Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Novelis will work with OEMs to determine how to maximize lightweight, high-strength aluminum to design the best solutions for specific applications at the right cost to better compete against steel and other materials. The first center is scheduled to open in Novi, Michigan with China and Europe to follow.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Negative reaction to the widely expected announcement was voluminous and vociferous: Ceres: “Rolling back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and emissions standards will undermine the global competitiveness of the US auto industry. There’s no good reason for these standards to be sabotaged.”. This decision takes the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Volkswagen is launching its “Electric for All” campaign—a strategic effort to put attractive electric vehicles at affordable prices on the road, paving the way for the breakthrough of electric vehicles. This Wallbox is an affordable home system that makes charging the ID. family easy and convenient.

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Baua Electric

MAY 18, 2024

The Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Limited who is also a seasoned veteran in the auto industry spanning over four decades, firmly advocates that for India to progress into a developed nation, accessible mobility options are imperative. What can he afford? Hybrids could also work if brought in at a reasonable cost.

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Baua Electric

MAY 4, 2024

Auto parts suppliers have been struggling with lower-than-expected demand for their EV components, as carmakers shift their focus toward producing affordable hybrid vehicles instead. The Aurora, Ontario-based company also recorded asset impairments and restructuring costs of USD 316 million related to troubled EV startup Fisker.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2016

On top of the gains in strength, the new alloy benefits from a lower cost process. However, wide scale adoption of β-titanium alloys in transportation applications has been limited due to its high cost. Ti-185 alloy demonstrated high tensile and shear strength proving to be an excellent candidate for fastener applications.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 3, 2023

India is an increasingly important market in the auto industry. Tesla is reportedly in discussions with Indian officials for the buildout of a plant that would have the capacity to produce a new low-cost electric car that’s expected to be priced at around $24,000.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2012

These systems are expected to be more affordable for GM customers around the world and help GM expand vehicle electrification. GM’s goal is to accelerate the development of batteries with improved energy density, allowing smaller overall system sizes and reducing costs. —John Du, Director of GM China’s China Science Lab.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Indian government has introduced various incentives and initiatives, such as subsidies and tax benefits, to promote the adoption of electric autos. Additionally, major automakers are investing heavily in R&D to develop affordable and high-performing electric vehicle models specifically designed for the Indian market.

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Teslarati

MARCH 30, 2023

Besides the massive retooling effort that has taken the auto industry by storm over the past two years, the search for raw materials for EV batteries has become a growing priority for automakers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2013

For McMaster, the project partnership is one of three new partnerships with Chrysler, the federal government and other auto industry leaders worth a combined $24 million. Legislative pressure and socioeconomic forces are compelling the auto industry to deliver unparalleled technological advancement at an unprecedented rate.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

GM released its annual forecast with fresh clarity, it says, about labor costs after the ink has dried on new union contracts in North America. Plus it has outlined its upcoming EV strategy, and how it plans to hurdle the fallout from Cruise , which already cost the company $2.7 billion last year. of its total volume.

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Teslarati

JULY 28, 2022

Model 3 forever changed the auto industry, & proved to the world that great EVs could be more affordable. Musk recently stated the facilities are “gigantic money furnaces,” which have cost the company billions as production capacities are increased. Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) July 27, 2022.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

Nissan and Honda form EV partnership to keep pace Yesterday, Electrek reported that Nissan and Honda were considering partnering up to introduce more affordable EVs. Toshihiro Mibe, Honda’s CEO, said the company will see if combining tech and knowledge “will enable us to become industry leaders by creating new value.”

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Baua Electric

MAY 18, 2024

lakh and top-end variants costing as much as an entry-level SUV. One cannot link disposable incomes and affordability to the fall in the hatchback segment’s contribution, he said. “It However, the industry’s growth in the last 2-3 years defies that notion. It is a flawed argument.” It’s 42.2% from 25.3%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2011

HaloIPT’s technology will be marketed by Drayson Racing to the motorsport industry as affordable, practical systems for race cars and race circuits. This is a milestone innovation that will have a dramatic effect not just on racing but on the mainstream auto industry.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Although early generations of AHSS are being used in numerous automotive applications today, the 3GAHSS project goal is to create a product that is high strength, ductile and uses existing conventional steel infrastructures, helping reduce costs. Phase I of the project will focus on “Model Development and Model-Level Validation.”

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Push EVs

JULY 10, 2023

Compared to other sectors of the economy, the auto industry has seen relatively strong YoY growth, with almost all of that growth coming from increased sales of plugins, especially BEVs.

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Push EVs

JULY 13, 2023

Plugless vehicles will continue to be sold in Norway until plugin options — most likely BEVs — appear in all vehicle segments, and at affordable price points. Let’s see if this somewhat affordable small SUV can catch on in Norway, as it already is doing in France. YTD cumulative share. The third place goes to the Skoda Enyaq.

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Teslarati

APRIL 20, 2023

Analysts were fixated on the 20-plus-percent margin level and whether Tesla’s strategy of cutting prices to undercut competitors and make its vehicles more affordable would hurt the company’s balance sheet. Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2023 earnings results: $23.3B in revenue, 19.3% percent, with Wall Street expecting 20.7

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

Employing cost-effective low-voltage micro-mild hybrid technology, the LC Super Hybrid, which is based on a 1.4-liter Most significantly this low voltage micro-mild hybrid technology with nominal 1 kWh batteries included can be achieved at a quarter of the add-on costs normally incurred with a full hybrid or electric vehicle.

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Push EVs

APRIL 7, 2023

For comparison, its monthly lease cost is about 10% more than the Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor, and is around 10cm longer in size, with similar performance. Outlook Sweden’s auto industry organization, Mobility Sweden , has recently downgraded its overall auto sales forecast for 2023, from 290,000 down to 265,000 units.

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Plug In India

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car Watch, we will talk about the challenges facing electric car conversions and what the industry and agencies can do better to make it easier. The costs of such a conversion will usually be based on your range requirements. This drives up the cost for the kit provider.

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Wallbox

JUNE 30, 2021

The accumulation of these EV tax breaks, plus the hefty 25% tax on fossil-fuel cars, means that EV models in Norway are often more affordable than fossil-fuel cars, even without the EV subsidies that are available in other countries. On top of this, EVs have a lower lifetime cost of ownership: another advantage over gas cars.

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Push EVs

JULY 14, 2023

Since diesel-only powertrains were anyway not usually sold at the very lowest vehicle price points, the modest extra cost of a mild-hybrid system can be swallowed more easily than it can in the least expensive petrol vehicles. The UK auto industry body, the SMMT , refers to this as “a gloomy economic landscape”.

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Push EVs

APRIL 13, 2023

Whilst these are welcome improvements over ICE-only — especially when introduced in 1997 — they are not the final answer in a world where compelling BEVs now exist, and their technology and affordability is rapidly improving, along with densifying charging networks. Diesels continued to slide, taking just 3.8%

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Qnovo

JANUARY 1, 2022

Auto companies have committed to a vast expansion in their EV offerings by 2025. EV models that are increasingly affordable are making it to showrooms. For the rest, their sun will set in the East where China’s indigenous industries will dominate. Remember what happened to A123 only a decade ago! Software becomes king.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 29, 2009

There is an existing market for electric vehicles, especially among those who can afford the extra cost of limited-production new technology vehicles. Consumers would be buying now if there were products,” says Gregor Matthies, a Munich-based partner at Bain who specializes in the auto industry. The only problem?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2009

Suppliers struggled to make money when industry volumes were almost double what they are today, and the consolidation that has occurred has been happening mostly among smaller companies at the lower tiers. Meanwhile, adding further downside pressure is that banks in many cases are working to reduce their exposure to the auto industry.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

If terrorists had poisoned 40% of our wetlands and 25% of our fisheries, we wouldn’t ask, ‘How much will it cost to fight back?’ And it will cost much less than you think.”. When he proposes steps to improve oil industry safety, we hope he won’t say, “Let’s make sure this never happens again.” The good news? The good news?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Qnovo

MARCH 2, 2021

The result is an accelerating race to deliver electric vehicles with increasing performance, affordability, and choice. We are in the midst of deep disruption to the auto industry. It will cost Hyundai nearly a billion dollars to replace the batteries in these vehicles. Then comes battery safety!

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Plug In India

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The car costs Rs 4.5 Some of the technology features can be eliminated in this variant for additional cost savings. A 200-km delivery vehicle costing 3.5 Strom should take money from investors who are not from the auto industry. A 3 wheeled reverse trike electric car to be made in India.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 25, 2023

17:13 CT – Tesla executives also noted that the Model 3 and Model Y are mature now, so Tesla is seeing areas where costs could be optimized more. These could then reduce its costs through the continuous improvements of its vehicles. “With each incremental improvement, the enthusiasm matches the increases,” Musk said.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Americans who have been waiting for an affordable, all-electric car won’t have to wait much longer. While it will be the first affordable all-electric car to hit the market, several other models are expected to roll out within the next two years. But that also qualifies for a 50 percent tax credit, dropping the cost to $1,100.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show. provide home wiring service at low/no-cost or financed thru low monthly utility bill); Provide free charging or compelling low-cost EV rates (3-4 cents/kWh); Provide “green” electricity options; Commit/fund commercial fleet purchases (25 high-profile vehicles).

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Plug In India

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The Indian electric vehicle industry too suffered a setback during the first six months of the year. Yet, by the end of the year, there is a huge wave of optimism in the industry for the coming year. This report logs the highs and lows of the Indian EV industry for 2020. It's now up-to the auto industry to launch more EV's.

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