Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure. The auto industry is eager to move as fast as it can towards zero-emission vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The auto industry has seen this need to improve familiarity in the past, with some advanced driver assist features such as ACC and even autonomous driving. If the winning formula is greater knowledge = greater consumer interest, electric vehicle manufacturers must focus their marketing on increasing familiarity with BEVs, Ipsos said.

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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 10, 2024

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 10 May 2024, 13:15 PM The small car segment, which includes the hatchbacks, once ruled the Indian auto industry with nearly half the market share. REUTERS) The surge of SUVs in India has diverted car buyers from the more affordable entry-level small cars over the past few years.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The facilities will be led by teams of industry-leading researchers, designers and engineers located in close proximity to automakers’ manufacturing sites in North America, China and Europe. As the facilities come online, cross-regional teams will be in place to ramp up product development in critical stages for the auto industry.

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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. Fisker has been grappling with uncertainties after talks with a large automaker for a potential investment collapsed in March.

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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. This decision takes the U.S. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

JULY 8, 2022

As the auto industry splinters over the switch to electric vehicles, Volvo Cars AB is the second major manufacturer to leave Europe’s auto lobby. “We have one of the most ambitious plans in the industry, but we can’t realize zero-emission transport by ourselves.” I respect their leadership.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

a new 50:50 joint venture that will offer a range of stylish and affordable all-electric vehicles for consumers in China under a new indigenous brand. A new manufacturing plant for the JV will be constructed in Zhejiang Province. Zotye Auto is a pioneer in the Chinese all-electric vehicle segment. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

MAY 25, 2023

Recent data from the UK that’s released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) indicates that electric vehicle maker Tesla saw a massive surge in new car registrations last month. Amidst this momentum, Tesla’s market shares in the UK has also grown. As per the SMMT’s data , Tesla witnessed a 1,436.4%

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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. All manufacturers have to make the space exciting. What can he afford?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The agreement between the two companies will allow each to leverage their mutual strengths during a period of unprecedented transformation in the global automotive industry. The memorandum of understanding we have signed today with Mahindra will allow us to work together to take advantage of the changes coming in the auto industry.

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The company was Romeo Power’s co-founder and former SpaceX Porter Harris and international auto industry veteran Pankaj Dubey which aims to provide electric vehicle and clean energy products to global markets. Also, read related article: Electric vehicles battery swapping types, advantages & disadvantages.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Additionally, major automakers are investing heavily in R&D to develop affordable and high-performing electric vehicle models specifically designed for the Indian market. One of the key measures is the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme, launched in 2015.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Connected car technology will also dramatically streamline Nissan’s global supply chain, bringing just-in-time logistics to increase manufacturing efficiency, from plants to the dealer. Nissan is also developing affordable solutions to offer customers connectivity using multiple technologies as an aftersales option. —Kent O’Hara.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2018

Affordable, lightweight and capable of withstanding temperatures 100 degrees Celsius higher than commercially available automotive cast alloys, ACMZ is proving to be suitable for the next generation of more fuel-efficient internal combustion engines. Earlier post.) We knew this was going to be a steep goal to achieve in four years.

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Teslarati

JULY 28, 2022

Five years ago yesterday, Tesla launched the Model 3 and thus entered “production hell,” a time when the automaker was attempting to increase manufacturing of its all-electric mass-market sedan. Model 3 forever changed the auto industry, & proved to the world that great EVs could be more affordable.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2018

Affordable, lightweight and capable of withstanding temperatures 100 degrees Celsius higher than commercially available automotive cast alloys, ACMZ is proving to be suitable for the next generation of more fuel-efficient internal combustion engines. Earlier post.) We knew this was going to be a steep goal to achieve in four years.

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Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2024

This large tariff has had the effect of excluding Chinese autos from the US market, as it’s easier to export to countries with lower tariffs first. However, given Chinese EVs are incredibly affordable , even a 25% tariff might still result in competitive prices. 84%, similar to the US market share of.66% at the time.

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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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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Since our existing infrastructure is built around conventional steels, it is critical to develop advanced steel grades that can be formed utilizing this very same infrastructure, thus reducing major overhauls of the manufacturing process. —Lou Hector Jr., GM technical fellow and USAMP’s technical program leader on the project.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

European automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers have united to submit a series of R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI), announced by the EU. Automotive manufacturers and suppliers call on the EU to adopt these priorities and implement them as soon as possible.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

In polling 200 C-level executives in the global automotive industry for the 2012 automotive survey, KPMG found that executives in the US and Western Europe expect even less consumer adoption, projecting e-vehicles will only account for 6-10% of global annual auto sales. —Gary Silberg.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

The 2011 KPMG survey also finds the auto industry heavily investing in future technology, new products and safety improvements. When asked where manufacturers would increase investment over the next two years, new products (97%), new powertrain technology (93%), and improvements to safety performance (87%) were the top selections.

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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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Qnovo

JANUARY 1, 2022

Classic global vehicle manufacturers are no longer paying lip service. They are launching new EV models by record numbers; models that end users are willing to buy from manufacturers other than Tesla. Commercial vehicle manufactures including buses and trucks are ramping up their transition to electrification. The post 139.

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Baua Electric

MAY 18, 2024

It’s not like if a small hatchback is manufactured at the right price, there are no takers. One cannot link disposable incomes and affordability to the fall in the hatchback segment’s contribution, he said. “It At the same time, manufacturers’ margins have become extremely thin. But) it’s a risky bet today. It’s 42.2%

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Still, CEO Mary Barra said that GM will “fully offset” those higher labor costs, with $2 billion worth of cuts part of the plan, meaning a lot of lost salaried jobs, reduced marketing spending, and “more efficient” manufacturing operation, according to Automotive News. of its total volume. Still, that’s a 93% bump from 2022.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

The European automotive industry has submitted clear research and development priorities to the European Commission in an effort to shape the European Green Car Initiative. Affordability and competitiveness - Achieving green objectives at an affordable level and taking into account the availability and use of raw and rare materials. .

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof. Don Runkle.

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Qnovo

MARCH 2, 2021

At a market capitalization exceeding $700 billion, Tesla enjoys a unique financial position among all auto manufacturers to expand its investments in electric vehicles and infrastructure. The result is an accelerating race to deliver electric vehicles with increasing performance, affordability, and choice.

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Push EVs

JULY 15, 2023

Let’s see if the premium local brands can maintain these volumes of their most affordable BEVs. Now we can have a quick look at manufacturing group performance: Over the past 3 months Volkswagen Group’s lead has extended. Both have climbed 9 spots back into the top 20. Inflation was at 6.4% in June , up from 6.1%

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APRIL 13, 2023

HEVs and mild-hybrids are offered by manufacturers as a quick and relatively cheap way (especially in the case of mild hybrids) to improve fleet emissions, compared to ICE-only vehicles. The auto industry body, the SMMT, is forecasting the auto market to be one of the few prospective growth stories of the coming year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

Emerging low voltage mild hybrid electrification standards, led by the German VDA, but with vehicle OEM and tier 1 defined variations, provide a solution for reducing carbon emissions, without compromising performance or adding significant manufacturing cost. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 14, 2023

The long-term fuel savings for the customer, and fleet emissions reductions for the manufacturer, make bolting-on a mild-hybrid system apparently economically worthwhile for most former-diesels, for now at least. The UK auto industry body, the SMMT , refers to this as “a gloomy economic landscape”.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

In a project co-funded by Ford Motor Company and the ExOne Company, a team of engineers, material scientists, and manufacturing experts has developed a patent-pending process for rapid and reliable binder jet 3D printing and sintering of aluminum 6061 that delivers properties comparable to die casting.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2017

The massive amounts of data that is being collected presents a tremendous business opportunity for auto companies. Addressing information security concerns is a critical priority for automakers, and one they cannot afford to get wrong. Good-bye to auto-digital fusion, hello to co-integration. —Gary Silberg.

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