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UK auto industry warns anti-diesel agenda and slow uptake of EVs could mean missing 2021 CO2 targets; rising CO2 average in 2017

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The UK automotive industry warned that the current anti-diesel agenda combined with the ongoing slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO 2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals. in 2017 to 119,821 units. of the overall new car market in 2017.

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Toyota showcases experimental hydrogen-powered GR Yaris

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While the Mirai employs chemical reaction in the fuel cells to generate energy, the experimental GR Yaris features an internal combustion engine with hydrogen as the fuel. Japan’s auto industry must succeed in building passenger vehicles. With competition comes progress, as well as excitement among motoring fans.

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ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants

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The United States is the third-largest electric vehicle (EV) producer behind China and Europe; a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the gap has widened. Similarly, European manufacturing accounted for 25% of global EVs through 2020, up from 23% in 2017. million nearly matched China’s 1.27

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How Tesla’s Model 3 Is Melting ICE Markets

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Tesla’s Model 3 triggered the Osborne effect in the auto industry and is causing the internal combustion engine (ICE) market to melt, The Driven shared and explained just how this happened. The post How Tesla’s Model 3 Is Melting ICE Markets appeared first on EV Obsession.

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European automakers define recommendations to standardize charging of plug-in vehicles; 2017 for harmonized application

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The joint industry proposal will enable the use of one type of plug independent of car make, electricity provider or country. Harmonized rules for Phase 2 should apply to new vehicle types starting as of 2017, says ACEA. starting in 2017 for all new vehicle types), ACEA suggests the Type 2/Type 2 Combo to be used in the EU as the.

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Audi locating high-voltage battery development center at Neckarsulm

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High-voltage batteries and electric engines make up an important strategic component of future value creation in a transformed auto industry. The company will phase out production of internal combustion engines by 2033. A battery center for testing high-voltage storage technologies will go into operation by 2023.

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Tesla jumps 35 spots up Fortune’s 500 list following blockbuster 2021 results

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billion, and Tesla, of course, represents a revolution in the auto industry. “Tesla delivered 936,000 vehicles in 2021, an 87% increase that puts the company at the pinnacle of the global EV industry, with a 14% market share. ” Tesla entered the Fortune 500 for the first time in 2017, with the company becoming No.

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