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Solvay, Bentley, Penso partner on lightweight architecture

Green Car Congress

A consortium including Solvay, Bentley and Penso has been awarded a multi-million pound grant by the UK government Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) for the Flexible Lightweight Architecture for Volume Applications (FLAVA) automotive project.

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Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6B over next five years; seeking to make itself future-proof

Green Car Congress

This total amount includes additions to capitalized development costs of €10.3 The Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. Tags: Engines Hybrids Market Background Motors Vehicle Manufacturers. The Volkswagen Group will invest around €51.6 billion (US$76.5

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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Drive Electric

Most of the manufacturers have made some form of commitment to going completely electric as have many countries, including the UK. EVs will drive down the costs of owning a vehicle and give New Zealand more energy independence. It’s time to get on with executing the plan and removing emissions from transport. “As

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Scrappage scheme scrap ends

Green Cars News

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the final details regarding the scrappage incentive scheme have now been resolved, with the full backing of car manufacturers.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) Models from Bentley and Lamborghini will come, too, but in the small, expensive numbers in which those brands routinely trade. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Road Test: 2021 Genesis GV80 2.5T RWD Prestige

Clean Fleet Report

There is a fine line between premium and luxury, with many auto manufacturers touting their offerings as luxury when they really aren’t. The simple reason is it can compete against luxury midsize SUVs from Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW, and beats them in several areas, not the least of which is costing $15,000 to $20,000 less.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

How long GM will be able to keep that price in the face of battery cost increases and inflationary pressure, is anyone’s guess. It has already started to increase the cost of its Chevrolet Bolt EVs , which it had slashed last year, “due to ongoing industry-related pricing pressures.”

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