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

Baua Electric

Australia doesn’t have its own fuel efficiency standards, making it one of only two advanced countries without such a rule, alongside Russia. A bill containing the new auto emissions rules will be introduced in parliament this week. The other threat is possible future Chinese dominance in the auto industry.

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

Green Car Congress

million units, aided with increased auto finance penetration, fast dealership expansion and government vehicle scrappage programs. The size of the market contraction in Russia is the biggest wild card facing vehicle manufacturers across the European continent, if not the world, in 2015 and 2016.” Europe; Russia influences.

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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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However, Winterkorn said, VW, and the German auto industry in general, abandoned the early advantage and work in electromobility. And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements. Every electric car is ultimately only as climate-friendly as the generation of electricity it uses. possibly the fuel cell.

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Good News and Bad News: Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit in 2024

EV Life

These additional requirements are meant to encourage the auto industry to rely less on foreign countries like China and more on domestic sources for these components, promoting local manufacturing and supply chain security. In addition, battery sourcing requirements can also affect a vehicle’s eligibility.

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Why Electric Vehicles Are the Future of the Automotive Industry

EV Connect

While history is full of sharp left turns that took people by surprise, we still believe that electric vehicles are the future of the auto industry. That’s to say nothing of pollution and climate change. And they’re likely to increase, given the geopolitical climate. The future, indeed, seems electric.

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Tesla supplier Talon Metals on Manchin EV Bill, Tesla & more

Teslarati

Affairs Officer & Head of Climate Strategy at Talon Metals, one of Tesla’s key suppliers of nickel. But I realized that someone glancing at the headlines without reading through the article might assume that Tesla was of the same view as the legacy auto industry. and other battery minerals in the USA.

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