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|Bid||12.700 x 82500|
|Ask||12.710 x 63400|
|Day's Range||12.590 - 12.725|
|52 Week Range||10.470 - 13.270|
|PE Ratio (TTM)||11.54|
|Earnings Date||Jan 24, 2018|
|Forward Dividend & Yield||0.60 (4.77%)|
|1y Target Est||12.51|
Ford Motor Co plans to consolidate global production of midsize sedans in China in 2020 and ship them to the United States and Europe, three sources said on Wednesday. In North America, the Fusion sedan ...
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) plans to consolidate global production of midsize sedans in China in 2020 and ship them to the United States and Europe, three sources said on Wednesday. ...
During the week ended December 8, General Motors (GM) stock settled at $42.02 with an ~1.8% drop from the previous week’s closing price.
During the week ended December 8, Fiat Chrysler (FCAU), Tesla (TSLA), and Ford (F) rose 3.0%, 2.8%, and 0.2%, respectively. GM (GM) and Ferrari (RACE) fell 1.8% and 1.5%, respectively.
In November 2017, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCAU) total US sales fell to 154,919 vehicles. That was 4% lower than November 2016 sales of 160,827 vehicle units.
Breaking through paradigms is something Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to have been born to do. With the company’s recent announcements that it intends to take many more steps into reshaping the entire electric vehicle (EV) industry, investors are left wondering what such creations will mean for TSLA’s bottom line in the years to come. InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The company would be introducing an electric Semi truck with the ability to go up to 500 miles on a single charge, and be able to charge 400-miles worth of power in 30 minutes with a revamped supercharger system.
Just like its U.S. counterpart Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), never let it be said Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) is predictable, even if at times confusing. Recently, the company told BABA stock holders it would be teaming up with American automobile icon Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) to sell more vehicles in Alibaba’s home market, China. On the flipside, it’s an interesting prospect as it opens the door to a market Ford hasn’t done particularly well in and makes BABA stock even more dynamic.
Based on a federal law, the tax credit you can cash in on when you buy a new electric vehicle will start phasing out when carmakers reach a certain milestone. As long as Washington doesn't interfere, that's ...
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 12, 2017 / Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC reminds investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Ford Motor Company ("Ford" or the "Company") ...
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has lost some altitude lately. But it is nowhere near the decline of some of the red-hot operators like NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD), which have suffered double-digit declines. Note that the drop in INTC stock has been about 8% or so.
According to data compiled by Reuters, only 20% of the analysts covering Ford (F) stock have given it a “buy” recommendation.
The Ford F-150 pickup has been the top-selling vehicle in the United States for decades. So, why is the manufacturer offering an aggressive 0% financing for the truck?
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In the first 11 months of 2017, General Motors’ (GM) Chevrolet brand’s retail sales fell marginally by 0.9% on a YoY (year-over-year) basis.
General Motors' (GM) overall US vehicle sales fell 2.9% in November 2017 to 245,387 vehicle units. Its November home market sales were much higher than Ford’s.


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Vodafone BlackBerry Storm Exclusivity in Europe, India and more
Vodafone has announced it intends to sell exclusively the Research In Motion BlackBerry Storm to a host of countries such as Europe, Australia, New Zealand and India as of next month.
The Research In Motion BlackBerry Storm is being touted as the first “click-able” touch-screen smartphone and will be compatible with Vodafone’s 3G mobile broadband network.
The Vodafone BlackBerry Storm will pack such goodies as Vodafone’s information and entertainment services like Vodafone Music , Vodafone Live portal, Google Maps and Find&Go navigation, MySpace, YouTube, and Facebook social networking, all coming to various countries via Vodafone soon.
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Seven Lives, the popular SoCal- and Tijuana-style taco stall that operates out of El Gordo Fine Foods on Augusta, is graduating to more permanent digs at 69 Kensington Avenue. Chef and owner Sean Riehl plans to have the new space ready to go in early April, and will be expanding his offering beyond tacos to include more seafood options as well (the stall will be closed on Tuesdays during the renovation process). No word yet on what this means for Miss Cora’s Kitchen, which currently occupies the space.
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Resident Evil 6 to Disappoint Fans, Will Ruin the Series
Capcom takes the “horror” out of survival/horror.
Remember the hype and hoopla for a superior Resident Evil sequel? The next game would be scary, the developers reportedly said. The franchise will be taken in a new direction, we were assured.
But now that the sixth game in the series has finally been unveiled (IGN broke the story first, but Capcom Japan made the official announcement this morning), fans are left wondering if the series will ever return to its horrifying roots.
To be fair, the debut trailer is exciting, and the confirmed release date – November 20, 2012 in America – is very encouraging. Historically, Capcom preceded new Resident Evil games with an overhyped campaign of teaser trailers and other nonsense that raises expectations so high that consumers are ultimately disappointed with the final release. Resident Evil 4 was the exception. While the game was initially designed to be a mechanical upgrade of Resident Evil: CODE Veronica, Capcom eventually scrapped those plans and started over. This postponed the sequel for more than a year. But in doing so, Capcom produced a game that not only reinvented the Resident Evil series but showed us that the franchise could evolve beyond its 32-bit origin. Over the next several months, Resident Evil 4 acquired more perfect 10s – and more Game of the Year awards – than any other game released in 2005.
The problem with Resident Evil 6 is that, while the graphics are nice (if not a little dated; the game is being developed for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC), the game seems to focus more on action and suspense than actual creepiness. This might seem like the way for a game to be developed, as there are some people in the world who don't like to be scared. But that's what Capcom's many Resident Evil offshoots were designed for. Resident Evil, however, was initially intended to scare the player, and that's what made the series so popular.
The debut trailer for Resident Evil 6 teaches us that Capcom is not only sticking with the same gameplay format of RE4 and RE5, but it is also sticking with the thrills-before-chills nonsense that turned the fifth sequel into a resounding failure. It is the only Resident Evil game that I have ever sold back to GameStop (NYSE: GME). I'm not the only one, mind you – upon selling it back (just one month after release), I saw dozens of used copies lining the shelves. And that was just one GameStop location! I imagine there were thousands (if not millions) of consumers who sold their copies worldwide.
Knowing this, Capcom has been a staunch opponent of the used game model, completely disregarding two key facts: (1) if its sequel didn't suck, we wouldn't have sold it, and (2) GameStop hands out $800 million in store credit every year. That credit goes right back into the game industry, as most consumers sell their old games to acquire new games and systems.
When used copies of Resident Evil 6 begin to line the shelves of GameStop (you'll start to see them in December, I'm sure, but there should be a huge influx in January 2013), Capcom execs will surely view this as a detriment to its prized franchise. But the only detriment I see is the fact that, after enduring a large number of complaints and hearing from consumers are who are begging the company for something scary, Capcom still won't give us a good Resident Evil sequel.
Resident Evil 5 had enough fans to ensure that Resident Evil 6 will be a success. And if five million copies is good enough for Capcom, then I guess the company gets to laugh all the way to the bank. (According to VGChartz, Resident Evil 5 sold roughly 7.5 million copies worldwide across PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. I estimate that Resident Evil 6 will lose somewhere around 25% to 30% of those buyers, bringing its sales potential down to a maximum of 5.5 million units.)
But knowing how good this franchise can be, and knowing how good it has been in the past, it is clear that the developers are making a mistake. In an effort to serve the mainstream market and produce a game that can appease Call of Duty fans, Capcom is producing a sequel that will inevitably turn off its core audience. But Capcom can't really compete with Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI). Not even Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) can do that.
But EA can make a scarier horror game, which should truly frighten the people responsible for Resident Evil's demise.
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Although the number of malicious browser extensions has significantly increased in the past years, but recently a new extension of the Google Chrome is allegedly targeting Cryptocurrency users that is capable of stealing Bitcoins and other crypto coins silently.
The malicious Chrome browser extension dubbed as ‘Cryptsy Dogecoin (DOGE) Live Ticker’ which is available on Chrome Web store for free downloads and developed by "TheTrollBox" account. Reddit user noticed that the updated version of the extension has a malicious code, which is designed to hijack the crypto currency transactions.
HOW CHROME EXTENSION STEALS CRYPTOCURRENCY
It is very obvious that the kind of crypto related software extensions is downloaded only by the users who deal with the digital currency. So, once the user installed the malicious extension, the software within the extension starts monitoring users’ web activity and looks for those users who go to Cryptocurrency exchange sites such as Coinbase and MintPal.
After realizing that the user is performing a transaction in digital coins, the malicious extension replaces the receiving address, where the user is trying to transfer his Cryptocurrency, with the a different BTC address of its own (attacker's bitcoin address)
The same happened to a Reddit user, who had been reported this activity from the Cryptocurrency exchange MintPal in a withdrawal confirmation. After then he posted a Warning about the rogue extension on Reddit, advising all to “Be careful of what you install on your devices you use to access your wallets.”


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Winnebago Slump Signals Economic Downturn
Bloomberg reports that recreational vehicle manufacturer Winnebago is about to announce that shipments fell for the first time in six years. The downturn reflects an industry-wide slump, indicating that the U.S. economy (including the new car market) is, as predicted, headed for the doldrums. "For the past three decades, deliveries of motor homes and travel trailers have dropped before each decline in the U.S. economy, giving the $15 billion industry a reputation as a bellwether." This time 'round, Winnebago is going down fighting. The company is unveiling more fuel efficient models, including one that can get 22mpg (highway, tail-wind). Meanwhile, Thor brand's Chief Operating Officer isn't about to concede defeat. "The industry is definitely not immune to macroeconomic factors," Dicky Riegel admitted. But with 11k Americans turning fifty each day, Riegel reckons "we still have the demographic wind at our back." [thanks to starlightmica for the link]
This I believe: Winnebago hits paydirt when they make an RV based on the Prius. :)
@jthorner The economics still pan out if your campsite is substantially cheaper than a hotel. RVs are very popular in the UK where gas is $8 a gallon. OTOH they use some very small RVs.
GM should license out there 2 mode hybrid mated to an efficient V6 or even better a turbo diesel 6. If they don't make it gargantuan it could be more efficient than the Tahoe hybrid joke.


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DNCE‘s brand new track “Blown” featuring Kent Jones is out now and you can listen to the hot song right here!
The track is the latest to be released off the band’s – Joe Jonas, Jack Lawless, JinJoo Lee and Cole Whittle – new self-titled debut album, which is set to hit stores and all digital service providers on November 18.
The album will feature 14 songs, including new single “Body Moves” as well as three of the ones featured on their SWAAY EP – “Cake By the Ocean,” “Toothbrush,” and “Pay My Rent.”
You can pre-order the album now on iTunes and get “Blown” instantly.
DNCE – ‘Blown’ (feat. Kent Jones) [Full Audio]
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It happened on Dec. 15 at 7:35 p.m. at the Food Bazaar on Exterior Street near East 150th Street.
Police say store security spotted the woman shoplifting and confronted her, trying to take the items back. That’s when the woman allegedly pulled a knife, and slashed at the security people. She then grabbed the shoplifted items and took off.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.


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Renault declared the conveyance of its 10,001st Triber in pretty much two months of dispatch. The conveyance was made at the organization’s Mumbai business, Benchmark Motors. The organization sold 11,516 autos in October 2019, enrolling a 63 percent development over a similar period a year ago. Renault Triber has a measured inside which can situate up to seven individuals.
“The bubbly season has started from a positive point of view for Renault India, and we are grateful to our clients for the urging reaction to our new distinct advantage, Renault TRIBER. With 10,000 vehicles previously conveyed and a solid appointments pipeline, we have increase the generation and are taking coordinated endeavors to additionally quicken creation to empower quicker conveyances and top tier quality. Together with the metro urban communities, Renault TRIBER has seen wide acknowledgment in the provincial showcases too, and we have a powerful procedure to fabricate our quality over these business sectors, which offers noteworthy development potential,” said Venkatram Mamillapalle, Country CEO and Managing Director, Renault India Operations.
The Renault Triber offers various seat designs with the free seats in the third column removable. The second line of the vehicle is sliding, reclinable, foldable and can be tumbled, taking into account up to 200 mm legroom. Also, each of the three columns get cooling vents and 12V charging attachments. The vehicle accompanies four airbags: driver, traveler and front sides, which is a first in the section it works in. It additionally offers three-point safety belts for each of the three lines, in any event, for the center back traveler. Renault Triber likewise has the speed ready framework, back stopping sensors and safety belt update framework as standard to conform to the new standards, with a turn around camera choice in higher models.
The Triber offers 625 liters of boot space, which drops to 320 liters in the six-seater design and 84 liters in the seven-seater game plan. There’s instinctive lodge stockpiling as well, up to 31 liters. The vehicle will include a 8-inch touchscreen infotainment framework, which will be among the greatest units on offer in the sub-Rs 6 lakh section. This is much bigger than the 7.0-inch unit on Renault’s different vehicles like Kwid, Lodgy, Duster and Captur. The infotainment framework highlights Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, alongside not many keen capacities, for example, driving-style training and driver economy rating.
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This year’s 21st issue of Hakusensha‘s Hana to Yume magazine revealed on Tuesday that Dai Shiina and Sora will each launch a new manga in the next issue of The Hana to Yume spinoff magazine on October 26.
Shiina wrote two one-shots for the manga in 2009 and 2011 in Hana to Yume, and then launched the full series in the same magazine in 2012.
The manga inspired a television anime in April 2014. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired with the title The World Is Still Beautiful. Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime and released it on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in 2015.
Sora is the pen name of manga creator Sora Mizuki. Their new manga Henyoku no Drops (One-Winged Drops, right in image above) will appear on the magazine issue’s front cover, and the first chapter will have 44 pages including a color opening page. The manga centers on Tsubasa, the only person who cannot fly in a modern world where flying is commonplace.
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Mizuki (under the Sora pen name) also draws the Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi manga in Hana to Yume.
Sources: Hana to Yume issue 21, Tsuriaku JK to Haijin Kyōshi manga’s Twitter account


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China's double boom: From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Sell to China'
China's export growth model hit a wall. So it reinvented itself.
WEIJIAN SHAN: You have to remember, this is a country of 1.4 billion people – four times the population size of the United States. And China has become a major market for many of the American companies. China has been known as exports for a long time was the engine of China's economic growth, along with a lot of investments, representing about 50% of GDP. No other country has invested so much as China in the past 10 years, largely because China has the highest savings rate in the world. When I say no other country has invested as much, I mean any country, at any time in history, at any stage of their industrialization process.
But China's growth model exports peaked about 10 years ago, representing about 36% of GDP. Today, it has fallen to 19% of GDP. So export is no longer the engine of economic growth. And if you look at investments, it has come down as well. So what China is doing is to shift its growth model, growth engine, away from exports and investments to private consumption, which 10 years ago represented about 35% of GDP, and today is more than 50%. So for American companies like Apple, China is no longer the factory of the world. It has become a market of the world. And the Chinese market has become very significant. For Apple, it's 20% of its sales-- about $50 billion. For a company like Qualcomm, 65% of its sales. Skyworks Technology is more than 80%, and I think it's 84% of their sales. You have Starbucks, you have Boeing. And all these companies have very large market shares in China. General Motors today sells more cars in China than in the United States, Mexico, and Canada combined. That is, General Motors sells more cars in China than they sell in North America. So that's how significant the China market has become. Chinese private consumption now is about $5 trillion, more than 10% of the entire private consumption expenditure last year. So we should view China has a market of the world as opposed to the factory of the world.
I think there are many misperceptions in the United States about China. And there's no question about it. I think so much is written about China, yet so little is understood about this country. And that's why I thought my book, Out of the Gobi, is quite relevant. My view is that if you don't understand the modern history, most recent history of a country, you won't be able to understand the country. It's like here in the United States, if you don't know about the Civil War, if you don't know about civil rights movement, then you won't be able to understand the United States. So I think to know something about the history of China, especially the most recent history in our lifetime, will be very useful to dispel the misperception and to have better understanding of that country.
- China is no longer an impoverished manufacturer of the world's products; it is a major consumer market of 1.4 billion people.
- When its manufacturing boom hit a wall, China changed tactics and invested heavily in consumerism at home – a second boom that will make China king.
- Global brands are desperate for a piece of China's $5 trillion private consumer market.
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INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The woman whose purse was snatched off a window ledge over the weekend at an Oakland County Kroger said she won’t press charges after the culprit apologized and returned her money.
The woman responsible has been banned from that particular store, however.
Surveillance cameras at an Oakland County Kroger captured the moment when an 80-year-old shopper’s purse was stolen around 3:45 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 24) at the Kroger store on Sashabaw Road in Independence Township.
Money taken from purse
Deputies said the 80-year-old Chicago woman was staying with her daughter in Springfield Township. She finished shopping and was waiting for her daughter to meet her at the front of the store.
While she waited in the vestibule with her groceries, the woman placed her purse on the window ledge, police said. She forgot to grab the purse when she took the groceries out to the car, according to officials.
The woman realized minutes later that she had forgotten her purse, so her daughter went inside to retrieve it, authorities said. That’s when she realized it was gone.
Surveillance video shows a 63-year-old Independence Township woman walking into the store, spotting the purse and looking around to see if anyone was watching. She walked over, put the purse around her shoulder and continued inside, the video shows.
The 80-year-old’s daughter told the store manager about the theft, and the manager recalled seeing the 63-year-old woman walk into the bathroom with a purse matching the description, police said.
Surveillance video from another hallway shows the same woman taking the purse inside the women’s bathroom. Minutes later, she exited the bathroom without the purse, video footage shows.
The purse was found in the corner of that bathroom, and $100 was missing, according to authorities.
On Wednesday, Oakland County deputies announced the 80-year-old woman will not be pressing charges. She said the 63-year-old woman provided a written apology and returned the stolen $100.
Authorities said the 63-year-old woman called deputies shortly after the surveillance video was released. Several other tips were called in, officials said.
“The victim is grateful to the sheriff’s office for resolving this matter,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. “She didn’t want to press charges and simply wanted to move on after the culprit apologized and returned the stolen money. While I am saddened this individual won’t face full responsibility for her intentional act, I appreciate the public’s attention, which I am sure is why the perpetrator decided to turn herself in.”
The 63-year-old woman met with a detective Wednesday and admitted to taking the purse, but she initially claimed she left it at customer service, according to authorities. She later conceded taking the money, police said.
She told police she has a prior retail fraud conviction in 2019 in Troy and was also arrested for retail fraud 25 years ago.
Officials from the Sashabaw Road Kroger said the 63-year-old is permanently banned from shopping there.


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Syntrus Achmea has made its first direct investment in France, buying a €120m retail portfolio.
The property arm of the Dutch asset manager and pension administrator said it had bought Grosvenor Fund Management’s Retail European Properties II platform.
The deal is the Dutch asset manager and pension administrator’s second direct deal outside of the Netherlands, having invested in Germany’s residential sector last year.
Syntrus Achmea, which has invested in more than 50 unlisted real estate funds through its fund-of-funds vehicles, said it was targeting direct core investments for long-term returns. The manager has a preference for western European markets.
Jagersma said: “We will continue to look for opportunities to acquire more core assets, such as residential and retail properties, in markets such as France and Germany.”
The French platform bought from Grosvenor holds 16 prime high street retail properties, two of which are in Paris, with the remainder in Bordeaux and Toulouse.
Syntrus, which has €14bn of assets under management, said BNP Paribas REIM would manage the 10,000sqm portfolio, which is fully let.
Henk Jagersma, chief executive, said Syntrus expected the properties to outperform as the recovery takes hold in France.
“Prime high street properties in major European cities have been resilient for retailers throughout the recent downturn by continuing to draw shoppers,” Jagersma said.


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Order a package through Amazon and you may expect a UPS or FedEx truck to pull up outside your door bearing the goods. What if, in the future, it was Amazon that was delivering goods that you orders through its online marketplace? Word on the street is that Amazon is currently testing its own delivery service for the “last mile,” which is the final leg of a package’s journey to the customer’s doorstep. The service is reportedly being tested in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York where trucks with packages are going around, driven by contractors that Amazon supervises.
Obviously it is going to take Amazon a lot of time to develop a service that can truly take on UPS or FedEx. When it does though, Amazon will effectively be a full-service logistics company. Greater control over the process would even allow it to deliver packages on the same day, and may even cut costs.
Shoppers would get more control over when their packages are delivered. If Amazon has its own trucks, it can even offer late night deliveries or drop off goods at specific times. The big win for customers would be same day shipping, giving them yet another reason to avoid physical stores altogether.
Industry observers tell the Wall Street Journal that it would be hard for Amazon to match the efficiency of UPS and FedEx primarily because it will be delivering less packages in a significantly wider area. Conventional logistics companies have a big head start on the online retailer and it may not be that easy to tackle them head on. Maybe it should stick to the vision of using drones?
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ComiXology has added 50 new comic books to its catalog, which can be browsed via the company's iPhone app or online at www.comixology.com/digital.
The company said in a statement that the first three pages have the new content. The iPhone app, meanwhile, also works on the iPod touch and lets users buy, download, and read comics on the touch screen. It's like an e-book reader in that you download one app and then read all of the comics inside of it.
Currently, the catalog is stocked with over 100 titles from 20 major publishers and other independent writers, many of which are free to download. The 99 cent app is still available in Apple's App Store.


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The long-awaited passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement came as good news to most everyone, from lawmakers to harvesters.
Count Iowa turkey producers among those happy about the USMCA.
The Hawkeye State is home to more than 150 turkey farmers and over 11 million turkeys themselves. Greta Irwin, the executive director of the Iowa Turkey Federation, stressed the importance of the agreement for turkey farmers.
In the past half-decade, the U.S. has exported about 3 billion pounds of turkey meat globally, with southern neighbor Mexico being one of the leading importers.
“Mexico being our number one trade partner, they love to take the dark meat of turkeys, so, the thighs and the legs and make hams out of it,” Irwin told CBS2/Fox28 News.
According to Irwin, the USMCA continues the strong economic lifeline with Mexico, as well as increase the amount of turkey that will go into Canada. She projects a 29 percent increase in turkey exports to Canada.
And in what could be seen as a silver lining in the huge trade dispute with China, the agreement will give way to increasing exports to one of the world’s two largest economies. China recently lifted its ban on imports of American poultry products.
Radio Iowa reported that the number of turkey producers had increased in recent years. Last year, the state was ranked seventh in turkey production and fifth in turkey processing.


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KisanKonnect celebrates one year anniversary
KisanKonnect is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its unique concept ‘farm to your doorstep’. It has proved to be a brand that excels to deliver safe, fresh and quality products to the consumer’s doorstep from its farms. It was formed by 11 farmers from Srirampur in 2020 and now operated in 3 cities, Mumbai, Pune, Srirampur. The organic and hygienic farm produces are sourced locally from 500+ farms and is delivered to 30000 consumers. With its product packaging units in Rahata and Manchar, KisanKonnect has maintained and created goodness of producing organic and hygienic fruits and vegetables. The company currently has grown from a network of 11 farmers to that of 1100 farmers.
KisanKonnect has sold around 1100 Tons of fruits and vegetables and aims to deliver the freshest produce from the farm. The companys’ logistics support to deliver 30 Tons of farm produce daily. The 150 plus employee strong company with 1100 farmers in the network has leveraged the company’s e-commerce platform. The company is dedicated to empowering farmer groups holistically, which means not just with farm produce but also creating jobs for farmer wives & families by reconnecting people to the roots by getting them original & authentic traditional delicacies of the region. This initiative has given the name “Mom’s Kitchen”, which also adheres to high-quality standards of safety & hygiene.
Chaklis, Chivdas, Shakarpares are some of the homemade delicacies they prepare in “Mom’s Kitchen” along with sweets like Karanjis, Besan Laddoo, and Suji Laddoo.
On the occasion, Vinod Gunjal, Agronomist says, “We are very pleased with the successful spin of KisanKonnect and becoming a pure-play customer engagement and farmer produce company in India. We aim at achieving a milestone in the industry and a well-positioned company in the years to come. We do look forward to associating with numerous farmers across and continue serving the best and the freshest produce to our end users.”


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Facebook has snapped up startup Chai Labs for around $10 million, reports Kara Swisher over at All Things Digital. The move seems geared more toward acquiring talent than technology, as it's not quite clear what exactly the stealth startupfounded in 2007 by former Google "godfather of Adsense" Gokul Rajaramactually does.
While the company bills itself as a one-stop shop for customizing and launching search-friendly Web sites, it appears that Chai Labs is a bit more focused on launching new editorial properties, due to a callout at journalists on the company's solutions page.
The company's core platform consists of two different legs. The first is structured content extraction, which the company culls from stores of "unstructured or loosely organized" data sources and transforms into more manageable, accessible repositories of information. These ultimately serve as the brains for a given site's core mission.
Second, Chai Labs, "uses proprietary crawling, artificial intelligence and data mining technologies to analyze and extract insights from millions of real-time data points across the web," or semantic search. This information best helps companies make key purchasing decisions by eliminating the need to sift through complexand seemingly unendingsources of information across the Web.
Prominent investors in Chai Labswhich raised a total of $2.4 million in funding prior to its acquisitioninclude Silicon Valley's Marc Andreessen, co-cofounder of Netscape Communications, as well as LinkedIn chairman Reid Hoffman and Google Ventures' Joe Kraus.
Facebook's set to hit $1.285 billion in global advertising sales this year, reports eMarketer, and the company delivers 16.8 percent of all advertising impressions in the United States. That number is double the take for Facebook from last year's $665 million.
More importantly, it'll be interesting to see how ex-Googler Rajaram's presence under Facebook's wing contributes to the company's advertising workhorse in the future.


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As we swiftly move into Spring, and you realise that January’s resolutions to make a change to your brand both online and offline still haven’t materialised, then now is the time to start your Spring, simply with 3 tips to spring clean your marketing.
In January this year, the law on credit and debit card charges for consumers changed. Since 13 January 2018, it has been illegal to charge consumers an additional fee for using their cards in the UK, as the UK Government has implemented the latest EU directive, Payment Services Directive, into UK law. It covers payment by Visa, Mastercard, Amex, PayPal, and Apple Pay, and will carry through Brexit post-March 2019, because it has been introduced while the UK is still a full EU member.
CJAM Group has been selected to launch The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings’ new Old House Show, which takes place Friday 7 to Saturday 8 September 2018 at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London. The two-day free-to-attend event will bring together the best of everything it does under one roof, with a full programme of expert speakers, exhibitors, technical advice and support for homeowners, craftspeople and those working with old and ancient properties.
CJAM has been selected to provide a new website and associated services for the Romantic Novelists’ Association. … Read the rest
2018 has got off to a flying start at CJAM group – this week we are unveiling a new outdoor media campaign across West London.
In this, our fourth article on GDPR, which comes into effect in May, we consider its wider implications for marketing professionals, and examine whether it may mark a new impetus for more traditional marketing tools, as well as social media in all its many forms.
Facebook announced its latest change to its news feed algorithm this week, prompting a range of mixed emotions from agencies and influencers.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, declared that the new algorithm will prioritise posts that encourage meaningful interactions between people and that content will be prioritised, with posts from friends and family to appear over public content.
CJAM Group’s latest advertising campaign for Essex’s newest state-of-the-art fertility clinic has kicked off with an outdoor, radio and social media campaign to ensure Simply Fertility is ‘top of mind’ for those seeking fertility treatment.


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An interesting article posted by Composites World, giving us a good cross section of the state of the market we are all interested in. Tough times indeed:
No other composites end-market suffered more during the recession than marine. Data from the National Marine Manufacturers Assn. (NMMA, Chicago, Ill.) show, for example, that for powerboat dealers, retail sales during the past decade peaked in 2001 at 311,700 units and then hovered around 300,000 units until 2007, when they dropped modestly to 267,300 units. In 2008, however, there was a more dramatic drop to 203,000 units, and in 2009 the floor fell out as new powerboat sales plunged to 153,550 units. In the span of just three years, shipments of new boats were reduced by almost half. During that period, the total retail value of new boats dropped from a decade high of $9.578 billion in 2006 to just $5.670 billion in 2009.
Since then, the marine market has shown tentative signs of a rebound. NMMA’s annual U.S.
Recreational Boat Registration Statistics Report for 2010 says that boat registrations were down from 2009 by only 2.2 percent, which, according to Jim Petru, director of industry statistics and research at NMMA, shows that boating remained a popular activity despite the recessionary times. There was evidence in 2011 of cautious optimism, especially in small boat production. And suggestions of recovery could be seen at the International Boatbuilding Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) in October 2011. The number of exhibitors was up 2.3 percent over 2010, with 60 new exhibitors, despite a 9 percent decrease in show visitors compared to 2010. Manufacturers interviewed at the IBEX show indicated that they are more willing to resume new model introductions going forward.
Boatbuilders who work with composites continue to move to closed molding. Although the market is still dominated by glass fiber-reinforced polyesters and vinyl esters, boatbuilders also are employing more carbon fiber reinforcement not only in sailing yacht rigging systems (masts, shrouds, stays and spreaders) where it is now the standard, but also in mega-poweryacht structures, primarily in Europe, to decrease topside weight and increase boat stability in the water.
For the same reasons, some observers see growth potential for carbon in the 20-ft to 40-ft cruiser boat and military boat segments. Notable examples of carbon fiber construction in the past year include a new class of sailing yachts developed by composites engineering and manufacturing firm STRUCTeam Ltd. (Cowes, Isle of Wight, U.K.). The 100-ft/30m vessel, designed by naval architects Judel/Yrolijk & Co. (Bremerhaven, Germany) and currently under construction in Hythe, U.K., by Green Marine, is a new concept designed for luxury yachting with high-performance sailing characteristics. STRUCTeam reports that the yacht’s sandwich construction will feature advanced honeycomb core materials between faceskins reinforced by carbon fiber of varying moduli.
Elsewhere, Premier Composite Technologies (PCT, Dubai, U.A.E.) announced in 2011 the launch of the FARR 400, a production sailboat that is made entirely of carbon fiber/epoxy sandwich construction. PCT says the FARR 400 is one of the first carbon production sailboats in the world. The hull, deck and interior structure are fabricated with vacuum infusion technology to ensure high fiber-volume ratios and reduce weight variation.
In the superyacht sector, Delta Marine Industries (Seattle, Wash.) announced in mid-2011 the construction of a 66m/217-ft motor yacht for an American customer. Invader features an ice-strengthened steel hull and composite superstructure. With naval architecture, space planning and exterior styling by the Seattle-based Delta Design Group, the yacht’s composite superstructure allows for sculpted shapes and curves.
Carbon fiber/epoxy sandwich design was selected for the world’s largest solar-powered vessel, the Tûranor, designed by LOMOcean Design Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand) and fabricated by Knierim Yachtbau GmbH (Kiel, Germany). The showpiece catamaran is a demonstration of the power of solar panels and is the brainchild of Immo Ströher, head of solar energy firm IMMOSOLAR GmbH (Langen, Germany) and Swiss environmental proponent Raphaël Domjan. Launched in September 2010, it is more than halfway through its global circumnavigation, carrying its message of environmentally sustainable ship propulsion. The lightweight composite vessel is powered solely by 600m2/6,456 ft2 of solar panels (when extra “wings” and a stern “flap” are deployed) that drive two electric motors and drive systems. (Read more about the Tûranor solar-powered yacht’s composite construction in “Designing the largest solar-powered yacht,” under “Editor’s Picks,” at top right).


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Sunseeker motor yacht Manhattan 63 Marine Engineer, Chris Schreiber, has received a Queen’s Medal from hands of HRH Prince of Wales for being one of the best Marine Engineering Apprentices in the UK. The event was held at St James’s Palace in London, on Thursday 16th February 2012. Over 300 guests were present, including prestigious figures from the UK maritime industry, such as Sunseeker’s Director of Engineering Jonathan Goldie and Training Manager Alex Bowman. Sunseeker Yachts Apprentice Chris Schreiber receives Queens Medal from hands of HRH Prince of WalesThe annual Queens Silver Medal competition is hosted by a London Livery Company, the Right Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, of which the Prince of Wales is now the Prime Warden. It currently operates as a charity supporting... Read More
Club Marine is a major player in the Australian Marine Industry and their ongoing support ensures the marine industry gets the recognition it deserves both nationally and internationally. Its continuing support highlights the meaning of two new Superyacht Industry award categories, presented this year for the first time by the Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX). Carl and Grant Amor of Aqualuma Marine Lighting accepting the 2011 Exporter of the Year awardThe AIMEX marketing campaign is having positive affects as the spotlight continues to be on the Australian Marine Industry and the innovation, skills and expertise that Australian companies are becoming renown for. It is these qualities that always ensure a high calibre & number of award entries Australia is seen as... Read More
Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show is the ultimate boating lifestyle event, the third biggest boat show in Australia and the only of its kind in Western Australia, bringing together displays of boats – big boats, small boats, runabouts, ski boats, fishing boats, yachts, jet skis and more, plus camping, dive and fishing gear as well as related products. Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show, October 14-16, 2012The Show is an ideal avenue for exhibitors to present their products and services, and successfully launch new products into the market. The Show is also an event that visitors enjoy attending each year, with entertainment and attractions to suit the whole family.The 2012 Club Marine Mandurah Boat Show will be an exciting event, showcasing the best that Western Australia has to offer.... Read More
Launched in 2010, the 42m motor yacht Imbros, built by the Turkish shipyard Troy Marine has been successfully sold. The Imbros superyacht features lovely interior by U?ur I??k. 42m luxury motor yacht Imbros by Troy MarineAccommodation on board the beautiful superyacht Imbros is provided to 10 guests, offering full comfort in 5 spacious cabins. She is managed by a crew of 6.Twin 750hp Volvo D16 diesel engines deliver the Troy Marine 42m luxury yacht Imbros a top speed of 14 knots and a cruising speed of 11 knots, while her range is of 3,500 nautical miles. Boasting a steel hull and an aluminium superstructure as well as very high sea keeping qualities, the spectacular Imbros is Bureau Veritas registered and MCA compliant. She has a beam of 8.40m (27′6′′) and a draught of 2.30m... Read More
Written by Matt Trulio Wednesday, 15 February 2012 13:42 Two of the most successful dealers in the history of high-performance powerboats, Shogren Performance Marine and Pier 57 are joining forces. As this story went live, the Cigarette Racing Team and Marine Technology, Inc., powerboat inventories housed at Pier 57 in Counce, Tenn., were in the process of being moved to the Shogren facility in Waukegan, Ill.The entire new business will be called Pier 57. The Shogren Performance Marine name will be retired.“We chose to adopt the Pier 57 name with our merger because of its well-known brand position and for long-term branding opportunities we see within the high-performance powerboat industry,” said Scott Shogren in a press release. “This collaboration begins a new... Read More


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China’s Internet giant Baidu, Inc. has joined the Partnership on AI (PAI), a US-led artificial intelligence (AI) ethnic group and become its first Chinese member.
Baidu Blockchain Lab, along with the Baidu Search Engine and the Baidu Institute of Marketing, released its first ever blockchain white paper, titled “Baidu Blockchain White Paper V1.0”. The document focused on XuperChain, Baidu’s proprietary blockchain network, and the commercial applications of Baidu’s blockchain technology.
Baidu and Intel co-launched an AI and 5G Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) innovation lab at Intel’s 5G Network Summit in Beijing.
According to Beijing Innovation Center for Mobility Intelligent, the Beijing Municipal Government issued license plates to seven companies on September 22 for street testings of autonomous vehicles.
On August 27 at the launching ceremony of GWM WEY VV6, tech giant Baidu and Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) announced the intention to deepen research and development (R&D) in high-definition maps and autonomous cars on Baidu’s open platform Apollo.
Lu Qi, AI expert and former Chief Operating Officer of Baidu Inc., was named founder and Chief Executive Officer of Y Combinator China, signaling the Silicon Valley incubator’s ambition to expand its global operations.
Baidu announced on August 8th that DuerOS, its voice control operating system, has reached the install base of over 100 million, a major breakthrough for Baidu’s conversational AI platform.
China’s largest state-owned media group posted on its twitter account to welcome Google back in China, a signal that this time the global Internet giant might return for real.
Baidu released on August 1 its unaudited financial report for the second quarter of the 2018 fiscal year. Baidu’s total revenue grew 32 percent to reach 26 billion yuan ($60 billion), while its net profit grew 45 percent to reach 6.4 billion yuan.
China’s information authority released a list of top 100 Chinese Internet companies on July 27, ranking Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu, JD.com, and NetEase as the top five.
German premium automaker Daimler AG and China’s internet giant Baidu Inc. partner up to deepen their strategic ties in the areas of autonomous driving and vehicle connectivity.
Here’s this week’s roundup of China tech stories.
Baidu Inc. recently added a new feature displaying information flow to its mobile browser app and changed the app’s slogan along the way. This is among the latest moves by Chinese tech companies merging key functions into their mobile application services.
The second annual Baidu AI Developers Conference, officially known as Baidu Create 2018, opened in Beijing today. Baidu unveiled China’s first cloud-to-edge AI chip, Kunlun, and many other upgraded versions of Baidu’s AI products this morning on the first day of this two-day event.
During CES Asia 2018, Baidu Apollo showcased its progress in self-driving, Internet of Vehicles (IoV) and automobile safety. Baidu’s autonomous driving platform has initiated collaborations with renowned automobile companies such as BMW and Hyundai Motors, and has also formed a partnership with EV startup Byton for DuerOS.


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Introduction to Fintech News Global
Fintech news global is a comprehensive source of information on the latest developments in the financial technology (fintech) industry. This resource provides news and insight from around the world, covering topics such as blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, digital payments, cybersecurity and more. With its broad coverage of fintech trends and innovations, Fintech News Global keeps readers up to date on the most important fintech developments that are driving change in financial services today.
Overview of the Latest Fintech Developments
The world of fintech, or financial technology, is growing rapidly. From the emergence of digital payment methods to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, there are a number of new developments in the sector that are driving innovation. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the latest fintech news global developments and how they could impact businesses and consumers in the years ahead.
One recent development has been an increase in digital payment methods such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal. These services allow users to quickly and securely make payments without needing to use traditional credit cards or cash. Furthermore, these services also offer users additional features such as loyalty programs and rewards points which can be used for discounts on future purchases.
Another major development has been the growth of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have become increasingly popular over recent years due to their decentralized nature which makes them less susceptible to fraud or manipulation than traditional currencies. Moreover, blockchain technology provides a secure way for users to store data online without having it stored centrally by any one entity – making it ideal for transactions involving multiple parties who may not trust each other completely.
Impact of Fintech on Financial Services
The financial services industry has been revolutionized by the emergence of a new technology called Fintech. Fintech, which stands for financial technology, has changed the way businesses and individuals interact with money and banking services. In recent years, more and more companies have emerged to provide innovative solutions to traditional banking problems. This rapid growth in the usage of Fintech is reshaping the financial landscape by providing more convenient, secure, and cost-effective ways to manage finances.
Fintech is making it easier for businesses to access capital without having to rely on traditional financing methods such as bank loans or venture capital funding. Companies can now use online platforms such as crowdfunding or peer-to-peer lending networks to gain access to funds that would otherwise be unavailable through traditional sources. Additionally, these platforms are also providing individuals with new ways of managing their personal finances including budgeting tools and payment options like mobile wallets or digital currency exchanges.
Fintech is also improving security in the financial system by introducing better authentication methods such as biometrics or two-factor authentication for online transactions. Furthermore, many fintech companies are developing blockchain technologies that will allow users greater control over their funds while reducing fraud risk associated with digital transactions.
Benefits of Using Fintech Solutions
The world of finance has been revolutionized by the emergence of fintech solutions. Fintech, a portmanteau for financial technology, refers to the use of technology and software to provide financial services. In recent years, it has become an increasingly popular choice for businesses looking to streamline their processes, improve customer experience and gain competitive advantages in the marketplace. Here are some of the major benefits that come with using fintech solutions:
- Increased Efficiency: Fintech solutions automate mundane tasks such as billing and payment processing, freeing up time and resources that can be used elsewhere within your business. Automation also allows you to process transactions quickly and accurately while reducing errors associated with manual data entry or calculation processes. This improved efficiency leads to cost savings in both time and money over the long term.
- Improved Security: Fintech solutions offer enhanced security features such as encryption algorithms, two-factor authentication systems, biometric identification methods and fraud detection systems which help protect customer data from hackers or other malicious actors attempting to steal sensitive information or funds from your business.
Challenges for the Global Financial System in Adopting Fintech Technologies
The world of finance is in a period of great change and disruption, thanks to the rise of financial technology (Fintech). Fintech has revolutionized the way that money is managed and transacted, opening up new opportunities for businesses, consumers, and investors. However, there are also significant challenges for the global financial system in adopting these technologies.
One of the main challenges facing global financial systems is security. Fintech solutions often involve a large amount of personal data being exchanged on an open network making them vulnerable to fraud or cyber-attacks. This has led to increased scrutiny by regulators around the world who are tasked with ensuring consumer protection. As such, it’s important for companies providing Fintech solutions to ensure that their products comply with industry standards and regulations.
Another challenge faced by global financial systems when adopting Fintech technologies is scalability. Many current banking systems were not designed to handle large volumes of transactions quickly or efficiently while still maintaining security protocols and customer service standards. In order for banks to provide an effective service they must be able to scale up their operations quickly as demand increases without compromising quality or security measures.
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Winter Blast announces 2020 music, food, attractions lineup for weekend of Feb. 7-9
The Winter Blast festival will return to a one-weekend format as it rolls out an array of music, food and ice and snow attractions in downtown Detroit.
Popular attractions such as the winter slide, skiing, snowboarding and free ice skating will hit the area around Campus Martius Feb. 7-9, organizers announced Tuesday.
The event — officially known as Quicken Loans Winter Blast Weekend presented by Soaring Eagle — had expanded last year to a four-weekend schedule.
Two stages will present music and children’s entertainment by several dozen local performers, including headliners Larry Lee & the Back In The Day Band (Feb. 7), Alise King (Feb. 8) and the Persuasion Band (Feb. 9). Fourteen food trucks will be on-site selling a variety of eats.
Winter Blast has been taking place annually since 2006, when it was founded as part of Detroit’s Super Bowl XL festivities.
A full rundown of 2020 attractions and activities is at winterblast.com.
Winter Blast 2020 entertainment schedule
(Artist descriptions as provided by the festival)
Michigan Lottery Stage
TCF Bank Music Stage
Winter Blast 2020 food truck lineup
A Taste of Nawlins
Big Mike’s Mexican Trailer
Mr. Deep Fried
Chick-A-Dee Fried Chicken Crepe
De Twah-Sweet & Savory Crepes
Mercurio Foods Elephant Ear
Mercurio Foods Grab
Mercurio Foods Popper
Soaring Eagle Cuisine Machine
The Lobster Truck


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Leader in On-Demand Personalization Skinit, Inc. Lands Seasoned Executive Bob King
San Diego, California – October 19, 2010 – Skinit, Inc., a leading provider of technology and products to customize personal electronic devices (PEDs) on-demand, announced today Bob King joined the company as CEO. With extensive experience leading rapidly growing companies, King’s expertise will lead the company through this time of rapid expansion as they continue to define the personalization market. This hire comes after a combined $60 million investment from ABS Capital Partners and Norwest Equity Partners. This is King’s second relationship with both firms, the first being when he was CEO of former portfolio company Corporate Express, a supplier of business-to-business office supplies and computer products of which both firms were investors.
“Personalization is important to both consumers as they look to maximize the value of their purchases and companies wanting to distinguish their products and give each customer a unique experience,” said King. “Skinit’s solution provides limitless opportunities for growth that I’m excited to explore and help bring the Company to the next level of success.”
King is best known for leading Corporate Express from 1993 to 2001, a period that saw the company grow from $50 million to $4.5 billion in revenue. King was also the CEO at FoxMeyer Corp., where he led the company to be the third largest distributor of pharmaceuticals and health and beauty aids in the United States. He was also the CEO of a leading online retailer of digital products and a brand of food service ware made from renewable and recycled resources.
“I’ve worked with the Company for over two years, and this is a huge time of growth,” said Kevin Roberts, Chairman of the Board of Skinit. “Bob is the key ingredient for our company’s continued market leadership in this market.”
Skinit’s strategy is centered upon a technology platform that leverages a robust infrastructure, including patent-pending technology that integrates disparate functions and high quality 3M™ products, to bring on-demand personalization to consumers for their PEDs, including cell phones, PDAs, laptops and game consoles. The Company offers its product directly to consumers as well as through partnerships with PED manufacturers, wireless carriers and retailers. Since 2006, Skinit has sold more than 1.6 million skins and shells directly through its website and millions more through retailers and promotional programs. For direct consumers, Skinit.com and affiliate websites offer a library of licensed and proprietary artwork; Skinit also provides a Customizer tool that enables consumers to upload their own photos and manipulate designs for a custom product.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to have Bob leading the company,” said Mark Anderson, Skinit board member and general partner at ABS Capital. “Having worked with him before, we know he will guide Skinit as it continues to innovate and lead the industry.”


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The Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance on Thursday gave an update on its plan announced in 2020 calling for the further consolidation of vehicle development and an increased focus on electric vehicles.
The three automakers making up the alliance plan to invest 23 billion euros (approximately $25.7 billion) over the next five years on electrification, with the bulk to go toward the development of 35 new EVs to be launched by 2030, some of which will be sold under Renault's Alpine brand. Nissan hinted at possibilites for some of its future EVs last fall.
The automakers also plan to have around 80% of their combined lineup based on common platforms by as early as 2026, up from about 60% today. For EVs, there will be five common platforms.
CMF-AEV - For budget EVs, including redesigned Dacia Spring
KEI-EV - For minicars
LCV-EV - For commercial vehicles, including redesigned Renault Kangoo and Nissan Town Star
CMF-EV - For mainstream EVs, including Renault Megane E-Tech and Nissan Ariya
CMF-BEV - For mainstream compact EVs, including Renault R5 and Nissan Micra replacement
The automakers also plan to use common batteries and target a reduction in battery costs from current levels of about 50% by 2026 and 65% by 2028, which will allow EVs to match the cost of internal-combustion vehicles.
The automakers also expect to have the first EVs powered by solid-state batteries by mid-2028, a technology that Nissan is spearheading for the alliance. Solid-state batteries are expected to double the energy density versus current liquid-type batteries, as well as reduce charging times by about a third. The technology is also safer as it's less prone to overheating.
There will also be a focus on software development. Here, Renault is leading the development of common electronic and software architectures that will be introduced in 2025. These architectures will be connected to a cloud network and enable new digital experiences, as well as advancements in self-driving capability. The architectures mean vehicles will also be able to communicate with connected objects, users, and infrastructure, opening up new possibilities for owners.


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UK bank penalties28 Apr 2015
S&P projects £19bn extra penalties for top four UK retail banks by 2016
Barclays, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group will face an extra £19bn in legal and regulatory fines by the end of 2016, analysts at Standard & Poor’s have estimated.
The forecast for the UK’s four biggest high street banks includes costs related to continuing compensation for retail customers, as well as settlements pertaining to scandals involving manipulation of foreign exchange and interest rate benchmarks, and money laundering.
S&P said that conduct and litigation charges will be “a way of life” for the UK banking industry going forward, and that “some form of charge” could be expected annually for the bigger banks and biennially for smaller firms.


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The Potential Costs of a Trade War
There’s no question that the brewing trade war has introduced a new wave of volatility to the global stock markets. But the fluctuations thus far may just be the beginning. J.P. Morgan’s John Normand told CNBC that a worst-case scenario could see global growth reduced by at least 1.4 percent over the next two years.
In a more immediate and realistic possibility, Normand said that if countries targeted by U.S. tariffs retaliate equally, we could see a 0.4 percent economic contraction. Canada and the European Union have already put some tariffs in place on products such as whiskey, peanut butter, boats and orange juice. Mexico and China are poised to implement tariffs of their own at the end of this week when Trump’s next wave comes into effect. Soybeans and pork are among the targets of these retaliatory tariffs.
On the other hand, President Trump’s efforts could wind up boosting the US. Economy. The country’s trade deficit hit a seven-month low in April, the Commerce Department reported, and the trade gap fell 2.1 percent to $46.2 billion, the smallest since September 2016.
Interestingly, while many investors are focused solely on the countries that are planning for the trade war, research published by Reuters shows that many other countries stand to suffer as well. Among those listed in the study are Luxembourg, Taiwan, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Czech Republic and Korea as well as Singapore, Malaysia and Iceland.
Hungary, for example, has the United States as its second-largest trading partner, and it relies upon its automobile manufacturing as a substantial part of its national economy. Tariffs in the automobile industry between the U.S. and the EU could have a direct impact on Hungary’s production and its bottom line.
With less than 24 hours left until President Trump’s tariff deadline, there’s no question that there’s a lot on the line. And everyone may have a lot to lose.


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The Ebony Fashion Fair (EFF) emerged with the help of Mrs. Jessie Covington Dent, wife of former Dillard University President Emeritus, Alfred W. Dent. The EFF was an annual traveling fashion show which gave African-Americans an opportunity to see what they’d only read about: dazzling, glamorous, dramatic couture pieces. The shows, held over 50 plus years, raised more than $55 million dollars that went towards helping charities and college students across the country. An EFF exhibit is coming to the Chicago History Museum, opening March 16, 2013 and running through January 4, 2014.
Read more about the history of the Ebony Fashion Fair on Fashionista.com.


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Although the cable industry would never want to be associated with the word "cheap," the word certainly applies to the price some operators are willing to pay for bare-bones boxes that will spur the migration to a more bandwidth-efficient, all-digital environment.
The first price to be bandied about was $50. Then it was $35. Then, once it was decided that those boxes would need to support things like DOCSIS signaling, a second tuner and advanced codecs, it was back to $50 again.
When such a box might show its face was cleared up somewhat this summer at the CTAM Summit in Boston. There, Comcast Cable Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer David Fellows estimated that chipsets could appear by mid-2005, with the first products showing up by the end of that year. He acknowledged that the first set of boxes would likely carry a sub-$100 price, and then creep down as volumes ramp up.
Those thin-clients are also a component of the Next Generation Network Architecture (NGNA), a project originally drawn up by Cox Communications, Comcast Cable and Time Warner Cable, and about to come under the auspices of CableLabs. NGNA, at least in its initial request for information, also sought data on all-digital boxes supporting advanced elements such as digital video recording (DVR), as well as a whole-home device called the Video Network Interface Unit (VNIU).
While Fellows hopes to have a low-cost, all-digital product in Comcast's hands by the second half of 2005, others could decide to wait a bit longer–anywhere from one to four years–as MSO/programmer agreements are redrawn to address the digital age. But others, like Charter Communications, are on an even faster track.Obstacles galore
Charter, which is conducting a high-profile, all-digital project in Long Beach, Calif., would like to get its hands around the CPE question even before all of the NGNA details get sorted out.
But there are many challenges ahead. One is to figure out a financially feasible way to deal with all of those cable outlets. Even if the average digital customer has two-plus set-tops, that still doesn't tell operators how many outlets are in the home.
The concept of putting a cheap set-top on every outlet is "unwieldy" and not the final answer, Davis argues, because the equipment will bear huge costs even at $50 per unit.
Another wrinkle is the fact that about two-thirds of cable subscribers remain resistant to having any type of device on their TV set. "There's a reason for that," Davis says. "Either they don't see the value in the [digital] service, or they don't want a digital set-top box, or both. We think that is an obstacle that we need to overcome in some way. The cable industry has been giving away outlets for years as a competitive advantage over DBS. We don't want to upset that paradigm," he adds.
"I don't think, personally, that the technical challenges are that severe. I think it's a packaging and integration issue," notes Dave Feldman, Charter's vice president of technology.Hitting the target
Still, the scaled down all-digital box will be the first solution to hit the market. But it won't hit that magical $50 price point right away.
Stripping out the analog component is a good start, however. Industry experts suggest that $40 to $75 can be shaved from the cost of an analog-free box. While that will help drive down the cost of a basic digital decoder, the removal of analog will have an even greater savings impact on all-digital boxes with HD and DVR capabilities, explains John Hildebrand, vice president of multimedia technology at Cox.
It's also difficult to make a $50 box before it is known what specs and capabilities that box will support. And that hasn't been decided yet.
But operators still have some bare requirements in mind. At this point in the game, Hildebrand envisions that the box would be capable of running an IPG, handling two-way applications such as video-on-demand, and supporting encryption.
"We don't want to have one-way devices out there. Two-way, interactive boxes will be very important to us," Hildebrand says.
Two-way will also enable cable to install what amounts to a digital Trojan Horse–a box with sufficient memory to upgrade to OCAP (OpenCable Application Platform) middleware and additional services without having to replace the hardware itself, notes Bill Luehrs, corporate executive vice president, Americas, for Advance Digital Broadcast (ADB), a European set-top maker that's making a run at the North American cable set-top market.
But how quickly the box makers can achieve that price point will largely be determined by the silicon providers. But even they aren't exactly sure when they will be able to deliver until they know what the operators want.
"The biggest challenge is to figure out what that spec is going to be," says Nelson. "There are various tradeoffs…that would add or ultimately subtract the costs. What's in that box ultimately will determine that."
Knowing the specs will help chipmakers to integrate functions, use fewer chips and reduce costs. Broadcom could turn a multi-chip product around fairly quickly, "but it might not hit the cost point," Nelson says. "A highly integrated, single chipset solution will drive down those costs. We can turn it around quickly if [the operators] don't want integration right away."
Conexant Systems also has some silicon on the horizon as well as some chipsets available now that could fit cable's all-digital bill, according to Jeff Crosby, the chipmaker's vice president and general manager of set-top box products.
Among them is the CX2443x series chipset, an all-digital design originally developed for Europe and the OpenCable market in Korea.Box product plans
Motorola’s all-digital DCT-700 box uses
its own MediaCipher conditional
Pace showed off what was then called a Digital Cable Adapter (DCA), a small, two-tuner "set-back" device carrying a target price of $69. Motorola, in turn, showed off the DCT-700, an all-digital box equipped with the vendor's own MediaCipher conditional access system. NGNA, in contrast, is asking for boxes with an open CA.
Motorola has yet to announce deployments or trials for the DCT-700 in the U.S. market, but is gaining traction in Latin America and Canada, says Bernadette Vernon, director of strategic marketing for Motorola Broadband's consumer entertainment solutions division.
The DCT-700 supports IPG, pay-per-view and video-on-demand applications, and sells today for less than $100 per unit.
While Motorola has begun deployments for its initial all-digital product, the same can't be said for Pace's DCA idea. Although there was some initial excitement for the product, much of that early response has since waned because of some technical shortcomings, including its lack of support for conditional access and IPG applications.
"We have patents on that product and could productize it, but I think the industry has moved past it due to lack of interest," says Michael Pulli, president of Pace's Americas division.
But Pace has other all-digital products on the roadmap, and expects to take a modular approach with future models. That way, cable operators can decide whether or not to add advanced codec and DOCSIS support, for example.
Amino is making a name for itself
in IPTV circles, thanks to its small
and sleek designs.
Amino, which recently opened up a U.S. office in Georgia, has seen an about-face in how cable operators view IPTV technology. "Twelve months ago when you talked IP to the cable operators, they didn't see an opportunity," says Roy Kirsopp, CEO of Amino. "But they're now starting to look at IP set-tops."
These days, Amino's low-end, Linux-based boxes still cost more than $100, but the company expects that number to sink as shipments rise.
On the digital convertor front, Charter is also looking at some of the technology emerging for the broadcast digital migration happening in Europe and Asia.
"That has created a mass market there for devices that are really geared to just receiving broadcast digital television over the air. Those products aren't far, conceptually, from what we're interested in," Feldman says.
And, it turns out, such a device may not need a full conditional access system.Taking another 'Passage'
Sony Electronics stands to be one of the companies to benefit from that possibility, as it turns out that there could be more than one application for its Passage system.
Passage–originally created as a method for operators to run dual conditional access systems and to break down the Motorola/Scientific-Atlanta duopoly–could also be used to add a security layer in low-end digital set-tops.
That, says Sony Electronics Vice President of Television Marketing Greg Gudorf, would remove an expensive element from the digital set-top paradigm: support for a full-fledged CA system.
Sony is proposing that Passage be used as a "simple" security system for inexpensive, all-digital boxes that aren't providing high tiers of service. As designed, this application of Passage would also reduce passive theft.
"This would provide more security than today's analog [products]," Gudorf says, but warns that he is not positioning Passage as a security or CA replacement. "If you want the full-end security for HBO…you still need a full CA system," he adds.
At least two set-top box manufacturers already plan to use Passage in just this way: ADB and Quanta Networks Systems (QNS), a Taiwanese company whose parent, Quanta Computers, is one of the world's leading laptop manufacturers. Other vendors in the CPE arena with Passage licenses include LG Electronics, UEC, Visionetics, Humax and Digeo.
With Passage on board, set-top makers "can have a solution in that under-$50 category," Gudorf claims. Sony, in partnership with cable operators, could also incorporate Passage in Plug & Play TV sets.DVR, HD still key
Although many top MSOs are looking for the low-cost digital box to speed the all-digital migration, that doesn't necessarily mean that's where they are training most of their focus. Several operators, Cox Communications among them, are aiming instead to spend more effort pushing and deploying set-tops with on-board HD and DVR capabilities.
HD and DVR set-tops "are what we're deploying today," explains Cox's Hildebrand, noting that the MSO is now in the habit of re-deploying thin-client devices to customers who want the basic digital box.
"Most of the interest has been on the high-end set-tops," says Dave Davies, vice president of strategy and product marketing for Scientific-Atlanta Inc.'s subscriber networks division. "It comes down to having a product and feature set that's competitive with satellite."


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Health department changes drug buying norms, to have WHO-GMP certification
Under the free medicines scheme, the health department’s Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation (RMSC) has changed norms for procurement of medicines. Now, it has written to all drug manufacturers to make sure that they procure WHO-GMP (good manufacturing practice) certificate issued by the licensing authority.
In the state, the patients visiting government hospitals get the essential drugs free of cost. The procurement of drugs is done through RMSC, a centralised procurement agency.
“Improvement in availability and quality of medicines on sustained basis is our prime concern. This would enhance acceptance for generic medicines and you are our valuable partner in this concern,” the health department wrote to drug manufacturers supplying medicines to the state.
“With an aim to ensure better quality of supplies and to assure the public at large about the same, it is now decided that “WHO-GMP certificate issued by the licensing authority” will be mandatory condition for bidders participating in the bids published by RMSC from January 1, 2016 onwards for drugs and medicines. The bidders may accordingly prepare themselves for meet the said condition,” the letter says.
The RMSC appealed to the drug manufacturers that if they have not already obtained WHO-GMP certification, they are hereby advised to secure the proposed certification at the earliest.
Also, the RMSC has formulated strict norms to debar firms if it found shortcomings during inspections in packaging and quality of medicines.
RMSC working director (quality control) Manoj Kumar Nag said that from 2011 till date 30,359 batch samples of medicines were tested for quality and it was found that 2% of them, equivalent to 630 samples, were declared not of standard quality. Till date, 27 medicines and two companies have already been debarred.
Giving examples of recent action during testing, Nag said that during the first testing, the two batches of Cefixime tablets were found to be fake. It was not distributed to the hospitals. Ciprofloxacin tablets were found of sub-standard quality. On the two packing boxes, it was mentioned Azithromycin tablets but during testing only Ciprofloxacin tablets were found. The RMSC stopped supply of the medicines.


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And yet, despite strategic sales tactics cited as annoyances by bargain-hunters, consumers appeared to have turned out in big numbers to pounce on a holiday shopping season shortened by almost a week compared with last year, thanks to a late Thanksgiving.
Shoppers were out in force Friday, and even in hordes Thursday night, as many retailers opened their doors on Thanksgiving for the first time. With Black Friday crowds notably thinner in recent years, the lively scenes over the last two days suggested that the calendar squeeze was giving renewed urgency to the notion of a marathon shopping weekend.
"People see Sunday [is] Dec. 1 on their calendar, and it really kicks them into gear," said Lisa Wolstromer, Cherry Hill Mall's senior marketing director. "They realize it's just around the corner."
Cherry Hill Mall, like King of Prussia and others, followed the cues of major retailers such as Macy's and J.C. Penney Co. by opening for the first time on Thanksgiving, at 8 p.m., compared with midnight the year before.
Though it will take several months to know how well such overtures pumped up the receipts, the night-and-day stacking of sales seemed to draw ample crowds, including multiple visits from some, such as Francisco Arroyo, 39, a Camden cabdriver.
Arroyo and his wife shopped at Cherry Hill Mall from 8 p.m. Thursday to 3 a.m., then returned at 8 a.m. Friday. But on Round Two, Arroyo was so worn out that he took a seat along the mall concourse to watch The Godfather on his phone.
"The crowds last night were terrible," Arroyo said, relaxing on an armchair as his wife continued to shop.
At Deptford Mall, one shopper who was more in the mix was disappointed by what he had - or had not - found. Sales, it seemed, were less generous.
"They seem almost 50 percent lower than last year," said Manoj Purushothaman, seated at a table with his son Madhav, 11. "They're harder to come by this year than last."
The Delaware County sisters at King of Prussia echoed that refrain, based also on what they saw the night before on Thanksgiving.
Between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. on the holiday, the threesome stuffed stacks of newspaper circulars into shopping bags and hit Kohl's, Walmart, Target, and Springfield Mall.
Kohl's provoked grief by advertising a good sale on a TV, Gannon explained, but not necessarily allowing all walk-ins like her to walk out with it.
"If you didn't get there at 8 o'clock in the morning to get a slip," Gannon said, "you didn't get a TV."
Dunn expressed similar disgust about limited-time offers on some highly coveted products at the Walmart in Marple that night.
"In Walmart," Dunn said, "it was an hour-long sale. Who shops in an hour?"
Yet a sale is a sale. And even against the clock, King of Prussia shopper Erica Cedar made haste.
"We hit all the anchor stores before 1 o'clock because they have the best deals," said Cedar, 37, who, with her mother, had bought so much by about 11 a.m. that they had made three trips back to their car. (Cedar had a good dozen bags from Macy's and Penneys hanging from an empty baby stroller - and was nowhere near done.)
On a less festive note, the early-morning scene at four Philadelphia-area Walmarts involved demonstrators shining a light on what they called inadequate wages for workers at the global retailing giant.
Simultaneously at 8 a.m., an estimated 150 members of local labor unions and advocacy groups gathered at Walmarts in Philadelphia on Columbus Boulevard, Adams Avenue, and Aramingo Avenue, and in Exton, Chester County, said Bill Epstein, spokesman for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, a local force behind the nationwide action.
Organizers staged 1,500 similar demonstrations nationwide.
Epstein said a goal was to raise awareness about the discount retailer, which as recently as a few weeks ago made headlines for, in at least one store, allegedly urging store associates to donate to help coworkers who could not afford holiday food.
"If that doesn't define that this company pays inadequate wages," Epstein said, "I don't know what does."
The corporation responded to requests for comment by disseminating a statement from spokesman David Tovar, vice president of corporate communications.
"Black Friday is a big stage, and we're one of the biggest players in the retail industry," Tovar said. "We're not surprised that those trying to change our industry are using this platform to get their message out, and we respect their right to be heard."


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Summary: Apple litigation against Android leads to annoyed judges and Samsung is expecting to receive more than just an apology from Apple
After the jury decision in the Apple/Samsung patent fight in the US came out, lots of people pointed to statements from the foreman of the jury, Vel Hogan, that raised serious questions about Hogan’s understanding of the legal issues at play, especially pertaining to prior art. It also suggested possible bias. Still, even with all of that, it’s very, very difficult to get a jury ruling thrown out on jury misconduct — but Samsung has unveiled one bit of info that Judge Lucy Koh has now agreed to review: whether or not Hogan needed to reveal that he had a legal dispute with Seagate, a former Hogan employer, who is also a major strategic partner of Samsung.
The Hon. Lucy Koh has ruled [PDF], sort of, on Samsung’s motion to compel Apple to reveal when it learned about the jury foreman not answering fully in voir dire. By sort of, I mean she says she will hear oral argument about it on December 6th, along with everything else, and then if she grants Samsung’s motion to compel, she’ll likely order fuller briefing before ruling on Samsung’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, another motion already before her that will be argued on December 6th also.
I know. It seems like a kick the can down the road order. True, she’s really busy, and she doesn’t want to make a mistake. A lot is riding on this. She also probably doesn’t want to read any more briefs than she really needs to, but normally Samsung would get to respond to Apple’s opposition, so it’s a little strange. California needs to fund its courts and create an atmosphere where judges can work without being overburdened. But the upside for Samsung is that she’s apparently taking their motion seriously, despite Apple’s opposition, and she did not deny it out of hand. But she could have granted the motion without oral argument as well. Considering how hard it is to establish jury misconduct, though, I’d call this a win for Samsung, or more accurately that Samsung has made it over the first hurdle, with more to come on the 6th. If any of you can make it for the hearing, that’d be important, I think. That’s in San Jose, California, Dec. 6 at 1:30 PM. If you can go, email me please, and we’ll talk.
More to the point about Apple’s abuse, watch this report on Apple’s admission of lies and deception:
Apple has come in for blistering criticism from judges at the court of appeal for its “lackadaisical” compliance with their order to publish newspaper adverts and website acknowledgements that Samsung did not infringe its registered designs for a tablet.
The full ruling of the court of appeal hearing on 1 November shows the judges to be furious at Apple’s attempts to stall on the acknowledgements and its addition of “false and misleading” additions to the statement that Apple was originally to put up.
The UK Court Sanctions Apple, Hopes “Lack of Integrity” In Notice Incident Is Not “Typical”
The latest order has been published now by the UK court that ordered Apple to place a notice on its website and in newspapers and magazines stating that the court had found that Samsung had not copied Apple’s design patent. Since Apple did not comply with the order in its estimation, adding materials that were not ordered and in addition were “false”, the judges ordered Apple to pay Samsung’s lawyers’ fees on an indemnity basis, and they add some public humiliation
TechDirt covers this as follows:
UK Court Furious At Apple Dragging Its Heels Over Samsung Court Order
Perhaps it’s because Apple is finally realizing that the UK judge was really furious at Apple for its handling of this whole situation. The full ruling from the judge that made Apple change the statement has been released, and it shows that the court sees that Apple is dragging its feet and doing everything it can to avoid fully complying. Furthermore, it directly calls out the original statement for providing “false and misleading” information. As some UK court observers noted, the judges are clearly not happy with Apple, which seemed to think its standard reality distortion field might work on judges as well as the public.
As this new article puts it, there is too much of a patent mess in the US for one to make smartphones peacefully, especially since software gets tied to hardware:
There are over 250,000 patents and 5 million claims at play inside your pocket. Many smart folks think that’s a bit nuts.
Many of these patents are utter junk, but nobody has the financial incentive to challenge them. It’s just a load of nonsense, sometimes lumped together with something less trivial to invalidate.
After the collateral damage that Steve Jobs and his gang had caused Apple is ordered to also pay Samsung, although not much:
In addition, if you remember there were quite a lot of sanctions against each company. Each party was supposed to pay for discovery issues. Samsung has beaten Apple as Apple has to pay an amount of $160,069.00 as the sanction award from the court’s July 11 order. On the contrary Samsung will have to pay only $21,554.14 as the sanction award from the court’s April 23 order.
Three days ago, Apple was ordered to pay $368.2 million for infringing domain name security and virtual private network patents for its FaceTime service. Now, it turns out the same company that beat Apple in that case—VirnetX—filed a new lawsuit against the iPhone maker on the very same day.
Apple is hardly the victim of patents as a whole; it is just part of a biased and misleading narrative. We need to counter this distraction/diversion. We also need to boycott Apple. █


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Evoy launches the world's most powerful electric outboard motor
It might be a 90-pound weakling next to the biggest and baddest of the combustion world, but Evoy's new zero-emissions electric outboard motor and powertrain solution will put it at the pointy end of the all-electric market.
This Norwegian company popped up in 2018, creating electric drive system for new boat builds as well as retrofits for existing machines. Its 800-horsepower inboard powertrain is already the most powerful you can buy (in the small boat sector, anyway), and now the company has released its first outboard, plus a roadmap for the next few years.
The outboard in question, the Evoy Pro is specced at 90 kW nominal, 150 kW peak (120/200 hp), but Evoy says it'll be the rough equivalent of a 150-horsepower combustion motor thanks to its meaty magnetic torque – 170 Nm nominal, 350 Nm peak (125/258 lb-ft). It's currently in the prototype stage, and testing over this summer and fall will put the final performance figures on it. It should weigh around the 150 kg (330 lb) mark.
Likewise, the range can't currently be promised. It'll be highly dependent on the boat design and will be sussed out during testing, but Evoy will be selling modular battery bricks, probably in 25 kWh blocks, that can be installed in series or parallel to give you 50 or 100 kWh of storage. Charging will likely max out at 11 kW AC and 50 kW DC.
The system will ship with its own controllers, battery management, and electronic dash, with 10- or 16-inch screens. Weather, radio, marine navigation, Bluetooth, WiFi, 4G, system monitoring, trip logging and charge management as standard. You'll be able to option up with radar, echo-sounding and automatic identification systems (AIS), and Evoy is looking into an autopilot feature to take you from port to port if necessary.
This may be the most powerful electric outboard on the market right now, but Evoy's roadmap out to 2023 features two motors that will roughly double and triple this thing's output. The biggest, set to launch in about three years, will offer 450 horsepower continuous, peaking considerably higher when you need it to.
The biggest production outboard in the combustion world, as we understand, is currently the 627SV from Seven Marine, a giant, supercharged V8 peaking at 627 horsepower and weighing in at a monster 497 kg (1094 lb). So Evoy's got a way to go before it knocks the outright horsepower champ off its perch.
As for price? Again, TBC. The Evoy Pro will be more expensive than a combustion powertrain, for sure. But Evoy is willing to project that commercial operators will break even at about 350 hours of runtime a year – at least in Norway – using current fuel, electricity and maintenance costs.