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Tesla and Jaguar Land Rover partner in CO2 to avoid EU emission fines

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Tesla will have a new addition to its CO2 pool in Jaguar Land Rover, which will help the latter company avoid hefty fines for not reaching target emissions goals set by the European Union. Jaguar Land Rover failed to meet EU CO2 goals last year, which set the company back around £35 million in fines.

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Report: Vehicle Supplies Are Climbing Back Up

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Vehicle inventories are now approaching the highest levels seen since the summer of 2020. However, the figure still doesn’t match the supply averages seen at the start of 2020. It was followed by Honda, Lexus, Mazda, Land Rover, Cadillac, Kia, Porsche, Subaru and BMW.

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EUCAR calls for targeted support for automotive initiatives in €80B Horizon 2020 program; targeting €5B budget

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The European Council for Automotive R&D ( EUCAR ) is calling for a number of priority automotive research and innovation (R&I) initiatives in Europe’s Horizon 2020 program to support competitive and sustainable road transport and for these initiatives to be supported by a substantial €5-billion budget. about €5 billion (US$6.3

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Tesla sales in Japan rise 1,300% year-over-year, propelled by a wave of Model 3 orders

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Japan has been a rather elusive market for Tesla, with the company only selling 44 cars in March 2020, as per data from the Japan Automobile Importers Association. This effectively made Tesla one of Japan’s most popular foreign brands, just behind Fiat (739 units) and Land Rover (689 units). .

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FIA grants homologation to nine manufacturers for 2018/19 Formula E season The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) released

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This round of homologations means that the powertrains fall into line with the new cycle of homologation for the chassis and battery, which will remain standard over the course of three seasons, starting from Season 5 - 2018/19 - 2020/21. DS Automobiles. Jaguar Land Rover. Venturi Automobiles. Mahindra Racing.

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Jaguar to go full electric by 2025

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Recently, the new Jaguar Land Rover CEO, Ballore, announced that by 2025, Jaguar would officially become an electric car brand. Amid the same announcement, it emphasised that Jaguar will only manufacture electric cars and that JLR will leave SUVs to the Land Rover Brand. What’s next?

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European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

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At the Frankfurt Motor Show, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) outlined the industry’s proposal for a pathway to future CO 2 reductions: a 20% CO 2 reduction for passenger cars by 2030, compared to 2021. The European Commission will reveal its proposal on CO 2 targets for cars post-2021 later this year.