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IHS Markit: US gasoline demand could be cut almost in half due to COVID-19

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Further, according to the latest IHS Markit forecasts, the global auto industry will exerience an unprecedented and almost instant stalling of demand in 2020, with global auto sales forecast to plummet more than 12% from 2019 to 78.8 Europe autos demand for 2020 is set at 15.6 million units.

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MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future suggests widespread autonomous driving at least a decade away

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Building on the Task Force’s interim 2019 report, “Work of the Future: Shaping Technologies and Institutions,” MIT Task Force members are providing analysis on topics including manufacturing, health care, tax reform, skills/training, and emerging technologies such as collaborative robotics and additive manufacturing.

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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

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The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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This approach of virtually redesigning the tax structure within the auto industry also stands out amongst other countries, which mainly rely on direct subsidies to incentivize EV purchases over internal combustion engine cars. The cold and rural climate proves that EVs and their batteries can thrive in less agreeable weather.

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

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The customizable settings use the functions of the climate control system, the seat settings of heat, ventilation and massage, lighting and music to enable a wellness environment tailored to the mood and need of the passengers. The term luxury is tossed around pretty loosely in the auto industry. Road Test: 2019 BMW 745e PHEV.

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Volvo Cars aims for 25% recycled plastics in every new car from 2025; XC60 T8 PHEV as example

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Volvo Cars also urged auto industry suppliers to work more closely with car makers to develop next-generation components that are as sustainable as possible, especially with regards to containing more recycled plastics. In 2017, the company announced an industry-leading commitment to electrify all new Volvo cars launched after 2019.

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LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation to end all legal disputes over EV batteries in US and Korea

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As a result, all litigation between the companies, which began in April 2019, is resolved. LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation have decided to settle to compete in an amicable way, all for the future of the US and South Korean electric vehicle battery industries. In this agreement, the two companies agreed to the following terms.

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