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The most innovative companies in automotive for 2025

Fast Company Tech

This years list of the most innovative automotive companies recognizes both the upstarts and the incumbents advancing the next era in mobility. Chinas largest car company, BYD , became the worlds second-biggest EV maker in 2024 due to the rollout of its ultra-affordable models such as the $11,000 Seagull as it grows its global footprint.

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As e-bikes boom, FuroSystems raises its first venture funding round ahead of a new model launch

TechCrunch

The high-density removable lithium-ion battery has a range of 55 km. Electric bikes and electric scooters are crucial to solving the mobility issues we see today, of congestion and pollution.”. Wertheimer added that part of the bike manufacturing is likely to be brought to Portugal in order to fulfill demand.

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Ford is making an electric Explorer, boosts EV investment by $8 billion

The Verge

Better-connected cars would let Ford offer things like more convenient mobile service, which could entice more customers to turn to the automaker when their cars need something fixed, for example. The company will brand the lithium-ion packs for passenger vehicles as “IonBoost,” in a nod to its efficient EcoBoost engines. Developing.

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NIU announces its first electric kick scooter starting at $599

The Verge

For the drivetrain, NIU is offering a 350W motor and 486Wh lithium-ion battery pack for the Pro kick scooter, while the Sport will be powered by a 300W motor and 365Wh battery pack. NIU is mostly known in North America for its popular $2,000 electric mopeds, which have been used by shared mobility companies like Revel and Lime.

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Harley-Davidson’s new electric bikes look incredible — but they won’t be cheap

The Verge

Serial 1 Cycle will launch with four distinct models Serial 1 Cycle, the e-bike brand recently launched by Harley-Davidson, revealed new details about its forthcoming lineup of battery-powered two-wheelers. This model will have a 529Wh battery, which should power the bike for an estimated 35-105 miles of range, depending on your power level.

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China’s Dongfeng to launch Tesla Model Y rival with Huawei’s assisted driving tech

TechNode

Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor will introduce the first global model from its premium electric vehicle brand Voyah as early as the third quarter of this year, in what will be a direct challenge to Teslas best-selling crossover the Model Y, local media has reported. The five-seater SUV measures 4.7 meters in length and 1.6

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From the ashes of nearly a billion dollars, Ample resurrects Better Place’s battery swapping business model

TechCrunch

Now serial entrepreneurs John de Souza and Khaled Hassounah are reviving the battery swapping business model with a startup called Ample and an approach that they say solves some of the problems that Better Place could never address at a time when the adoption of electric vehicles is creating a far larger addressable market.