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European automotive sector calls for vehicle renewal incentives to kickstart economic recovery after COVID-19; 25-point action plan

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The plan was issued by the four associations representing the full automotive supply chain: from equipment and tire suppliers, to vehicle manufacturers, to dealers and workshops (ACEA, CECRA, CLEPA and ETRMA). —Eric-Mark Huitema, Director General of ACEA, the automobile manufacturers’ association.

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Bharat Mobility Global Expo to be held between Feb 1-3 in Delhi | Autocar Professional

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Unlike the biannual India Auto Expo, the three-day event will feature the entire mobility ecosystem, including an exhibition of electric vehicles, powertrain technologies, electrical and electronics subsystems, eco-friendly tires, battery technology, connected technologies, and alternative fuel technologies.

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High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

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Next-generation engines will likely operate at higher pressures, with greater amounts of dilution and utilize alternative fuels that exhibit a wide range of chemical and physical properties. Fuel spray processes. However, designers now primarily use empirical methods that limit the efficiency achievable.

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Honda to launch electric-two wheelers in India by 2024

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In terms of infrastructure for charging, The automobile company will install battery-swapping facilities at gas stations, metro stations, and its 6,000+ point of contacts across the nation. Several of its service centres will eventually become Workshop ‘E’ to serve EV clients exclusively.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Achieving stronger cuts in fuel use, carbon dioxide and pollutant emissions requires the use of hybrids and zero emission trucks. Third, using alternative fuels such as natural gas, biofuels, electricity and hydrogen can diversify fuel supply away from oil and also help reduce carbon emissions, especially if produced from low-carbon pathways.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th!

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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We are starting with optimizing our conventional drive trains—the TDI diesel engines, the TSI engines, the DSG transmission, all of those technologies have helped us to lower our fuel consumption a lot. We have different alternative fuels in our program such as CNG and LPG, we are working on some synthetic fuel.

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