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EV newcomer Xiaomi is already developing a second model to compete with the Tesla Model Y

May 15, 2024
Just over a month after launching its first-ever EV, smartphone specialist Xiaomi is reportedly well into the development of an encore model. Per the report, Xiaomi Automobile has already been benchmarking an all Xiaomi SUV model against the Tesla Model Y and may be competing against it in the market sooner than you’d think. It’s been just over three years since Chinese electronics…
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Amazon puts first electric semi trucks into ocean freight operation

May 10, 2024
Southern California truck spotters will have plenty of electric semi trucks to watch out for as Amazon adds fifty Class 8 EVs to its commercial fleet. The fully electric Volvo semi trucks purchased will haul both heavy cargo containers and customer package loads in Amazon’s first- and middle-mile operations in California. The trucks will join the hundreds of last-mile electric vans from Ford…
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Automobili Pininfarina honors its 1950s Lancia design language with the new quad-motor Battista Cinquantacinque

May 9, 2024
The Automobili Pininfarina Battista Cinquantacinque. It may not roll right off the tongue, but with four all-electric motors, it can definitely roll right off the starting line and then some. Today, the classic Italian automaker reborn for the electric age has introduced a new iteration of the Battista called the Cinquantacinque. It’s a nod to a 1955 Lancia model, the original Pininfarina brand…
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Report: Apple mulling potential partnership with Rivian - 9to5Mac

May 8, 2024
Earlier this year, Apple canceled its decade-long Project Titan electric car initiative, but a new report from DigiTimes says that Apple’s electric vehicle ambitions might not be over. According to the story, Apple is “assessing the possibility of teaming up with a certain US EV startup, and Rivian is a very likely candidate.” The report says that there is “speculation among supply…
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