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Moscow aiming for all-electric bus fleet by 2032

Green Car Congress

Starting this year we are going to buy the e-buses only—we seek to make our city as clean and harmless for its citizens as we can. —Denis Endachev, CEO for information and intelligent systems in FSUE NAMI (Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute), PhD in Technical Sciences.

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California, 6 automakers finalize bilateral Clean Car Framework agreements

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The auto companies party to the voluntary agreements will stay on course to make cleaner cars consistent with their individual production plans substantially to electrify their respective fleets and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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Toyota to pay $180M penalty for Clean Air Act reporting violations

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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Tata Motors and Uber signs MoU to launch fleet of 25,000 XPRES-T electric cars

Electric Vehicles India

Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer and the pioneer of India’s EV evolution signed an MoU with Uber, India’s leading ridesharing app on February 20, to bring 25,000 XPRES–T EVs into their premium category service. This partnership will help to make environment clean and green. lakh and Rs 13.04

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How China beat everybody to be international chief in electrical automobiles

Baua Electric

Together with plug-in hybrids, China’s clean-car gross sales clash 5.67 Tax Breaks: An ordinary 10% tax levy has been waived for clean-car purchases below 300,000 yuan till 2025, and can go back at 5% for 2026 and 2027. Automobiles from manufacturers with unfavourable rankings could also be taken off the marketplace.

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Hyundai premieres commercialized model of XCIENT Fuel Cell tractor and vision for hydrogen mobility in US

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Hyundai Motor Company premiered its new XCIENT Fuel Cell tractor, the commercialized class 8 6x4 fuel cell electric model, for the North American commercial vehicle (CV) market at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo.

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CCFA counters Paris mayor’s proposed total diesel ban with suggestion to focus on legacy fleet

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Among the elements of the plan are a total ban on diesel in Paris in 2020; the Rue de Rivoli and the Champs-Élysées to be dedicated to ultra-low emission clean vehicles; and the four districts of the center to be transformed into vast semi-pedestrian areas. How, in this context, to justify the prohibition of [diesel] traffic? —CCFA.

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