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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

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The Driving America Forward Act is supported by 60 organizations, including ABB Inc., ITC Holdings Corp., The Nature Conservancy, Toyota Motor North America, Union of Concerned Scientists, Volkswagen Group of America, and Volta. The Driving America Forward Act is supported by 60 organizations, including ABB Inc., ITC Holdings Corp.,

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How many vehicles can the earth sustain?

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Consequently, demand for personal vehicles has recently skyrocketed and this trend is likely to continue in the near future. ?We Third, it is not clear whether the current focus on individually owned vehicles will continue in the future. ?Therefore, The average household sizes in the most populous countries are 3.1 in China, 4.8

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Automaker lobbyist group predicts doom, gloom over CAFE

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and auto-industry lobbyists are now sparring over the future of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for 2022-2025. At the recent CAR Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Michigan, representative of both the EPA and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) debated over.

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SF Motors to acquire EV battery module startup InEVit, headed by Martin Eberhard

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InEVit’s expertise, patented technologies and manufacturing techniques will be leveraged to help SF Motors rapidly and profitably scale e-powertrain production for its own future products, and will look to license this technology to other automakers to help speed zero emission vehicle proliferation across the industry.

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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The report, supported by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, measures the technological nature of today’s auto industry and compares it to other sectors of the economy often viewed as technologically advanced. In raw numbers of electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineers, Michigan ranks second only to California.

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Dartmouth professor calls for unlocking geospatial data gathered by autonomous vehicles

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User access to this data proves difficult when they are locked in closed networks controlled by automobile manufacturers. While there are local regulatory battles, and often pushback from citizens and advocacy groups, other states may open their doors to this new mode of transportation in the future. —Luis Alvarez León.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas.

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