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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

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The auto industry in principle is not opposed to the introduction of such mid-level blends (i.e., The industry also has suggested that rather than make incremental changes to the amount of ethanol blended with gasoline to increase ethanol consumption, a better investment would be to expand the E85 infrastructure. Earlier post.)

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Li Auto rolls out price protection policy amid China auto price war

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The price war in China's auto industry has intensified the wait-and-see mood among car buyers, and Li Auto 's move helps to allay potential consumers' concerns to some extent. For consumers who purchase these models, if the prices drop within 90 days of their order, then Li Auto will refund the difference.

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Freescale introduces new family of image cognition processors for automotive camera applications

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With regulators predicting vehicle cameras and viewing screens will cost the auto industry as much as $2.7 Freescale, in cooperation with CogniVue, also plans to provide a software development kit, reference design solution and prototype design camera module to accompany the SCP2200 ICPs. touch screen controller.

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Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did

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The new emissions rules intend to change that, and to increase availability of EV options for the country. The US EPA has long had what is referred to as a “ footprint rule, ” which allows larger vehicles to pollute more. The other threat is possible future Chinese dominance in the auto industry.

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was overall bestseller in the UK

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The UK auto industry body, the SMMT , refers to this as “a gloomy economic landscape”. Inflation is static (and high) at 8.7%, whilst headline GDP growth has fallen to 0.2%. Real earnings (taking inflation into account) are falling, putting a squeeze on consumer spending, not helped by rising interest rates.

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Top 5 Electric Vehicle Start-Ups in India

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Gadkari also stated that 100 % lithium-ion batteries, which are a critical component in electric vehicles, will be manufactured in India, while the government also conducts research on other readily available materials for batteries such as aluminium ion, sodium ion, steel ion, and zinc ion. Ather 450 [ Reference ].

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Elio Motors unveils engine prototype for 84 mpg highway 3-wheeler

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We are literally trying to reinvent the auto industry, so why go the conventional route and rework someone else’s engine? There really was nothing available that combined the speed and power that we want and our customers deserve. This model is referred to as the Full Vehicle Model with Restraints and Crash Dummy.

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