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Polestar reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 6% per car in 2021

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Polestar has released its second Annual Review and Sustainability report , highlighting progress towards its ambitious climate goals. Polestar’s continued partnership with Circulor now includes blockchain traceability of mica, in addition to cobalt that is already traced in Polestar 2 batteries from material source to finished product.

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Toyota keeps world’s top-selling automaker crown in 2023, sells 1.12 crore cars

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Watch: BYD Atto 3: First Drive Review BYD rules global electric car market While 2023 witnessed Toyota’s dominance for the fourth consecutive year in the global passenger vehicle segment, in the electric car market, China’s BYD generated the most buzz last year. BYD claims to have sold about 30.2 lakh electric vehicles last year.

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Tesla and Toyota to revisit old partnership for new EV development: report

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The partnership has reportedly been under review since last year. . Citing an official from the Japanese automobile industry, the Chosun Ilbo , one of South Korea’s largest newspapers, stated that the upcoming partnership between Tesla and Toyota would likely result in the development of a small electric SUV.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry.

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Renault presents the 235 mpg EOLAB prototype; plug-in “Z.E. Hybrid”; targeting production

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kWh battery, the motor is sufficient to power the light weight car under electrical power. As a lighter car needs less energy to be moved forward, the battery can be both smaller and less expensive. The lithium-ion battery differs from the batteries that equip Renault’s Z.E. Hybrid system. Click to enlarge. Fed by a 6.7

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The Top 7 EV Home Chargers That You Should Consider Buying

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Public and commercial charging infrastructure companies are struggling to keep up as plug-in electric vehicles become a larger part of the automobile industry. Many nations already have a 240-volt power system and simply require a simple cable adaptor to charge their automobiles. Why do we need home charging stations ?

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Career Opportunities in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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The growth factors for the Indian EV industry are PLI to promote domestic production of electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and a boost for locally produced ACC battery storage goods. The electric vehicle industry is opening various doors in both government and private sectors. Battery Researchers and Engineers.