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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. A common theme across the.

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APRIL 5, 2012

In the US, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices. Earlier post.). The responses include: “I love you”, “Send directions” and “See u in 10min”. million new vehicles in Europe will be equipped with SYNC by 2015.

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JUNE 3, 2024

India has the highest number of total persons killed due to road accidents, followed by China and the United States as per the World Road Statistics, 2022 published by the International Road Federation. This design became the global standard, significantly improving vehicular safety. This corresponds to 11.88

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MAY 6, 2009

The transformation of Michigan Assembly, once one of the world’s most profitable auto plants during the SUV boom of the late 1990s, is rooted in the fundamental strategic shift by Ford to leverage its global assets to bring six world-class small cars to the American market by the end of 2012. Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally.

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JULY 1, 2009

While full electric powertrains (battery and fuel cell) will at some point become pervasive in light-duty vehicles, the dominance of the internal-combustion engine will remain unchallenged over the next twenty years, according to Robert Bosch GmbH executives at their annual International Automotive Press Briefing in Boxberg, Germany.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Mitsubishi’s North American-spec i-MiEV battery electric vehicle ( earlier post )—available in either an ES base model or upgrade SE trim package —will be available to test drive at US dealerships beginning in November 2011 with the first scheduled customer vehicle deliveries set to commence in early 2012. Click to enlarge.

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—Rupert Stadler, Audi CEO, at the International Vienna Motor Symposium in 2014. In June 2013, Audi commissioned a power-to-gas facility in the north German town of Werlte, thus becoming the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy sources. Audi e-gas. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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JULY 30, 2013

The electric motor, power electronics and high-voltage Li-ion battery pack (except from the component cells, which are sourced externally) were developed internally by the BMW Group under its eDrive program. These fibres can then be used to manufacture new components, thereby reducing the consumption of new fibre.

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MAY 25, 2012

used in the EU as a standard for AC/DC charging both on the vehicle and. Standardization of the joint “envelope” profile paves the wave to a real global. established, it shall follow an international standard (to be defined, but it. International standards ISO/ IEC 15 118 and IEC 61851-23/-24 shall cover.

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