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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure to keep up with Tesla and Chinese automakers in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and its success in doing so could have major implications. The auto industry is faced with the question of whether and how we will be a global leader in the future,” Baerbock said at the event. “The

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. The fifth annual report on China’s auto industry—2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report—says that the next 20-30 years will be a “critical period” that will see the formation of a global new-energy vehicle industry.

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

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Australia doesn’t have its own fuel efficiency standards, making it one of only two advanced countries without such a rule, alongside Russia. Tesla and Polestar used to be members of FCAI, but both quit due to the misinformation that FCAI spread in the process of lobbying against these emissions standards.

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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire

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The L3 fast chargers also recharge from a wall outlet; each model is compatible with CHAdeMO or Tesla standards. Every new Volvo car launched from 2019 will be electrified, and by 2025 the company aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its overall global sales.

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ICCT and CATARC to collaborate on research on LDV fuel efficiency technologies for China

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This work will support the development of medium-term energy-efficiency goals for China’s auto industry, as well as fuel-efficiency targets for light-duty vehicles in 2020 and 2025. The ICCT will contribute a methodology and analytical framework for technology and cost assessment tailored to the Chinese market.

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thyssenkrupp opens new development center for powertrain technology in China

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The center in Dalian will focus on the development of innovative valve train products specifically for the Chinese market. The needs of OEMs in China are growing steadily – especially as regards CO2 and other emission standards. In recent years the Chinese market has become more important for the Group’s automotive activities.

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Groupe Renault, Brilliance form JV for LCVs in China in three segments with three brands; accelerating electrified powertrains

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The Chinese LCV market is reaching upwards of 3 million units annually. We see China not only as the biggest car market worldwide, but also as a trend setter for the auto industry. It will change the map of the Chinese and even global LCV market. The new JV will be known as Renault-Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co.,

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