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Romania, Czech Republic advance F-35 acquisition plans

September 28, 2023
WARSAW, Poland — Romania’s Ministry of National Defence has announced it aims to sign a letter of acceptance in 2024 to buy 32 F-35 Lightning II fighters in the program’s first phase, and subsequently secure a further 16 aircraft. Bucharest intends to purchase “the first two squadrons from the United States of America through the Foreign Military Sales …[scheme to buy] 32 aircraft. The…
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Tesla embarrasses all automakers with these two charts

September 28, 2023
Tesla has a well-known lead in the US electric vehicle market, but these two new charts help visualize that lead to a degree that should embarrass all other automakers in the US. For over almost a decade now, Tesla has been the EV market in the US. My Grammarly is asking me to correct to “in the EV market,” but no. I do mean it is the EV market. Without Tesla, the US EV market would simply…
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Tesla delivers Cybertruck launch event apparel – hinting at imminent launch

September 28, 2023
Tesla has started to deliver Cybertruck launch event apparel to employees – hinting at an imminent launch for the electric pickup truck. We still don’t have a date for the Cybertruck launch event. The last official words came from CEO Elon Musk, who said he expected Tesla to hold a delivery event for Cybertruck at the end of Q3, which is only days away now. It doesn’t look like that’s…
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StoreDot and Volvo are pairing up to develop bespoke ultrafast EV batteries

September 28, 2023
Volvo Cars has signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with StoreDot, maker of extreme fast charging (XFC) EV batteries. Teams from Volvo Cars and StoreDot will work together to develop XFC cells that will be optimized and tailored for Volvo’s future EV architectures. It’s expected that the first samples will be delivered for testing in 2024.  Javier Varela, chief operating…
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