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Volkswagen extending Automotive Cloud to China and US in addition to Europe; core markets for future ID. EV

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Digital technology is rapidly changing every aspect of the auto industry—from the manufacturing process to the car itself. This will lay all the foundations required for the full networking of our vehicle fleet and for the development of digital added-value services for our customers. Herbert Diess.

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Say it ain’t so: BMW, Volkswagen, and Renault take aim at Europe’s ICE ban

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In 2025, the EU will require a 25% reduction of fleet emissions from new passenger cars sold in Europe, compared to 2021 figures – and legacy automakers are not happy about that, arguing that basing their entire industry on the whims of consumers’ desire (or not) to buy EVs isn’t fair. We are not contesting 2035,” said de Meo.

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ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

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With fleet mileage, ALTe projects ROI on a conversion in less than two years. Another benefit of targeting a conversion application such as the taxi fleet is that the vehicles are all out of warranty, Thomas noted.). Gen1 System installed in a Crown Vic. V8: from 14 mpg to up to 43 mpg, depending on vehicle use. Click to enlarge.

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Baidu opening up its autonomous driving platform; leveraging AI capabilities

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IDG combines Baidu’s Autonomous Driving Unit, Intelligent Vehicle Unit, and CarLife with a mission to accelerate auto industry upgrade in AI era. Qi Lu, Baidu’s COO and Group President, as the general manager. ADU is developing autonomous driving technologies at Level 4 automation.

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US Utilities Pledge to Ramp Up Efforts To Make Electricity a Crucial Transportation Fuel

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Utility Fleets : Utilities pledge to develop new sustainable fleet acquisition and operations plans, helping drive development and significant deployment of electric transportation solutions in light-, medium- and heavy-duty utility applications. Earley, Jr., Chairman and CEO of DTE Energy and Chairman of the Edison Electric Institute.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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GM CEO outlines highlights of fuel economy plan through MY2016: lightweighting; more efficient gasoline and clean diesel engines, electrification

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Within his talk about the need for a US energy policy at the IHS CERAWeek 2013 energy conference in Houston, GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson outlined some highlights of the company’s fuel economy plan through the 2016 model year. We’re running a dual play on the technology to see which one will succeed. ”. Natural gas as a vehicle fuel.