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Porsche and electric hypercar maker Rimac to set up JV incorporating Bugatti

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The joint venture will have its headquarters in Zagreb (Croatia) and is scheduled to be established in the fourth quarter of 2021. Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche, and Mate Rimac, CEO of Rimac, signed the corresponding agreements and announced the name of the new hypercar manufacturer: Bugatti-Rimac.

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Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!

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Nonetheless, I was shocked to see the figure that just came out from an EU EV charging analysis conducted by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) — “half of all charging points for electric […]. We’ve hosted conferences on EV charging within Europe.

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ACEA: data show EU market for electric cars highly fragmented; need for inclusive measures

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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published new data demonstrating the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and both GDP and customer incentives. Five EU member states don’t offer any incentives at all: Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland.

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Bugatti & Rimac partners to form new venture 

Electric Vehicles India

Rimac Automobili announces a major milestone in its history as it has entered into the partnership with the iconic automotive brand, Bugatti Automobiles to form a new automotive and technological powerhouse. Bugatti & Rimac partners to form new venture .

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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Signatories by category: Governments: Austria; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Canada; Cape Verde; Chile; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; El Salvador; Finland; Iceland; Ireland; Israel; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Slovenia; Sweden; United Kingdom. —COP 26 Declaration. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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New laser system for fuel ignition may lead to reduced auto emissions, greater fuel efficiency

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The laser-ignition system, although promising, is not yet being installed into actual automobiles made in a factory. 630, February 2010, INTECH, Croatia. The team is also at work on a three-beam laser that will enable even faster and more uniform combustion. This work is supported by the Japan Science and Technical Agency (JST).

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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This, they suggest, could be because national EV markets were so small relative to overall automobile sales. Until then, EV-specific factors such as amount of charging infrastructure, level of consumer financial incentives, and number of locations that sell the automobiles are likely to be more correct for estimating a country’s market share.