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The Year Electrification Took Over The Philippine International Motor Show (Part 2)

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Part 2: The Legacy Response. See Part 1 here. If the Chinese manufacturers represented the disruption phase of the industry’s transformation, the second major story at PIMS 2026 was scalability. Electrification is no longer confined to passenger vehicles. Increasingly, manufacturers are targeting the fleets, logistics operators, and transport providers that … [continued]

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The Rivian R2 Is Here!

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It’s been a long wait, but Rivian’s more mass-market, midsize R2 SUV is now finding its way to customers. Rivian began “public customer deliveries” of the R2 yesterday. In terms of “private” deliveries to Rivian staff and insiders, those began in April. “Also beginning today, Rivian is extending invitations to … [continued]

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Electric Airplane Powered By Solid-State Batteries Completes Test Flight

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If you have been following battery energy storage developments for a while, you know the prospect of solid-state batteries is both real and seems to perpetually not arrive. Many of us might like to speculate what will happen when solid-state batteries are readily available to be used in electric vehicles … [continued]

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BYD Refutes “Chinese Military Company” Blacklist

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In addition to NIO’s response, BYD issued a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (01211) yesterday (Google translation): This announcement is a voluntary announcement made by BYD Company Limited (the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”). Our company notes that the U.S. Department of Defense issued a “Notification … [continued]

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