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Commercial vehicle and engine manufacturers establish global secretariat to move more agressively on global harmonization of regulations

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ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association) has been asked to establish the Global Secretariat in 2012. The Global Secretariat will be set-up and lead in 2012 by Stefan Larsson, a long-term employee of Volvo Group who has worked at ACEA since 1997. Performance Based Standards for HCV.

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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

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A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure.

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EUCAR calls for targeted support for automotive initiatives in €80B Horizon 2020 program; targeting €5B budget

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The EGCI enables the focusing of EU resources to major priorities of road transport and automotive R&I using a system approach. An initiative on integrated safety to focus R&I resources on the necessary applications and to take advantage of the results in their most effective combination.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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In 2020, Total Energy acquired the largest electric vehicle charging company in London and has mastered many local charging pile resources. Under the pressure of policies, car companies represented by Audi and Volvo have also released plans to stop production of fuel vehicles. million, accounting for only 1.6%

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European, Japanese and American Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Manufacturers Call for Global Policy Cooperation to Improve Energy Efficiency and Emissions of Road Freight Transport

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It is the seventh year that the chief executives of the global commercial vehicle and engine manufacturers met to address important industry issues on a global level. Tags: Emissions Engines Fuel Efficiency Heavy-duty Hybrids Policy Standards Vehicle Manufacturers. World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations. (WP

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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The report benefited from a joint workshop organized by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and the IEA on the future of trucks for energy and environment, held on 8 November 2016 and attended by several stakeholders, including representatives of truck manufacturers (Daimler, Scania, Volkswagen, Volvo Trucks); energy companies (Shell, (..)

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European automakers define recommendations to standardize charging of plug-in vehicles; 2017 for harmonized application

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The European automobile manufacturers, though ACEA, the automobile manufacturers’ trade association, have defined a comprehensive set of recommendations to standardize the charging of electrically-chargeable vehicles. Global technical specification on “envelope”—vehicle inlet—for global solution.

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