[Auto] 2022 Detroit auto show live updates: EV charging companies highlight tech day

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President Joe Biden unveiled the latest developments in his efforts to deploy 500,000 electric-vehicle chargers Wednesday. Automakers unveiled EVs such as the Chevrolet Equinox and Cadillac Lyriq in the days heading into the Detroit auto show.

Not to be overlooked: EV charging companies themselves.

Autel Energy, the U.S. subsidiary of China-based Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., unveiled a charging unit that will allow customers to both charge their vehicles and power their houses. Plug Zen, headquartered in Detroit, showcased a manufacturing partnership and plans to produce an in-vehicle charger in late 2023.

WiTriCity, a Massachusetts company developing wireless charging tech, showed a Ford Mustang Mach-E outfitted with its Halo charger.

 

                       

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MICHAEL MARTINEZ

How'd Ford get the name for the Dark Horse, its first new Mustang performance series in 21 years?
According to CEO Jim Farley, it has nothing to do with the dark shade of the vehicle's unique metallic paint color, called Blue Ember.
Rather, he says it's about Ford embracing its underdog status — both on the race track and in the burgeoning electric vehicle market.
"To compete at Le Man, we have to really have breakthrough technology to win against Ferrari and Porsche," Farley told reporters following the vehicle's Wednesday night reveal. "They're the established players, we are the dark horse."
Ford announced Wednesday it plans to return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France starting in 2024 with the GT3 racing version of the seventh-generation Mustang.
Beyond that, Farley is attempting to overtake Tesla CEO Elon Musk in electric vehicle sales and has benchmarked Tesla and other EV startups as he attempts to make Ford's retail strategy more competitive.
"I had a shirt at the dealer show [earlier this week in Las Vegas], it said 'Ford vs. Everyone.' That's kind of our attitude," Farley said. "We want to be a dark ho

Nontraditional customers and new products for electric vehicles — that's how Korean supplier giant Hyundai Mobis intends to more than double its size in the North American supply chain.

With $29 billion in global sales to automakers last year, the world's sixth-largest auto supplier is embarking on a growth drive in North America, pitching some 30 new technologies to potential customers here in the next few years. It is using the Detroit auto show this week to broadcast its plan, marking the first time it has participated in the Detroit show.

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