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BASF to provide sustainable refinish coatings solutions and technical services to Didi’s body and paint shops

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This will help us increase efficiency by integrating the whole value chain of contractors, dealers, and repair centers. BASF first approached DiDi and Xiaoju Autocare in late 2019 and had already secured first business opportunities by early 2020, when BASF started the conversion of DiDi’s first shops in Shanghai.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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These methods have been in use successfully in BMW workshops since 2003. If a damaged side sill needs to be replaced after a side impact, the workshop carries out a visual inspection and damage assessment and then removes only the section in need of repair using a patented milling tool.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

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Electric vehicle conversion Electric vehicle charging station setup Electric vehicle maintenance Electric vehicle-related software training center. #5 EV Workshop. Electric vehicle repair and maintenance workshops can be started in a place where there are a lot of electric vehicles available on road. 5 Retrofitting.