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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. —“CARS 2020”. The car sector will also face a similar trend.

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Small Cars Now Deliver Fuel Efficiency of Big Motorcycles: How'd That Happen?

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How are fuel-efficient are some of today's smaller cars? It turns out that they now actually equal the fuel economy of larger motorcycles--which is pretty amazing for a four-seat vehicle weighing more than a ton. Especially since the motorcycles returning comparable gas-mileage figures weigh about one-fifth as much.

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Tesla sales, VW tech, electric Harley-Davidson: Today's Car News

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With final sales reports out from the whole auto industry, we built some context around Tesla's end-of-the-year sales numbers. The Model 3 is setting the pace among luxury cars. Harley-Davidson announces pricing and a date for buyers interested in purchasing its LiveWire electric motorcycle. And our.

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Target for 50 percent export share: Piyush Goyal tells automakers | Autocar Professional

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At a time when global automakers are looking beyond China towards India for a reliable and best cost base, the Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said the Indian auto industry should target to increase their share of exports to at least 50 percent. It should be at least 50 percent.

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In Tamil Nadu, Ola is building the world’s largest electric vehicle hub

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With an integrated Gigafactory for 2W, cars, and lithium batteries, Ola will build the world’s largest EV hub in Tamil Nadu. Ola announced that in Tamil Nadu he will build the world’s largest EV hub with a Gigafactory for 2W cars and lithium batteries. Ola wants to house all major vendors and suppliers in the same space.

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Top 5 Electric Vehicle Start-Ups in India

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Amazon and Flipkart changed the way we shop, Tesla has done the same with electric cars they changed the way the world looked at electric cars. In September 2016, Kapil Shelke’s Tork Motors unveiled its first product, claiming to be India’s first electric motorcycle. Key Points. You may also like.

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Google’s technology campaign for autonomous driving

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Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. Twenty percent of the food consumed in America is eaten in cars. Approximately 1.5 —Anthony Levandowski.

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