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GM electric-car goals, EPA test worries, 5-minute battery recharge, Google vs Uber: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, uncertainty over EPA emission testing, GM's electric-car goal, concern over the fate of more capable start-stop systems, and a 5-minute battery recharge? All this and more on Green Car Reports. Romania has doubled its electric-car purchase incentives; they're now more than $10,000 for a new car.

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Europe’s Most Financed Luxury Car Brand

EV Info

With research based entirely on Google Search records this can not be deemed as highly significant, however it’s good clean fun. average monthly Google searches each) and in Russia, the top spot is a tie between BMW and Mercedes-Benz. This help to show that BMW is more of a bank than a car company.

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Zinnov: automotive witnessing highest disruption among all industries; ~$6B invested in start-ups in FY 2015

Green Car Congress

The automotive industry is witness to the highest disruption among all industries. New technologies such as Autonomous, AI, Electric have reached application maturity. Tech Mafia—Google, Apple have invested billions of dollars in user experience. —Sidhant Rastogi, Partner, Zinnov.

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