vehicle manufacturer aiming to remain competitive in the auto and truck industry of the future—96% of the survey respondents indicated a willingness to switch manufacturers if that’s what it took to get their desired electric vehicle configurations. Source: Ceres. Charging Location Flexibility.

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Volkswagen lays out its NEW AUTO strategy: transforming from manufacturer to software-driven mobility provider; Scalable Systems Platform

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Volkswagen Group executives laid out the basics of the new Group strategy “NEW AUTO – Mobility for Generations to Come”, which will see the Group realign from being a from vehicle manufacturer to a leading, global software-driven mobility provider. Like the MEB today, the SSP will be open to other auto manufacturers.

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EV Rebates Available for EV Charging & Fleets in ComEd Utility District

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At the recent Chicago Auto Show, ComEd. continued] The post EV Rebates Available for EV Charging & Fleets in ComEd Utility District appeared first on CleanTechnica. Now it is turning its attention to good. (Or, Or, well, it’s stimulating more consumer demand by incentivizing a switch to electric vehicles.)

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Upstream Security: cyber hacks could cost auto industry $24 billion within 5 years

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Cyber hacks might cost the auto industry roughly $24 billion within five years, according to a new study by Upstream Security , which specializes in cloud-based security protection. Just one cyber-hack can cost an automaker $1.1 billion, while we are seeing that the cost for the industry as a whole could reach $24 billion by 2023.

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Lucid Air electric car: Fleet of 40 prototypes temporarily parked

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Lucid has temporarily parked a fleet of 40 prototypes for its Air electric sedan and, apparently trying to make the most of the situation, it's released a short video showing the whole fleet of cars parked together.

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Geely’s Farizon Auto secures more than $300M through Pre-A funding

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Farizon Auto, the new energy commercial vehicle brand from Zhejiang Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group (a subsidiary of Geely Holding) raised more than US$300 million in its first external financing round. Farizon Auto’s new energy semi, the Homtruck, is planned for delivery in early 2024. Earlier post.).

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2024 Is Over, And Legacy Auto Could Be Doomed, But The ICE Is Not Yet Defeated

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A few months ago, I wrote about a global peak ICEV fleet, and argued that were very close to it perhaps even surpassed it by now.

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