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Free Electric Autonomous Shuttle Service Launches In Detroit

CleanTechnica EVs

A free, autonomous, fully electric shuttle service launched on August 13th in Detroit. The State of Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, the City of Detroit, Bedrock, Michigan Central, and Perrone Robotics worked together to create the shuttle system, which utilizes Ford E-Transit vans. Even though online there is.

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Lucid opens Detroit hub to tap into US legacy auto talent pool

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EV maker Lucid Motors (LCID) opened its new office in Detroit this week, hoping to attract engineers from “one of the biggest talent pools in the Western world.”

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Detroit Smart Parking Lab opens in September for real-world automated and EV charging testing

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The State of Michigan is teaming up with Ford, Bedrock and Bosch to launch the nation’s first-of-its-kind, real-world test site for emerging parking technology, called the Detroit Smart Parking Lab. Led by Enterprise, the collaboration also aims to test more seamless and efficient rental car returns.

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Hagerty Canceling Detroit Concours d'Elegance for 2024

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The annual Detroit Concours d'Elegance is being canceled this year so Hagerty can reassess the event. It’s been a privilege to unite car lovers in the heart of the Motor City at the Detroit Concours,” the organizers explained on the event website. Detroit is a special automotive city, full of very special car lovers.

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GM to invest $2.2B at Detroit-Hamtramck to produce all-electric trucks and SUVs; GM’s first fully-dedicated EV plant

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billion at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. Detroit-Hamtramck will be GM’s first fully-dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant. Our electric pickup will be the first of multiple electric truck variants we will build at Detroit-Hamtramck over the next few years.

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Zeekr VP Burns Cadillac, Highlights “Rise of China” and “Glory of Detroit No More”

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continued] The post Zeekr VP Burns Cadillac, Highlights “Rise of China” and “Glory of Detroit No More” appeared first on CleanTechnica. This follows some unhappiness among Zeekr customers and then Cadillac trying to capitalize on that unhappiness — but not exactly.

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Stellantis CEO visits Detroit to fix North American operations

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is visiting Detroit to fix the legacy automaker’s North American operations. Tavares will be visiting Detroit for three days during his summer break. The post Stellantis CEO visits Detroit to fix North American operations appeared first on TESLARATI.

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