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Audi introducing V2I Traffic Light Information service in Europe

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Audi is introducing the vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) service “Traffic Light Information” in Europe. From July, Audi will network new models with the traffic lights in Ingolstadt/Germany; further European cities will follow from 2020 onwards. With the Traffic Light Information function, drivers are more in control.

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Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

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Light-duty vehicles, including sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks, are currently responsible for 58% of US transportation sector emissions. Pickup trucks accounted for 14% of light-duty vehicle sales in the United States in 2020, and the market share of both pickups and SUVs has grown in recent years. —Woody et al.

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JRC publishes recommendation for the collection and recycling of light-EV batteries

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A study recently published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Center assesses how best to identify at the European level an additional fifth category of batteries—those used for Light Means of Transport (LMT) such as e-bikes and similar new products—which would ensure their appropriate collection and recycling.

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Tesla sheds light on Cybertruck ‘range extender’

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Tesla has shed some light on the Cybertruck “range extender” that was spotted on the company’s website specifications that will enable the top two trims of the all-electric pickup to gain roughly 30 percent more range. Instead, the information was all published as the event concluded.

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EIA: EVs and hybrids accounted for 11% of US light-duty vehicle sales in Q4 2021

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In the fourth quarter of 2021, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles collectively accounted for 11% of light-duty vehicle sales in the United States, according to data from Wards Intelligence, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported. Energy Information Administration, based on data from Wards Intelligence.

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FEV study highlights aluminum mass reduction dynamics in battery-electric vehicles

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The new data quantifies and reaffirms that as battery electric vehicles become more widely available reducing mass through the application of aluminum, at optimized levels, offers significant net cost savings. —Blake Zuidema, director of technical development for Novelis and Aluminum Transportation Group (ATG) technical committee chair.

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EVs and hybrids now make up 16% of US light-duty vehicle sales – this is who’s buying them

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Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery EVs collectively accounted for 16% of US light-duty vehicle sales in the second quarter of 2023, according to the US Energy Information Administration ( EIA ).

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