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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

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Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, introduced the EC’s CARS 2020 Action Plan aimed at reinforcing the European automotive industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020. social impacts of restructuring. The important role.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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Andrew Frank is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the “Inventor” (or “Father”) of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. This is especially true in air, sea, and some ground transportation as well as in industrial processes.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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By partnering with these two industries. Ford spokesman in Wards Auto ) 6/9/06 "So, Mr. Ford is saying we’re looking into it. This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). Well certainly be careful not to announce anything that we cannot deliver."

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