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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

Baua Electric

The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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

Baua Electric

While both of these numbers are a lot less than the US’ new EPA rules , the US also has 13x as many people as Australia. The US EPA has long had what is referred to as a “ footprint rule, ” which allows larger vehicles to pollute more. A bill containing the new auto emissions rules will be introduced in parliament this week.

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GM’s rosy year-end figures obscure the fact that legacy automakers are in deep trouble – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Duplicitous doublespeak has become de rigueur dialect in the auto industry. “We We strongly believe in EVs,” say auto dealers as they support efforts to slow the EV transition. Hyundai/Kia and the Chinese certainly aren’t waiting. Tesla stans may see Big Auto’s failure as cause for celebration.

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Li-ion Manufacturer Boston-Power Names Former GM Senior Executive Bob Purcell to Board; Expansion Into Transportation With a Focus on PHEVs and BEVs

Green Car Congress

They’re already being well received by the auto industry and I’m confident they will be adopted for a range of vehicles by manufacturers around the world. Nordic Ecolabel and Chinese EPA CEC Ecolabel accreditation for chemical control during manufacturing and in the final product. —Bob Purcell.

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Polestar 4 officially goes on sale in the US alongside its first-ever phone in China

Baua Electric

In March, the public got official pricing of the 4 during the New York Auto Show, starting at $56,300 – below its originally advertised MSRP of $60k. Last fall, Polestar also announced it was the latest in the auto industry to venture over to smartphones. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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BMW i4 EV’s debut at the Geneva Auto Show gets cancelled by COVID-19!

Current EV

March 3 rd , 2020: with the Geneva Auto Show cancelled due to the coronavirus, automakers have been forced to present their new cars via digital debuts online. Both won prestigious awards and added impetus to the public’s perception that e-mobility is where the auto industry is headed. i4 Press Release: [link] i4 video: [link].

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

EV Adoption

Converting this to estimated EPA range suggests range of roughly 282 miles. New Chinese Mini EV flying off the lots – Chinese customers took delivery of 200,000 Wuling Hongguang Mini EVs in the vehicle’s first 200 days of production. auto industry is headed,” Buttigieg said. Edmunds Tests Tesla, VW ID.4

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