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Former Tesla exec confirms WSJ report on Biden admin’s anti-Tesla bias

Teslarati

Thus, despite Tesla’s efforts to reach out to the Biden administration in an effort to connect Musk to the US President, the company reportedly received the cold shoulder. But while Tesla produced about two-thirds of EVs on US roads then, the company’s workforce was also not unionized.

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Thomson Reuters analysis finds automotive new propulsion technology patent activities surge 6-fold in 5 years

Green Car Congress

An analysis of the global automobile industry’s recent patent activity by the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has found a massive commitment from carmakers and their suppliers to new propulsion technology. The report also found that Connected Vehicle Technology is gaining momentum. Click to enlarge.

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GM’s Volt Program = $700m

Revenge of the Electric Car

litre engine-generators; $43m for a plant in Brownstown Township outside Detroit that will manufacture battery packs; $37m for a camshaft and connecting rod plant in Bay City, north of Flint; and $27m for GM’s Tech Center in suburban Warren, a Detroit suburb, location of Volt’s battery laboratory.&#. Michigan has approved $135.2m

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Looking ahead, Stuttgart will likely continue to be the heart of the German auto industry, but how long will the IC engine remain the heart of the automobile? The Emerging Era of the Electric Automobile. To understand the inverter’s function, consider what a three-phase AC motor needs in order to operate.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." 10/31/07 [General Motors Corp. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Then Ill pack it in around 80."

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 The fact that no journalists do their research to bring up all those connections is sad, sad. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 "The Volt is a case study.

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