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CATL signs strategic cooperation framework agreement with Chengdu City; battery swap operation

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Based on the mode of battery-vehicle separation, CAES’s modular battery swap solution will solve the three major problems of facing the electric vehicle industry, namely, the range anxiety, the inconvenience of refueling and the high total cost of ownership.

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Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford Asks UAW to End Strike

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From AP : The company, he said, builds more vehicles in America and has more United Auto Workers employees than any company, which has increased its costs in a highly competitive industry. I still believe in a bright future — one that we can build together. We will continue to be there when America needs us most.”

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charging stations business in India.

Electric Vehicles India

As we all can see how Electric vehicles were growing day by day and there is a lot of opportunity in the automobile industry at moment there are fewer charging stations in India but in the future, it will become a game-changer in Indian business in other. Motorcycles, scooters, and other electric vehicles on city streets.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

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Most people are turning towards initiatives that build the environment rather than destroy it. Say Goodbye to Fuel Costs. A small margin in the market drastically affects the cost of fuel and its availability. Subsequently, the cost of electric cars has significantly gone down. It’s Getting Easier To Go Electric.

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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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Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry. The scale of China’s automobile production and sales in the world, is expected to continue to grow.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well as population growth spawning new urban centers. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. billion in 2005.

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Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

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However, the financial cost of the shift is causing concern. For example, the investor offering the lowest feed-in tariff would be awarded the contract to build a new wind farm. A fourth measure relates to the fixed costs of the electricity system, such as the grid or EEG levy.

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