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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. This result follows declines in January and February, taking the quarterly volume down to 3.04 million units.

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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

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Now, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is showing off North America’s first electric fire engine from Austria-based Rosenbauer Group. However, as automakers shift to producing electric cars, trucks and SUVs, electric vehicles could account for 25 percent of new sales by 2035 by some estimates. Making History.

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Magna aims to sell EVs in China through JV with BAIC

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That announcement proclaimed the agreement was between BAIC and Magna Steyr, the Austria-based contract vehicle manufacturer that is part of Magna International. By 2025, “the forecast for (sales of) all electric vehicles in China is 5 million,” says Drobnak. BAIC’s EC series of electric vehicles was far and away the top seller.

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Initial order from Sinotruk for UQM Powerphase DT drive systems for pilot trials; beginning of commercial partnership

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The parties expect Sinotruk to be a significant purchaser of electric propulsion systems from the JV for Sinotruk’s commercial vehicles and other customers will be identified for sales as well. CNHTC has two subsidiaries listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, respectively.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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An unmodified Volkswagen Golf 5 FSI was operated successfully on HE15 (15% hydrous ethanol blended with gasoline), meeting European exhaust emission standards in testing conducted by the Netherlands research organization TNO Automotive and by SGS Drive Technology Center of Austria. As used in this section and Sec.

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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—Luca de Meo, Audi Board Member for Sales and Marketing. The majority of the roughly 35 current engineers on the team come from Germany and Austria. We want to send a signal with our involvement with the Part‑Time Scientists and also motivate other partners to contribute their know‑how.

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