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Schaeffler opens new dedicated e-mobility plant in Hungary; expects €2-3B in annual e-mobility orders from 2022 on

Green Car Congress

The facility’s operational footprint has been gold-certified by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) and represents a major step forward towards achieving Schaeffler’s goal of making its production activities worldwide carbon-neutral by 2030. Image: Schaeffler. million between 2026 and 2029.

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Global EV sales are ‘robust’ – more than 1 in 5 cars sold in 2024 will be electric

Baua Electric

Rising EV sales are set to remake the global auto industry and significantly reduce oil consumption for road transport, according to the new edition of the IEA’s annual Global EV Outlook , released today. This growth builds on a record-breaking 2023. ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Get started here.

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2nd GM battery plant unionizes, this time in the less-unionized US South

Baua Electric

The UAW has been both contributing to and riding this wave of union support in pushing for unionization across the US auto industry , particularly in the realm of electric vehicles and battery plants. If other factories see the success at GM, they might start getting their own ideas and unionization could spread through the industry.

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Forget the Milano EV – Alfa Romeo changes name to something non-Italian-sounding

Baua Electric

This whole name drama started last week when Italy’s industry minister Adolfo Urso slammed Stellantis for the decision to build the EV at the company’s Tychy plant in Poland , saying if it’s not made in Italy, it doesn’t get to carry an Italian-sounding name, citing false advertising. “A FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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I sold all my Tesla shares (TSLA), here’s why

Baua Electric

They were great early communicators of the feasibility of electrifying the auto industry and the necessity to do it. Later, the federal EV tax credit helped, the IRA helped, the solar tax credit, and more also helped. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Not without hurdles, Tesla did it.

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Tesla’s 2023 in review: NACS adoption, Cybertruck launch and more

Teslarati

Some of Tesla’s important accomplishments in 2023 included the launch of the highly anticipated Cybertruck and the redesigned Model 3 “Highland,” as well as the widespread adoption of the automaker’s charging hardware across the North American auto industry.

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

Cars That Think

General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. in civil engineering in 1981, Brooks had joined AeroVironment, where he managed the development of Sunraycer , an advanced solar-powered demonstration EV built for GM, and the Impact. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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