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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 also mentioned the ongoing price war in the auto industry in the interview, saying it showed there were too many carmakers in China. "We

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EV charger reliability gains will take more than a Tesla connector

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Nearly every EV brand in North America is adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector and gaining access to the automaker’s Supercharger network. In a recent interview with Charged EVs , Heuer emphasized that interoperability will be the key to reliability as more EVs charge with NACS connectors or adapters.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E orders meet six-week delay over chip shortage

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To compensate for the inconvenience, Ford has noted that it would be providing affected Mach-E customers with an additional 250 kWh of free charging through the FordPass app. It should be noted that Mach-E customers whose vehicles were built before July 5 would not be receiving any complimentary charging. .

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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

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As artificial intelligence becomes the new horsepower for car buyers, established automakers are redoubling efforts to match the digital features that set Tesla, BYD and other new rivals apart, industry executives and analysts said at the CES technology show in Las Vegas. The transition to software-dominated cars is challenging.

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HaloIPT partnering with Drayson Racing Technologies to bring dynamic wireless charging to electric vehicle motorsport

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HaloIPT, a provider of Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) systems for wirelessly charging electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has entered a strategic partnership with Drayson Racing Technologies, the green R&D racing organization founded by Lord Drayson, former UK Minister for Science and Innovation.

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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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