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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

Green Car Congress

The Driving America Forward Act is supported by 60 organizations, including ABB Inc., ITC Holdings Corp., The Nature Conservancy, Toyota Motor North America, Union of Concerned Scientists, Volkswagen Group of America, and Volta.

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BMW, GM complete testing on DC Fast Charge station usage; validation on BMW i3 and Chevy Spark EV

Green Car Congress

Engineers from BMW AG and General Motors recently passed a milestone in the adoption of the new SAE standard for DC Fast Charging. Among the suppliers who participated in the testing were ABB, Aker Wade, Eaton and IES. —Cliff Fietzek, Manager connected e-Mobility at BMW of North America, LLC.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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While the Mercedes GLE 550e will use a 3L twin-turbo V6 and the Audi Q7 e-tron a 3L TDI diesel, the BMW X5 xDrive 40e also features a 2.0L BMW X5 xDrive 40e. In 1999, Ford acquired Volvo as part of its Premier Auto Group. Luxury plug-in hybrid SUVs coming to US market. Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine. Audi Q7 e-tron. Twin turbo V6.

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Ford, Cummins and others break with industry to support strong EPA truck rule

Baua Electric

The EPA is currently finalizing new rules to limit truck emissions, and a group of manufacturers including Ford, Cummins, BorgWarner and Eaton has broken with the industry to support the upcoming “Phase 3” heavy duty emissions rules, while the rest of the industry, led by Volvo and Daimler, continues to lobby against them.

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