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European automotive sector calls for vehicle renewal incentives to kickstart economic recovery after COVID-19; 25-point action plan

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Demand stimulus will boost the utilization of our manufacturing capacity, safeguarding jobs and investments. —Eric-Mark Huitema, Director General of ACEA, the automobile manufacturers’ association. Start the announced pilot for charging and alternative fuels infrastructure without further delay.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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The automotive industry is living proof that private companies will rarely change their behaviors without a significant stimulus to that change, and furthermore one that needs to be mandated. Without the CAFE standard and stimulus monies to promote green vehicle tech, the industry would not be headed toward a greener horizon.

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ZAP, Zhejiang Jonway Partner to Target China and Export EV Markets

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In 2009, China overtook the United States as the world’s largest automobile market with sales increasing 46 percent from 2008 to 13.6 million vehicles in 2009, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. ZAP hopes to leverage a stimulus from the government for plug-in forms of transportation.

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