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EPA settles with Tesla over Clean Air Act violations at Fremont plant; $275K penalty

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EPA found Clean Air Act violations at Tesla’s automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif. People living in communities that are near sources of hazardous air pollutants may face significant risks to their health and environment. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Tesla Motors Inc.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. We have to remember that the industry was already operating in a challenging environment, especially towards the end of last year. Overall, the total for the first quarter of 2020 already highlights a reduction of 26% Q1 2019 with sales decreasing to 17.42 million units.

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Audi and KIT working on recycling for automotive plastics via pyrolysis oil

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This, in turn, saves energy and costs—nd is beneficial to the environment. Audi is one of the first automobile manufacturers to test this recycling method in a pilot project with plastics from automobile production. Such closed material loops have several advantages.

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Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

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Under the agreement, emissions from new trucks will have to be 15% lower by 2025 and 30% lower in 2030 compared to 2019 emissions. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is the Brussels-based trade association of the 15 major car, van, truck and bus producers in Europe.

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European Parliament rejects proposed veto of plan to raise diesel NOx limits temporarily for RDE deployment

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The draft motion for a resolution from the Environment Committee, which had proposed the veto of the relaxed limits, was rejected by 323 votes to 317, with 61 abstentions. The Environment Committee will hold a public hearing on the RDE procedure on 23 February. Two more are to be tabled in order to complete the process.

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Fraunhofer researchers develop new low-cost dry-film electrode production process

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Better and more cost-efficient production methods for energy storage are increasingly in demand, especially in Germany: All major automobile manufacturers have launched ambitious electric vehicle programs that will ensure a sharp rise in demand for batteries. © Fraunhofer IWS. 2019.05.033.

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Volkswagen and Amazon Web Services to develop Industrial Cloud; open industry platform

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We are tightly aligned across Volkswagen’s businesses to help them reimagine the future of automobile manufacturing by taking advantage of all the benefits the cloud can deliver. The goal is to put the Industrial Cloud and the first concrete services and functions into operation by the end of 2019.