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There Are 40.7 Million Vehicles in the United Kingdom, And 1.1 Million Have a Plug!

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One in every 32 cars now comes with a plug in the United Kingdom, with 1.1 million electric cars now in use, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). There are just over 35.1 million cars on the roads in the UK. There are just under 4.9 million vans, 72,722 buses and […]

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Protean Electric enters new partnership with Dongfeng Motor to advance market adoption of in-wheel motor technology

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Protean Electric, a leader of in-wheel motor (IWM) technology for passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and future transport solutions, announced a new partnership between Dongfeng Motor Corporation Technical Center and Protean’s joint venture in China, Wuxi Weifu Electric Drive Technology (WFDT).

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Manufacturers confirmed for the start of Gen3 era of ABB FIA Formula E world championship

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Seven of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers have registered with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) to race the new Gen3 car which debuts in next season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The manufacturers currently confirmed for the Gen3 era of Formula E are: DS Automobiles, France. Nissan, Japan.

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Tata Workforce to create $5 billion 40 GW battery mobile gigafactory in the United Kingdom to provide JLR

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Tata Workforce has introduced that it’ll be making an investment $5 billion to create a 40 Gigawatt (GW) battery mobile Gigafactory in the United Kingdom that may ship electrical mobility and renewable power attic answers. The unutilized plant could also be anticipated to build about 4,000 jobs in the United Kingdom.

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Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

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New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation per year for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports. The top 5 countries with the highest motor tax revenues are: Germany ? United Kingdom ?

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DAF’s All-New Electric Truck Assembly Plant In The Netherlands Is Officially Open

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In the United Kingdom for example, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says ownership of […] DAF’s all new assembly plant for battery-electric trucks was officially opened last week by Micky Adriaansens, the Dutch minister of Economic Affairs and Climate.

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Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group expands industry’s first air traffic management consortium with new members

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The Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group announced the expansion of its Airspace Management Consortium with the introduction of Skyroads (formerly D3 Technologies), Altitude Angel and OneSky to the industry working group.

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