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Volkswagen Group Research and KUKA partner to develop robot-supported services for autonomous and electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

The e-smart Connect project—highlighted during a recent Media Day event—includes a practical and user-friendly solution for charging high-voltage batteries of electric vehicles produced by the Volkswagen Group. The driver simply has to position the electrically powered automobile in a designated parking space.

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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

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PGE is partnering with state and local government, higher education, the automobile industry, and businesses to expand the electric vehicle infrastructure in Oregon. Ford will introduce its first pure battery electric vehicle, the Transit Connect Electric small commercial van, this year.

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Yamaha introduces the NEO and E01 electric scooters in India

Electric Vehicles India

Everything from all-LED lights to a touchscreen display with smartphone connection and an in-built SIM card to regenerative brakes and driving modes (Eco, Normal and Power) are included in the package. Maxi-style concept scooter Yamaha E01 has a stated range of over 100 kilometres. For a retail price of €3,099 (about INR 2.5

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Career Opportunities in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Policymakers are developing the idea of “Shared, Connected, and Electric” transportation with the bold goal of attaining 100% electrification by 2030. The possibility of 100 percent FDI has accelerated the growth of new production hubs and enhanced infrastructure for charging stations in India’s electric vehicle industry.

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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

Cars That Think

Exact figures on industry sales are hard to pin down; yet The New York Times quoted experts saying Americans bought roughly 500,000 e-bikes in 2020, compared to about 210,000 plug-in automobiles. Industry analysts expect that uptick in adoption to continue.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). The advanced technology vehicle would have an extended driving range on battery power alone and would also have a diesel or gasoline engine that could power the car when the battery was low.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Toyota Prius modders have already been adding larger batteries so the vehicle can run on battery power. The fact that no journalists do their research to bring up all those connections is sad, sad. needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants". Way to go morons. Never again.

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