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Mexico To Triple EV Production In 2023

CleanTechnica EVs

The Mexican auto industry has grown sevenfold since the 1960s and doubled its output since the 1990s, when it was granted full access to the US market. […] Giant amongst developing nations, Mexico stands currently as the seventh-largest automobile producer in the world (in number of units).

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Auto Industry and Utilities Urge President Obama to Create to National Electric Fuel Task Force to Accelerate Plug-in Adoption

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billion in grants have been given to battery and charging infrastructure companies to speed up deployment and the growth of the US electric drive industry. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $2.4

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Mercedes will take on Tesla’s FSD in China

Teslarati

Mercedes made waves in the auto industry earlier this year when it became the first automaker certified to operate level 3 autonomous driving vehicles in the United States, with the first State being Nevada. it likely has a lot of growing to do.

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Elon Musk scares Mercedes-Benz and BMW: former GM and Ford exec Bob Lutz

Teslarati

Veteran automotive executive Bob Lutz recently revealed in a statement to the Financial Times that German luxury automakers Mercedes-Benz and BMW are afraid of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Elon Musk’s second consecutive Person of the Year Award was granted by the FT in no small part due to Tesla’s accomplishments in the auto sector.

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European automakers define recommendations to standardize charging of plug-in vehicles; 2017 for harmonized application

Green Car Congress

ACEA is stressing the need to divide the upcoming timeframe into two fundamental phases: an ongoing period until approval of relevant standards (Phase 1); and the period following approval of relevant standards granting sufficient lead-time for implementation (Phase 2). ACEA members are BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, FIAT S.p.A.,

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. The BMW-i3 and the Renault Kangoo are examples. 16 ] Watson, Grant and Andrew A. Similar processes can be followed again. 13 ] Qualcomm Halo system. [ 18 ] [link].

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