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Waymo Imports 3,200 Zeekr Robotaxis Despite Super High Tariffs

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Chinese electric vehicles are basically all but banned in the United States. Nonetheless, Waymo has brought in a few thousand Zeekr-based Ojai electric robotaxis. There are 102.5% tariffs on Chinese produced EVs, including these Ojai robotaxis. However, these were custom designed for Waymo’s robotaxi service over several years. So, tariffs … [continued]

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Germany’s Hydrogen Industry Is Overselling Its 6 GW Reservation Headline

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Germany’s hydrogen industry finally has a demand number it can put in a headline: nearly 6 GW of paid reservations on the country’s emerging hydrogen core network. FNB Gas presented the reservations and customers’ willingness to pay as a strong indication that the hydrogen economy is gathering momentum. Six gigawatts … [continued]

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Scaling Autonomous Freight: Inside Pony.ai’s Robotruck Business

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From Gen-4 heavy-duty trucks to L4 urban delivery vehicles, shared technology, automotive-grade production and industry partnerships are shaping the next phase of Pony.ai’s autonomous freight business. At a media briefing on August 3, He Xing, Vice President of Pony.ai and Head of the company’s Robotruck business, discussed how nearly a … [continued]

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Arcfox Goes Battery Swapping with the Help of CATL

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Little BAIC Group EV startup Arcfox has gone an interesting route. Naturally, when we think of EV battery swapping, we typically think of NIO, which has far and away been the battery swapping leader in the industry. However, the world’s biggest battery producer, CATL, has also gotten into the battery … [continued]

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