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Navigating Auto Industry Evolution from 1967 to Present

Green Fleet Magazine

Dhaval Kikani reminisces on his 57-year career as an engineer in the auto industry and the innovations that saw commercial success, and the experiments that did not.

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Despite Elon Musk’s foolishness, auto industry shouldn’t give up on NACS

Baua Electric

The cable and connector are easier to use, its 277V support is better for commercial installations, its provision for carry-along cables is better for public infrastructure (especially street parking) and more interoperable with international receptacles. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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India’s auto industry will hit Rs 25 lakh crore target before time: Vinod Aggarwal | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Auto industry veteran Vinod Aggarwal isn’t just highly optimistic about India’s auto market — he has utmost faith that the sector will achieve its Rs 25 lakh crore target with ease, that too well before the proposed deadline of 2027-28.

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Will the Japanese Auto Industry Completely Collapse?

My Electric Car

The Japanese auto industry is facing a potential demise due to its slow adoption of electric cars. However, the Japanese auto industry has been slow to adopt this technology, and has not been able to keep up with the competition from other countries. Add to that the huge debt burden already carried by the likes of Toyota.

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2024 trends in the auto industry promise a focused approach | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Vehicles in all categories experienced double-digit year-on-year growth in domestic sales — led by three-wheelers (87 percent), followed by commercial vehicles (34 percent), passenger vehicles (27 percent), two-wheelers (17 percent) and tractors (12 percent). Likewise, the auto components industry also touched a new high.

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South 8 Technologies raises $12M in Series A to commercialize liquefied gas electrolytes for high-performance Lithium-ion batteries

Green Car Congress

South 8 will leverage the funding to accelerate the commercialization of its patented Liquefied Gas Electrolyte (LiGas) technology for high-performance batteries for electric vehicle, grid storage, aerospace, and defense applications. ?

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

Green Car Congress

2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. The fifth annual report on China’s auto industry—2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report—says that the next 20-30 years will be a “critical period” that will see the formation of a global new-energy vehicle industry.