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Automotive
Toyota recalls 2,700 bZ4X EVs in the US; Subaru recalls 2,600 Solterra due to potential wheels detaching
Stellantis to halt its plants in Italy and France due to chips and components shortage from Continental
Stellantis' Citroen mini limited editon EV sold out in 18 min
Stellantis' Peugeot unveiled new 408, a fastback sedan
BMW started to produce i3 EV in its plant in China
Ford to produce next generation of EVs for European market in Valencia, Spain, from later this decade
GM to add Plug and Charge to Ultium Charging 360 network in North America for its EV models
Volkswagen is optimistic to meet its 2022 production target from China amid COVID lockdowns
Mercedes-Benz denied a news for selling van-business and focusing on luxury cars
Tesla to halt and upgrade its Shanghai plant in July for better production capacity
Boring Company applied for a permit to build a tunnel under Texas Gigafactory
Einride had NHTSA's approval to test its autonomous e-truck, the Pod, on US roads
Einride ordered 110 e-trucks from Scania to start operations in Europe by 1H 2023
Forvia, a French car parts provider formerly Faurecia, to acquire Hella, a German supplier
India to implement passenger car safety rating system from Apr 2023 based on occupant production and technology tests
Lastmile_Micromobility_Logistics
GM's Cruise started fully autonomous paid taxi service in San Francisco; driving selected streets with max speed of 30 mph during limited operational time
GM's BrightDrop delivered 150 electric delivery trucks to Fedex to run them in LA
Share Mobility, a B2B transportation solutions startup, raised $12M Series A funding
Bird received a non-compliance warning from NYSE due to its low stock price
Helbiz, a NY-based micromoiblity operator, may acquire Wheels, another US operator with seated scooters
Zomato acquired Blinkit, an Indian instant delivery startup, in $568M all-stock deal
Vahak, an India-based open market for truckers, raised $14M Series A funding
Amazon unveiled Proteus, a fully autonomous moving robot, and Cardinal, a robotic arm sorting heavy packages
Location_In Vehicle_Technologies
Synop, a fleet management startup for commercial EVs, raised $10M seed funding
Germany's cartel office considers possible anti-competitive restrictions on Google Maps for the case of 3rd party map service embedded in Google's platform
Polestar 2, originally adopted Google's Android Auto, now also supports Apple CarPlay
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CATL to produce a new generation EV battery, Qilin, with 72% volume utilisation rate in 2023
Kia to use CATL battery cells in new generation of Niro
Toyota partners with Redwood Materials for recycling old batteries from Prius and Lexus hybrid EV models
Umicore to invest €5B in the expansion of battery materials business by 2026
Stellantis to buy 8% take of Vulcan Energy Resource, a mining company, for lithium extraction projects
Automakers and chips suppliers urged US Congress to pass $52B semiconductor production subsidies
REPORTS & ARTICLES
"Consolidation" is the trend of recent EV charging infrastructure business. ChargePoint, EVGo, Electrify America and Tesla created EV charging infrastructure networks in the US. Blink Charging acquires SemaConnect, EB Charging, BlueLA and U-Go; Schneider Electric acquired EV Connect; ABB acquired Numocity, Chargedot and Incharge Energy. (Full article - TechCrunch)
More Readings...
To succeed in the mass market, EV makers must focus on cost, not speed (TechCrunch)
Raw material costs for electric vehicles have doubled during the pandemic (CNBC)
Commentary: Lithium landgrab sparks new electric-car risk (Reuters)
Volkswagen CEO questions whether Apple plans to produce cars (Reuters)
What an EV? You may have to wait (TechCrunch)
2022 Best places to bike (in the US) (People for bikes City Ratings)
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