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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. less CO 2 than those they replaced. of the UK’s 2.5

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Hillcrest Energy and Hercules Electric partner on electric powertrains

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As part of the project, they will collaborate on a series of configurations using the Hillcrest inverter in the Hercules electric propulsion system to test and work towards the end goal of demonstrating a powertrain containing an optimized Hillcrest inverter. liters and anticipated power density of ± 50 kW/L.

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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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million (2.2%) since 2018. This represents one of the highest annual increases the US auto industry has seen since IHS Markit began tracking VIO growth—second only to the 2.3% from 2018-2019 while in the Midwest they aged by just 0.4%. From 2018-2019, the average age of passenger cars increased 2.2%

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CAR: US light-duty vehicle sales to dip in 2019

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US Light Vehicle Sales, 2015-2018, and CAR’s Forecast, 2019-2025. CAR’s forecast includes a continuation of sales declines in 2020 and 2021 down to 16.5 million units in 2021. CAR projects sales to rebound to 16.8 million units by 2022 and continue an upward trend through 2025.

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EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

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Negative reaction to the widely expected announcement was voluminous and vociferous: Ceres: “Rolling back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and emissions standards will undermine the global competitiveness of the US auto industry. This decision takes the U.S. —Administrator Pruitt. Background. Earlier post.)

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Tesla receives mind-blowing interior ‘personalization system’ patent

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According to Tesla’s patent application with the United States Patent Office, its new “personalization system” would be one of the most advanced in the auto industry. Perhaps the best part of this system is its potential implementation. What do you think of the article?

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FCA proposes 50:50 merger with Groupe Renault

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FCA also said that the case for combination is strengthened by the need to take bold decisions to capture at scale the opportunities created by the transformation of the auto industry in areas like connectivity, electrification and autonomous driving.