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Zotye launches low-cost car in China

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Zotye Auto launched a basic model—called Jiangnan Alto—with a retail price of 18,800 yuan ($2,838). It is the first domestically made car sold below 20,000 yuan in China, costing only 2,000 yuan more than the world’s cheapest car, Tata Motor’s Nano, referred to as “The People’s Car.”

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Fat Cars: Report Reveals What We Already Know About Vehicle Weight

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The United States actually has a regulatory environment that promotes larger vehicles, particularly pickup trucks and SUVs, as they’re not subject to the same stringent emissions regulations as smaller passenger vehicles. It frustrates me," he said, "that all of our cars — for the industry as a whole — are just too heavy.

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AI and e-contracting equipment can flag expensive trade in jacket mistakes

Baua Electric

polled greater than 2,500 auto finance pros all over the primary two weeks of March and won no less than 200 responses. the cost tag exceeded $1 million. Greater than part of respondents indexed regulator audits as a trade in jacket worry in 2023, and 47 p.c Knowledgeable.IQ About 83 p.c of respondents. About 43 p.c

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New US Poll Finds 74% of Likely Voters Favor 60 MPG Fuel Economy Standard by 2025

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A new national poll of likely voters conducted by the Mellman Group found that 74% of likely voters favor having “ the federal government require the auto industry to increase average fuel efficiency…to 60 miles per gallon by the year 2025.” Tags: Brief. The standards will cover model years 2017 to 2025.

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Automakers Support Obama Administrations Development of National Program for Reducing Carbon Emissions and Fuel Consumption

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The US auto industry, via the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, is lining up to support a new national, harmonized program to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption that President Obama will announce on Tuesday, 19 May. For seven long years, there has been a debate over whether states or the federal government should regulate autos.

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Waxman/Markey Bill Accelerates Infrastructure and Build-out for Plug-Ins, Calls for Harmonization of Motor Vehicle GHG Standards; 3% of Emissions Allowances for Cap-and-Trade Go to Auto Industry

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The bill charges state regulatory authorities and non-regulated utilities to ensure that the charging infrastructure is “interoperable with products of all auto manufactures to the extent possible” and to consider adopting minimum requirements for the deployment of the charging infrastructure. Advanced technology vehicles.

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Germany launches EV plan

Revenge of the Electric Car

FOCUS: Germany Launches Electric-Car Initiative. FOCUS: Germany Launches Electric-Car Initiative. China, for example, plans to build around one million battery-powered vehicles per year from 2012 onwards, fueled by generous incentives for both car makers and consumers. By Christoph Rauwald, of Dow Jones Newswires.

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