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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

Green Car Congress

With electromobility, the automobile industry faces a fundamental technological upheaval.Our path leads away from oil, to emission-free mobility, and the electric car plays a key role.CO The perspective of rising oil prices is a turboboost for a change in customer behavior, he said. Currently, cars contribute.

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Within a few years, BYD’s batteries were cheaper and just as reliable as those made by industry giants ony and Sanyo. Then Mr. Wang, as he’s known, got into the automobile business by buying a failing state-owned carmaker.

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

Wallbox

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down the world as we know it and the automotive industry is no exception. As a result of the lockdown, automobile production ground to a halt in several leading car manufacturing countries. auto market, are currently suing the federal government to be able to set their own emission standards.

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