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Google plans to offer Pixel instead Fitbit, which has been owned by Google for several years, announced it will stop selling its products in 29 countries around the world. This move affected the regions of Asia, Europe and Latin America. [caption id="attachment_82035" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Google[/caption] Fitbit has stopped selling in almost 30 countries European countries where users will no longer be able to purchase Fitbit products include Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia. Automatic renewal of paid Fitbit Premium subscriptions in these countries ended on October 24, 2023, but users still have the option to manually renew their subscription from the app. As the company emphasized, devices already sold will continue to be supported, including software updates with new functions and security system improvements. Thus, Fitbit now sells products only in 23 countries. A Google representative commented to AndroidAuthority:  We announced that we will no longer sell Fitbit products in certain countries to align our product portfolio with the regional availability of the Pixel.

This is a solid state traction battery CATL Kirin 5C Li Auto continues to reveal details about its first minivan called Mega. This time the company paid attention to a traction battery with ultra-fast charging. [caption id="attachment_82030" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Li Auto Mega[/caption] Li Auto Mega received a CATL Kirin 5C solid-state battery, which is designed for an input power of more than 520 kW and a peak charging current of 700A. “ We provide the world’s fastest charging speed for electric vehicles - charging for 12 minutes allows you to replenish the energy reserve for 500 kilometers ,” Li Auto explained in the teaser image. Li Auto Mega received a traction battery that gets a charge of 500 km in 12 minutes [caption id="attachment_82031" align="aligncenter" width="383"] Li Auto Mega[/caption] In October of this year, Li Auto published a video that demonstrated ultra-fast charging speed: in 11 minutes and 2 seconds, the minivan was charged from 6 to 80 percent (77.3 kWh).

Tesla plans to double the number of components from India US electric vehicle maker Tesla plans to double the number of components it imports from India, Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced in a post on social media site X. “Proud to see the growing role of Indian auto component suppliers in Tesla's electric vehicle supply chain. The company is on track to double imports of components from India,” Piyush Goyal wrote in X after visiting Tesla's manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. [caption id="attachment_82004" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Teslas[/caption] New Teslas will be twice as big as Indian ones However, he was unable to meet Tesla CEO Elon Musk during his visit to the plant, according to Goyal. He said in September that Tesla aims to buy $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion worth of components from India this year, having purchased $1 billion worth of components last year. The minister's visit to the United States was associated with a discussion of Tesla's plans to open a plant in India, launch production of $24,000 cars there, buy more components and create charging infrastructure throughout the country.

Cooperation is also being discussed with other companies Xiaomi, which has decided to start producing its cars, is discussing this issue with several automakers, including Brilliance and Chery, as informed by Bloomberg. Earlier, in August this year, Xiaomi also held talks with Beijing Automotive Group Co. about potential cooperation in the production of electric vehicles. Xiaomi declined to comment. Representatives for Brilliance Auto and Chery did not respond to Bloomberg's calls and email requests for comment. [caption id="attachment_66898" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Xiaomi Cars[/caption] Xiaomi is discussing the joint production of cars with Chery Xiaomi is still working to obtain the relevant approvals from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which sanctions the production of electric vehicles. Discussions with automakers are ongoing and it is not yet known exactly with whom Xiaomi will ultimately agree. Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun has pledged to invest about $10 billion to make electric vehicles a reality for the company. He still hopes to introduce the first electric car next year. According to Bloomberg, this initiative by Xiaomi could slow its profit growth over the next two years. Previously, we published the first real photographs and satellite images of the Xiaomi automobile plant.