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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

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Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, introduced the EC’s CARS 2020 Action Plan aimed at reinforcing the European automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020. social impacts of restructuring. The important role.

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NIO CFO says confident of meeting this year's sales target

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That will be achieved through new models, expanding the company's charging and battery swap network, and unlocking self-driving technology, Feng said. Feng mentioned in the interview with Bloomberg TV today that the company is "confident" of breaking even at the group level next year.

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ACMA awards 59 companies for excellence in production, innovation, localisation, exports – ET Auto

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Hanif Qureshi, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Heavy Industries, Vinod Aggarwal, Jury Chairman of the ACMA Excellence Awards, President of SIAM, and Managing Director & CEO of VECV; and Professor Paramjit S. Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor of SRM University (Haryana), among others attended the 58th ACMA Excellence Awards function.

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USABC awards Leyden Energy $2.28M contract for Li-imide based 12V start-stop batteries

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Founded in 1992, USCAR is the collaborative automotive technology company for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors. The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Li-ion Manufacturer Boston-Power Names Former GM Senior Executive Bob Purcell to Board; Expansion Into Transportation With a Focus on PHEVs and BEVs

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From 1994 to 2002, Purcell led the GM Advanced Technology Vehicles Group (GM ATV). Purcell currently serves as founder and president of Purcell & Associates, LLC, a senior advisory group specializing in advanced automotive and alternative energy investment projects. We’re thrilled to add him to our team. Earlier post.)

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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In such an emergency, a bidirectional EV with charge to spare could come to the rescue. The system converted AC grid power to DC power to charge the battery and could also convert DC power from the battery to AC power that could feed both external stand-alone loads and the grid. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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USABC Issues Requests for Proposal Information for Four Energy Storage Projects for Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC)—an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company—is seeking requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four projects related to advanced battery development for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles.