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New Tesla Fire Manifests in Belgium

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A Tesla Model S suffered a total meltdown after being connected to one of the company’s proprietary Supercharger stations in Antwerp, Belgium. While details are scant, local reports state the driver simply went to charge his automobile and returned to a burning wreck a short time later.

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Tesla requests PM Modi to cut import taxes on electric vehicles 

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Tesla requests PM Modi to cut import taxes on electric vehicles . Tesla Inc urged the Prime Minister’s Office to cut down the import taxes on electric vehicles before it enters the market. The Model 3 is the first electric car to pass 1 million cumulative sales.

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ACEA: electric buses made up 4% of new bus registrations in Europe in 2019

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All alternatively-powered vehicles (APV) combined accounted for 15.0% of the EU bus market in 2019, with electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECV) making up 4.0% of total new bus registrations, according to the ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). Source: ACEA. to 34,123 units. more than the year before.

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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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of new-car registrations, according to data from ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. of the EU market, while electrically?chargeable chargeable vehicles (ECV) made up 4.4% digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%).

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Bombardier launches PrimoveCity for multi-modal stationary or mobile inductive charging of electric vehicles

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PrimoveCity addresses the range and recharging constraints of electric vehicles and is intended to provide common technology for all forms of electric vehicles, including trams, buses, commercial vehicles, taxis and cars. This summer tests will also begin with an automobile.

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Toyota Mirai FCV wins at the e-Rally Monte-Carlo

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Organized by the Monaco Automobile Club from 12-16 October between Fontainebleau and Monaco, the e-Rally Monte-Carlo is a regularity rally compliant with FIA regulations and restricted to “zero-emission” cars. Thirty-five crews of nine different nationalities were registered, primarily with battery electric vehicles.

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