Remove 2019 Remove Automobile Industry Remove Global Remove Industrial
article thumbnail

GAC Group begins construction of $6.5B industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles

Green Car Congress

China-based automobile manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group), the parent company of GAC Motor, has begun construction of a large industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles as part of its efforts to boost its electric vehicle business. More than 45 billion yuan (US$6.5 More than 45 billion yuan (US$6.5

article thumbnail

CATL-SC officially launches operation of phase 1 of $4.7B Yibin traction battery production project

Green Car Congress

Since September 2019, CATL and the city government of Yibin have successively signed contracts for the CATL-SC traction battery phase I to phase VI projects, with a total investment of more than RMB 30 billion (US$4.7 CATL-SC is heading on the global stage. billion) and an area of about 3,000 acres (about 1,214 hectares).

Batteries 221
article thumbnail

Volkswagen sets sights on electric record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife with further-developed ID. R

Green Car Congress

R electric sports car is targeting another record in the summer of 2019: the lap record for electric cars on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, regarded as the toughest racetrack in the world. The FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR), a global touring car series, also visits the track in the Eifel Mountains.

Electric 223
article thumbnail

Electric vehicles sales, transportation & policy initiatives 

Electric Vehicles India

The scaled-up FAME II, effective from April 2019, has an outlay of INR 100 billion (USD 1.4 The Indian market has now witnessed some decent growth in the EV industry in FY20-21. It is decreased by around 20% to 2,36,802 when compared to 2,95,683 units in FY 2019-20. billion (USD 130 million). Electrification of transportation.

article thumbnail

WLTP and RDE tests for measuring emissions come into force in EU tomorrow

Green Car Congress

A Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on WLTP was developed and finally adopted by UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations in March 2014, at the request of policy makers, the automobile industry and consumers. It will apply in September 2019 for all types. RDE step 1 (with a NO x conformity factor of 2.1)

Emissions 170
article thumbnail

StoreDot Gets Patent For Self Healing Battery Technology

Get Electric Vehicle

It is awarded a global patent under the name, ’Recovering defective branches and/or cells of battery packs by deep discharges’. StoreDot’s quick advancement in ultra fast-charging lithium-ion batteries for usage in the automobile industry complements these developments.

article thumbnail

Tesla Aiming For New Milestone Of Two Million Cars

MyEVOnline

Only last year, Tesla beat BYD company from China, delivering more than 800,000 electric vehicles towards the end of 2019, while BYD lagged at about 700,000. 2019 came with a bang, and the company saw an astounding rise in production, deliveries, revenue, and profit. How Will this Affect the Global Market?

Tesla 52