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Dutch companies form European Thermoplastic Automotive Composites consortium

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These companies, each in their own area of expertise, play a leading role in the production and processing of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites, and have established a track record in the aerospace industry. companies in the field of technical textiles (such as TenCate); and the chemical industry (including synthetic resins).

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Tesla and Toyota to revisit old partnership for new EV development: report

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Citing an official from the Japanese automobile industry, the Chosun Ilbo , one of South Korea’s largest newspapers, stated that the upcoming partnership between Tesla and Toyota would likely result in the development of a small electric SUV. The Elon Musk-led company also developed its powertrain and software. .

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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Within a decade, he added, Volkswagen wants to offer significant numbers of pure electric cars at affordable prices and with the range expected by customers. However, Winterkorn said, VW, and the German auto industry in general, abandoned the early advantage and work in electromobility. New Small Family ( earlier post ) in 2013.

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Tesla Overtakes BMW In 2021 US Luxury Car Sales

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Musk’s manufacturer may be credited with hastening the adoption of electric automobiles with the Model S and succeeding models. While the company isn’t without its flaws like the delay in the production of the Cybertruck, consumers lodging several quality complaints etc.

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Is Ford really coming back to India? What could be possible reasons

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Evolving consumer preference Ford was never actually known as an affordable carmaker. The OEM may offer only electric vehicles in India but the penetration will be very very low in that case, Chattopadhyay further added. Contract manufacturing for other OEMs?

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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At the recent Siemens Energiewende-Dialog (Energy Transition Dialogue) in Berlin, the company presented a three-point plan with specific proposals for the cost-efficient implementation of the Energiewende in Germany. Our aim is to achieve a sustainable energy system with secure supplies and affordable electricity. Euro cents/kWh.

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Tesla Aiming For New Milestone Of Two Million Cars

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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, posted the picture of a red Model Y on his Twitter along with his team, announcing the one-millionth car on March 9th, it took the company only 12 years to reach the mark since it produced its first car back in 2008. This means the company is quite ahead of its targets.

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