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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

General Motors and its joint ventures sold their 3 millionth vehicle in China in 2014. In 2013, GM and its joint ventures hit 3 million sales in a calendar year on 12 December for the first time in GM’s history in its largest market. This is the second consecutive year that GM has reached the milestone, a month earlier than last year.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

VIA Motors International is partnering with China-based Zhejiang Geely New Energy Vehicle Co. VIA Motors develops and markets extended-range electric (eREV) and all-electric (EV) powertrain systems for most vehicle classes from light-duty through Class 8. ZGH also recently announced acquisition of 8.2% Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 12, 2024

million units , up 8%, and accounted for 41.63% of the PV market. However, at 17,07,668 units, it missed beating its best-ever calendar-year sales of 17,31,450 units in 2018 by a mere 23,782 units. Maruti Suzuki sold 1.7 Meanwhile, a number of other car and SUV makers achieved their best-ever annual sales in CY2023.

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APRIL 16, 2015

PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) and General Motors (GM) announced that as part of their existing alliance agreement ( earlier post ), the next generation small light commercial vehicles (B-LCV) from both companies will be built in the PSA plant in Vigo, Spain. The first vehicles will be on the market in 2018.

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JULY 17, 2018

As part of its contribution to a recently completed major European research initiative to achieve more efficient and cost-effective hybrid powertrains for both passenger cars and commercial vehicles, Ricardo developed a new 48V e-motor offering up to a 50% increase in power density compared with current production machines.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

million units , up 8%, and accounted for 41.63% of the PV market. However, at 17,07,668 units, it missed beating its best-ever calendar-year sales of 17,31,450 units in 2018 by a mere 23,782 units. Maruti Suzuki sold 1.7 Meanwhile, a number of other car and SUV makers achieved their best-ever annual sales in CY2023.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) will arrive in dealerships in December 2017 with an MSRP of $34,595. The two 60 kW full-time, high-output electric motors are separately mounted at the front and rear axles. The front motor delivers 137 N·m of torque; the rear deliver 195 N·m.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Dongfeng Motor Co., DFL)—a 50-50 joint venture between China’s Dongfeng Group and Nissan Motor Co., Harnessing the power of zero-emission technology, e-POWER, Intelligent Driving and Intelligent Integration, we’re well-positioned for the competitive and rapidly changing motoring landscape in China.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Nissan Motor Co., has completed an acquisition of a 34% equity stake in Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) ( earlier post ) and has become its largest shareholder. Nissan was the one which first brought the discrepancies in minicar testing to light; MMC produces minicar models for Nissan in Japan. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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APRIL 29, 2021

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has licensed its award-winning artificial intelligence software system, the Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks for Deep Learning ( MENNDL ), to General Motors for use in vehicle technology and design. Credit: ORNL, US Dept. of Energy.

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JUNE 29, 2021

The research on electric vehicle uptake around the world is clear: electric vehicle manufacturing growth happens where there are strong national policies designed to spur the market forward. Estimated global light-duty vehicle production through 2025, by automaker. —Nic Lutsey, Program Director at ICCT. Source: The ICCT.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In its International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2018 and 2050. Light-duty vehicles. OECD electric light-duty vehicle stocks increase from 3.5 million vehicles in 2018 to 269 million in 2050.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Flash Drive: 2024 Polestar 2 Single and Dual Motor A Major Update with More Power and Range Polestar recently invited the automotive media to get behind the wheel of its revised Polestar 2 single and dual motor sedan, what Polestar says is a “5-door electric performance fastback.” For brevity, we will stick with sedan.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Specifically, AEO2019 projects that: Increases in fuel economy standards temper growth in US motor gasoline consumption, which decreases by 26% between 2018 and 2050. Light-duty vehicle miles traveled increases by 20% in the Reference case, growing from 2.9 trillion miles in 2018 to 3.5 trillion miles in 2018 to 3.5

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

million) grant from the Welsh government in 2015, the Rasa was designed for lightness, strength, affordability and safety. The Rasa uses a small 8.5kW fuel cell (the size currently used in forklift trucks, equivalent to 11 hp) to power the motors positioned in each of the four wheels. Riversimple Movement Ltd. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 23, 2023

Because of their greater body weight and larger profile, SUVs and other light trucks can cause more harm to a person on foot when a crash occurs. Although race and ethnicity data for 2021 pedestrian deaths were not available in FARS due to delays in processing death certificates, researchers looked at changes between 2018 and 2020.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan ( earlier post ) made its North American debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show as Honda announced additional details for the vehicle’s entry into the US market. —John Mendel, executive vice president, American Honda Motor Co.,

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Dana Incorporated introduced the Spicer Electrified family of fully integrated motor, control, and e-drive technologies that advance electric propulsion systems for light-duty, commercial, and off-highway vehicles. Currently in production, the Spicer EV Drive for electric vans manages speed and torque from the e-motor to the wheels.

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released highway crash fatality data for 2018, showing a 2.4% in 2018), the lowest fatality rate since 2014. from the same period in 2018, with 589 fewer fatalities over that time. in 2017 to 1.13 Motorcyclist fatalities declined 4.7%.

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JANUARY 5, 2020

General Motors Co. compared to 2018, and more than 1 million full-size pickup trucks and SUVs. versus 2018. The all-new Chevrolet Blazer mid-size SUV debuted in 2019 and gained retail market share nearly every month. Light-duty crew cab sales were up 15.1% delivered 2,887,046 vehicles in 2019 in the United States.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

unveiled PowerDrive, a suite of plug-in hybrid electric powertrain solutions spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty applications, at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show. In a series hybrid, the electric motor is the only means of providing power to the wheels. Cummins Inc. in the Kenworth T370, a US Class 6 truck.

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APRIL 6, 2022

General Motors and Honda plan to expand the two companies’ relationship by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. In 2018, Honda joined GM’s EV battery module development efforts. —Mary Barra, GM chair and CEO.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Kia used the Geneva International Motor Show as the platform to introduce the battery-electric e-Soul to Europe, as well as to reveal new upgrades to the Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid. —Emilio Herrera, Chief Operating Officer for Kia Motors Europe. Upgrades to Niro Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

The concept full-size SUV is the basis for a production model that Audi will launch on the market in 2018; whether or not the first production version will be a plug-in hybrid has yet to be determined. The electric motor—100 kW of power and 330 N·m (243.4 The combustion engine in the Q8 e-tron concept is a 3.0

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Wealthy investors, market analysts, and board members were all behind Apple’s development of an autonomous EV. They considered it a natural evolution in an all-new market where the company could assert its dominance. The first self-driving vehicles running Apple software were road registered in January 2018 with California.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

Goodyear offered a preview during the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show of its EfficientGrip Performance with Electric Drive Technology, a prototype tire for the growing electric vehicle market that will be on the road by 2019 in Europe.

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JUNE 21, 2021

in 2018 to 2.42 The most common age group of head and neck injuries before 2018 was ?17?years, years, but injuries in 18- to 44-year-olds grew significantly to become the most injured group in 2018 to 2019 (P? Incidence grew in 2019 to 8.63 cases per 100,000 person-years from 4.46 Head and neck injuries represented 28.5%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The bill phases in a requirement that, by fiscal 2026, 50% of light-duty vehicles purchased for the State vehicle fleet be zero-emission vehicles. The bill would take effect 1 July 2018. The requirement does not apply to vehicles that have special performance requirements necessary for the protection and welfare of the public.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2019

This compact unibody pickup was first seen at the São Paulo International Motor Show at the end of 2018 and is expected to enter production for the South American market in the near future. The US is the largest global market for pickups. The US is the largest global market for pickups. Source: Statista.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company announced the first formal agreements in a global alliance. Volkswagen CEO Dr. Herbert Diess and Ford CEO Jim Hackett confirmed that the companies intend to develop commercial vans and medium-sized pickups for global markets beginning as early as 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

At the Geneva Motor Show, Renault introduced EZ-GO, an electric, autonomous, shared robo-vehicle concept—both a vehicle and a service—that allows people to hail a ride either from a fixed or mobile location. EZ-GO is the first of a series of Renault concept cars focused on mobility services that will be unveiled during 2018.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The longer-term purpose of the ACC program, according to ARB, is to shape the development of light-duty transportation to contribute to meeting the state’s 2050 GHG reduction goal of 80% below 1990 levels. This rulemaking is an opportunity for the Board to commit to the transformation of California’s light-duty vehicle fleet.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2017

At Auto Shanghai 2017, Dana Incorporated is showcasing select technologies from its Spicer Electrified portfolio of fully integrated motor, control, and e-drive technologies, as well as thermal-management products for electric and hybrid vehicles. These e-axles are planned for launch in 2018.

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JANUARY 6, 2016

At CES 2016, Kia Motors launched a new sub-brand—DRIVE WISE—to encompass its future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Kia recently announced plans to manufacture partially-autonomous cars by 2020, and aims to bring its first fully-autonomous vehicle to market by 2030. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 18, 2017

The production version will come in 2019 as Audi’s second battery-electric offering, following the introduction of the production version of the Audi e-tron SUV ( earlier post ) in 2018. Dietmar Voggenreiter, Member of the Board of Management for Marketing and Sales at AUDI AG. miles) (NEDC).

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

As part of its Easy Mobility strategy, SEAT’s objective is to build its product and service portfolio by presenting new solutions to the market in the framework of urban mobility. —SEAT Product Marketing director Lucas Casasnovas. The battery and motor combination enables it to travel up to 25km/h.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The California Department of Motor Vehicles issued a permit to Baidu USA LLC, authorizing the company to test driverless vehicles on public roads in Sunnyvale. Rules to allow testing without a driver and deployment of autonomous vehicles were subsequently adopted and took effect on 2 April 2018.

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