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APRIL 9, 2019

All but three European car manufacturers met their specific emission targets in 2017, based on current European vehicle test rules. Nevertheless, average carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from new cars sold in the European Union in 2017 rose by 0.4g g CO 2 /km in 2017 to 118.5 g CO 2 /km, from 118.1

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APRIL 25, 2018

Efforts to improve the fuel efficiency of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) stalled in 2017 compared to 2016, according to provisional data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). While past years have seen steady declines, new passenger cars registered in 2017 emitted on average 0.4 Source: EEA.

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MAY 20, 2021

The BMW Group is stepping up its activities in the field of sustainability, becoming the first automotive manufacturer worldwide to equip its cars with tires using certified sustainable natural rubber and rayon, a wood-based material used to strengthen the tires. Small farmers are also represented in this initiative.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

TMCA), its production and sales subsidiary in Australia, will end Toyota vehicle and engine production in Australia by the end of 2017. The announcement marks the coming end of vehicle and engine manufacturing by all of the majors present in the country: Ford, GM and Toyota. Earlier post.).

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JULY 7, 2022

With this capital raise, Northvolt has since 2017 secured close to $8 billion in equity and debt to deliver on its plans to establish a supply of sustainable batteries. Through 2021, around 1,800 people were recruited into Northvolt, and it continues to onboard around 150 people per month to support its plans.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2018

In Europe, diesel car registrations fell by 7.9% million units in 2017, representing just 43.7% Gasoline car registrations benefited from the decline of diesel, growing by 10.9% (+760,000 units) to a 50% market share; SUVs led growth with a record 4.56 million registrations in 2017, 19.5% in December 2017.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2018

The BMW Group will invest more than €10 million in a new Additive Manufacturing Campus. Our new Additive Manufacturing Campus will concentrate the full spectrum of the BMW Group’s 3D printing expertise at a single location. —Jens Ertel, Head of the BMW Group’s Additive Manufacturing Center and the future campus director.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Chevrolet is voluntarily recalling 68,667 MY 2017-2019 Bolt EVs worldwide over the risk of battery fires; the majority of the cars affected—50,925—are in the US. The action is in response to five confirmed instances of vehicle fires that could relate to the high voltage battery in the Bolt. 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2021

In this way, the level of sustainability attested by the ASI is completely maintained, not only for components of car making but also for the process scrap from Audi press plants that is retained in the loop. In 2017 this Aluminum Closed Loop was initiated at the Neckarsulm site, and in 2020 the press plant in Ingolstadt followed.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2023

Taiwan-based ProLogium has chosen France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing facility outside of Taiwan. This major investment project aims to facilitate supply chain localization, R&D activities, and the manufacturing of next-generation batteries in Europe for ProLogium.

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JULY 20, 2017

The BMW Group was the top seller of electric mobility in Germany the first half of 2017, with just under 5,000 units registered ; registrations are about 175% over the same period in 2016. In the first half of 2017 alone, around 2,100 customers opted for the compact, up 155% compared to the first half of 2016.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the CO 2 emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. For cars, the data show a 12% decrease in average cO 2 emissions, compared with 2019. 2020 car registrations by fuel type in Europe. This was 14.5 Source: EEA.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Analysts at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have reviewed recent research into the greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Electric vehicle battery manufacturing emissions have been studied extensively. … —Hall and Lutsey (2018). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2018

From January to December 2017, registrations of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in the UK reached 46,522 units, up 27% from 2016, according to figures released by Go Ultra Low. Should the market retain the same rate of growth in 2018, annual plug-in car registrations could reach 60,000 for the first time, the organization suggested.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

A total of 50,401 vehicles have been manufactured in Dresden since March 2017. After Zwickau, we are the second location in Europe to manufacture vehicles based on the new modular e-drive system. In 2017, the Transparent Factory started production in parallel to meet the high demand. The basic version of the ID.3

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Audi will intensify its future commitment in Formula E —the world’s first racing series for fully electric race cars. Starting in the 2016/2017 season that opens in Hong Kong on 9 October, Audi will increase its involvement in Formula E Team ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport. The ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport FE02 for 2016/2017.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The warning came as a new report published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) confirmed that the fleet average CO 2 of newly registered cars rose for the first time in 2017, despite vehicles becoming ever more efficient. million strong new car market still powered, wholly or in part, by gasoline or diesel.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Two UK-based companies—Williams Advanced Engineering and Unipart Manufacturing Group—have formed a new joint venture—Hyperbat Limited—to produce batteries for future hybrid and electric vehicles. What will be the UK’s largest independent vehicle battery manufacturer will open in early 2019 in Coventry.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. European knowledge in battery manufacturing. With an annual supply of 12 GWh in 2017, CATL is number one in the global automotive battery industry.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

>UK-based electric vehicle start-up Detroit Electric will outline its future product plans during its first appearance at Cenex’s Low Carbon Vehicles (LCV) 2017 event on 6 and 7 September at Millbrook. billion in capital from a joint venture agreement.

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JULY 21, 2017

The latest data released by ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association) shows that Kia sold 251,472 units across Europe during the first six months of the year, a 9.5% Hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for 7.5% rise, year-on-year.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

2017 represents a turning point in the adoption of electric cars, with sales in key regions increasing significantly. China’s ever-expanding car market is crucial to the future of the electric vehicle. Policymakers in the country are attempting to balance its rocketing demand for cars with the nation’s severe pollution problem.

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JUNE 25, 2019

According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 grams more than in 2017. On average, the CO 2 emissions of diesel cars (121.5 g CO 2 /km.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

At the SAE 2017 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium last week, an overview of the plans for testing to validate power levels up to WPT 3, (11kW) for SAE J2954TM were shown along with a preview of the technology to be standardized in the upcoming Recommended Practice. Earlier post.). 7.7kW) in 2016. 7.7kW) in 2016.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

The new electric car brand Aion S—recently unveiled at Auto Guangzhou 2018 by GAC NE, GAC MOTOR’s new energy vehicle arm—will be the first line of cars to adopt Nidec’s fully integrated traction motor system (E-Axle) ( earlier post ). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

ABB is showcasing its new HVC (Heavy Vehicle Charger)-Overnight products and smart charging functionality at Busworld 2017. ABB has sold more than 6,000 cloud-connected DC fast-chargers around the world for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. —Frank Mühlon, Head of ABB’s Global Business for Electric Vehicle Charging.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. European knowledge in battery manufacturing. With an annual supply of 12 GWh in 2017, CATL is number one in the global automotive battery industry.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2018

Mazda and Toyota have selected Huntsville, Alabama as the site of their new joint-venture manufacturing plant. The site for the new plant is in Huntsville, located approximately 14 miles from Toyota’s Alabama plant (Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc.). The joint venture represents a $1.6-billion

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MAY 31, 2020

Despite manufacturers’ efforts to make them safer, the smallest late-model cars remain the most dangerous, according to the most recent driver death rates calculated by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. The average driver death rate for all 2017 models increased to 36 deaths, compared with 30 for 2014 models.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Ricardo said that its recent completion of a full EV sports car battery manufacturing concept program by its Performance Products division is a significant milestone in its aim to become the niche battery manufacturer of choice for high performance hybrids and EVs. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 12, 2016

Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns Volkswagen dealers not to mislead customers about diesel buybacks, the 2017 BMW 740e xDrive i Performance plug-in hybrid makes its U.S. debut, and Tesla becomes the "driving" force behind San Francisco Bay Area manufacturing. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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MARCH 13, 2018

To ensure adequate battery capacity, partnerships with battery manufacturers for Europe and China have already been agreed. This year, another nine new vehicles, three of which will be purely electric-powered, will be added to the Group’s electric portfolio of eight e-cars and plug-in hybrids. billion (US$27.6

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Germany-based TerraE-Holding GmbH has organized 17 major companies and research institutions into a consortium to handle planning for building large-scale lithium ion battery cell manufacturing in Germany. The goal is to gradually build up production capacities of up to 34 GWh/year by the year 2028.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2020

INEOS Automotive has acquired the manufacturing facility at Hambach from Mercedes-Benz and will start to build its Grenadier 4x4 there in late 2021. Manufacturing at Hambach ensures that INEOS remains on track to meet its plans to deliver the Grenadier to customers in early 2022.

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MAY 7, 2024

It’s all part of a system that’s designed to enable manufacturers to quickly scale up production of charging infrastructure products. Enabling the next phase of EV charging station manufacturing. The company was founded by three former Siemens professionals in 2017. Three hardware tools provide additional functionality.

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JULY 11, 2012

Historical and projected achieved fuel economy (mpg US) for passenger cars and light trucks. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed CAFE standards for model years 2017-2025 ( Earlier post.) Source: NHTSA Final EIS. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 31, 2017

Altair and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) announced the winners of the 5 th annual Altair Enlighten Award, which strives to promote and celebrate innovation in automotive lightweighting. The winner of the Full Vehicle category was the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, which is 249 pounds (113 kilograms) lighter than its predecessor.

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