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This is Leslie Allen, editor of Shift magazine.

And this is Alexis St. John, Tech and Suppliers Reporter.

And for those of you who are wondering where Pete Bigelow is, he is going to join us in a few minutes. He has an interview with Harry Campbell, host of another podcast that you might want to check out, the ride chair guy.

But before we get to that interview,

Alexa, I'd like to hear a little bit about what's going on

in the world of mobility.

I mean, we have a lot of changing stories shifting stories if you will because of

COVID-19. Leslie there's been a lot of movement on the electric vehicle front

over the last several days. We've heard that the Chinese

electric vehicle company, Bighton, furlowed about half of its 450 or so workers at its headquarters here in North America in

Santa Clara, California. They're also re-evaluating their plans to launch the all-electric evaluating their

all electric all electric M-Bite SUV

that was slated to debut in China this year

and to launch in the US next year.

They're apparently looking at those. to launch in the US next year.

They're apparently looking at those plans

amid the pandemic.

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