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ACEA, Hydrogen Europe and IRU call on EU to ramp up investments in hydrogen refueling infrastructure

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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Hydrogen Europe and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) are jointly calling on European policy makers to ramp up investments in EU-wide hydrogen refueling infrastructure for fuel cell electric vehicles. —ACEA’s Director General, Eric-Mark Huitema.

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Tesla gets approval for 4 models for India

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The Automobile manufacturers have to mandatorily get certified their vehicles by the local authorities before launching them. Import duties in India range between 60 per cent to 100 per cent on cars brought from abroad. Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y variants might be coming to India.

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ARAI develops chargers for electric vehicles

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The ARAI said that electric vehicle charging infrastructure is very important for the development of electric vehicles as the chargers are imported and the association will focus on developing these chargers at an affordable price. These chargers will cost from the range of ?50,000-60,000. ARAI develops chargers. 50,000-60,000.

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National Academies issues interim report on overcoming barriers to PEV deployment

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It also considered barriers that automobile manufacturers and dealerships face in promoting the adoption of PEVs. Most BEVs have small driving ranges, and this could be a substantial barrier to their widespread adoption. Dealerships are independent franchises that are not owned or operated by the automobile manufacturers.

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

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An initiative in advanced materials and manufacturing applications in the automotive sector for the development of efficiency and safety technologies and for supporting the competitiveness of the industry and the affordability of products for consumers.

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The Race To Autonomous Cars Gets better As GM Partners With Microsoft

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Now, let us look into the strategies automobile manufacturers has come up with to resolve this pressing need. While Amazon and Apple invested heavily in buying EV and AV startups, Microsft is planning to enter the race by providing its cloud services and other resources to automobile manufacturers and GM is one among them.

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Why Hybrids are gaining momentum amid EV frenzy | Autocar Professional

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Hybrids which are seen as a strong alternative to diesel not only give a higher fuel efficiency than petrol, but also give the experience of an EV — without any anxiety of range, given the penetration of charging infrastructure. The reason for this is a lack of charging infrastructure and lower price premium over an EV.

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