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Renault partners with R-FIT to launch electric retrofit kits in France

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Renault is launching electric retrofit kits in France in partnership with R-FIT. The Renault 5 electric retrofit kit will go on sale in France in September 2023 while the kit for the Twingo will be made available at a later date. These kits can be installed on the popular Renault 4, Renault 5 and first generation Twingo.

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Ford ends quarterly Canadian gross sales reporting, elevating transparency considerations

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Ford of Canada’s resolution to oppose reporting nationwide gross sales figures on a quarterly foundation has brought on considerations that the corporate is changing into much less clear, even because it takes executive cash to backup investmrent the retooling of its Canadian production operations to build electrical cars. Within the U.S.

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Blue Chicken, the biggest taxi operator in Indonesia: Maximum EVs might be bought from BYD this past

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Blue Chicken, Indonesia’s biggest taxi operator, is ready to buy maximum of its unused fleet as electrical cars (EVs) from BYD, in line with a document by means of Bloomberg. and is thinking about electrical fashions from BMW to fulfill the call for for condo automobiles.

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Editorial: Growing old U.S. fleet complicates emissions objectives

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automobile parc accommodates sobering numbers for an trade transitioning from inner combustion to battery-electric propulsion. should cope with the getting older of the fleet, now not best via selling fresh electrical automobiles, but additionally via taking out the oldest, least-efficient automobiles from the roads.

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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

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will also need to be made with the further development and distribution of sustainable fuels which can be alternatives to traditional diesel and gasoline. However, the document notes, while Horizon 2020 will provide the general framework for transport research and. Sizeable efforts. At the same time, road safety. Earlier post.)

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Mercedes-Benz pilot test for automated driving in production

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Examples of this are: Advanced data transmission and hardware solutions, combined under the heading of “paperless factory”, now replace paper documentation. This enables for example the electronic documentation of data, such as the torque, for quality assurance. New S-Class.

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EPA to maintain light-duty vehicle GHG standards unchanged through 2025

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EPA further projects that the MY2022-2025 standards can be met largely through advances in gasoline vehicle technologies, such as improvements in engines, transmissions, light-weighting, aerodynamics, and accessories. The Administrator considered the extensive public input on both these documents in reaching her final determination.

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