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Tesla is touring Spain to give test drives to local communities

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Tesla has been touring Spain and providing the local communities opportunities to test drive its best-selling electric vehicles. The company has been touring with its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles throughout Spain over the summer. EVs are in high demand yet Spain saw a decline for June. “Our Tesla on Levante Tour continues!

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Ford experiments with auto part prototypes made from olive tree waste

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Ford is experimenting with auto part prototypes made from olive tree scraps. Ford engineers in Cologne started researching the possibilities of using food waste to create auto part prototypes. Ford recycled and repurposed olive tree scraps from Andalusia, Spain—a region with the highest production of olive oil in the world.

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Uno Minda brings Clarton’s premium C80 trumpet horn to Indian aftermarket – ET Auto

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The technology of Uno Minda C80 premium car horn comes from the company’s acquisition of Clarton Horn, Spain, which makes it the second largest horn manufacturer and OEM supplier globally. It comes with a one-year warranty, the company said.

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Ford selects Spain for EV production but anticipates substantial job cuts

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Ford announced on Wednesday that it will begin making electric vehicles based on a next-generation architecture in Spain later this decade. Ford believes the Valencia, Spain plant is the ideal location for making cars with a next-generation EV architecture and plans to produce the vehicles later this decade. “We

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Deliveries VW Battery-Electric Vehicles Double 2021, Drive a Tesla Model 3/Y Minus the Center Screen, Electric Buses California, Moscow, Spain

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The post Deliveries VW Battery-Electric Vehicles Double 2021, Drive a Tesla Model 3/Y Minus the Center Screen, Electric Buses California, Moscow, Spain appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Stellantis’ Peugeot cars to use ChatGPT to talk to drivers – ET Auto

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Peugeot will launch a pilot version of the ChatGPT service, which will be able to connect to vehicle controls and answer many general or navigation-related questions, on Wednesday in five countries – France, Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain. The service is planned to become standard equipment this year.

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IHS Markit: global auto sales to drop 22% this year

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Impacts to global auto demand in the wake of COVID-19 have rapidly progressed to severity levels higher than the 2008-2009 recession, and significant uncertainty around prospects for a meaningful recovery remain. —Colin Couchman, executive director, global autos demand forecasting at IHS Markit. million units. million units.

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