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Los Angeles launches New Mobility Challenge 2018

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The LA New Mobility Challenge 2018 is a joint initiative of LA CoMotion, the NewCities Foundation and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), all of whom are dedicated to finding cutting-edge and sustainable mobility technologies for Southern California. The deadline to submit applications is 17 September 2018.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk requests judge to end his 2018 consent decree with the SEC

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A court filing on Tuesday revealed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seeking to end a 2018 consent decree with the SEC, which he claims is being used to “trample” his “First Amendment rights and to impose prior restraints on his speech.” Tesla and Musk asked for a court conference to discuss its complaints.

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Report: VW aims for 10,000 EVs sold in China by 2018

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Volkswagen AG plans to sell 10,000 electric vehicle in China by 2018, according to Karl-Thomas Neumann, president of Volkswagen Group China, at the EVS conference in Shenzhen. as early as 2013 and is considering a battery-powered model specifically designed for the nation in 2018, said [Neumann]. and FAW Group Corp.

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Industry report says steel can deliver weight savings to meet CAFE targets; aluminum growth in LDVs to peak around 2018

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The report, based on WSD’s independent consultation with steel, aluminum and automotive experts, is formally being presented to steel executives today at the worldsteel Annual Conference in Moscow. Aluminum automotive sheet deliveries will show spectacular gains through 2018, the WSD report says. —“AutoBody Warfare”.

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Audi to have a plug-in hybrid in every model series; new BEV in 2018

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Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management at Audi AG for Technical Development, during his speech at Audi’s Annual Press Conference in Ingolstadt. New battery-electric SAV in 2018; >500 km. Audi already launched the A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) and the Audi A3 g-tron ( earlier post ) on the market in 2014.

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ADEME selects two Air Liquide hydrogen mobility projects for funding

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Launched during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, it now has around 100 vehicles. Hype is developing the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered taxis. The “2020 HYPE 600” project aims to reach the 600-taxi mark by the end of 2020. ADEME selected a total of 10 initiatives.

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Tesla music, 2018 Leaf self-driving, renewable battle, Chargeway electric-car signs: Today's Car News

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Today, one of the better electric-car ideas we've seen in years, a Tesla question about music, a scientific controversy turned bitter, and a bit more information on the upcoming 2018 Nissan Leaf. We've been on the road attending the EV Roadmap 10 conference in Portland, which just ended, explaining why our.

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