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Polestar reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 6% per car in 2021

Green Car Congress

Polestar is targeting a truly climate-neutral car by 2030; to halve carbon emissions per sold car between 2020 and 2030; and to reach climate neutrality across its value chain by 2040. In 2021, Polestar reduced greenhouse gas-emissions per car sold by 6% through its focus on increased efficiency and use of renewable energy.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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The central government’s plan, posted on its website, is targeting the production of 500,000 plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles by 2015, with output to grow to 2 million units of those types by 2020. Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry. L/100km (40 mpg US) or less.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

Setec Powerr

As early as September 2020, Total Energy launched its first independent charging station in Wuhan, starting a new journey into China’s electrification market. In 2020, Total Energy acquired the largest electric vehicle charging company in London and has mastered many local charging pile resources. who moved the oil cheese.

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Polestar 3 officially unveiled in China, price cut by about $29,080 from previous

CN EV Post

The first SUV from Polestar, the premium electric vehicle maker owned by Geely and Volvo Cars, has been officially unveiled in China, but at a price reduction of about RMB 200,000 yuan ($29,080) from the model's global debut last year. | Polestar.US

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

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It is also plays a significant role in pushing forward GAC Motor’s global branding strategy. The planning and construction of this industrial park is a concrete step to implement the Chinese government’s green development goals for Guangdong and the national ‘Made in China 2025’ strategy. —Yu Jun, General Manager of GAC Motor.

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Johnson Controls begins production of batteries for Start-Stop vehicles in China

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The global Start-Stop market for new vehicles could reach 49 million annually by 2020. In addition, the company debuted its 12V Lithium-ion battery for Advanced Start-Stop vehicles at the 16 th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition going on this week. Earlier post.).

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New milestone in 2023: What drove India to record over 41 lakh car sales

Baua Electric

lakh crore has been showing astounding recovery since the pandemic shock in 2020. the Indian automobile industry has been showing great resilience. This created quite a ruckus in the global auto industry. This helped the carmakers in India to produce cars faster than their global peers.

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