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Paris To Charge Higher Parking Fees for Large Vehicles and SUVs

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The group approved an end date of 2035 for gas vehicle sales, and climate policies before then are driving automakers to build EVs at an increasing rate.& & That said, some countries have pushed for more cautious actions, with Germany asking for a provision allowing gas vehicle sales as long as they can run on synthetic fuels.

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A Volkswagen brand pickup will not happen, but we still have Scout’s EV truck coming

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Volkswagen Group America CEO Pablo Di Si told MotorTrend at the Chicago Auto Show this week, “It is not in the plans anymore.” Although part of VW’s 2020 alliance with Ford included building a medium-sized pickup, it won’t launch in the US. It’s currently sold in South America, but again, it won’t enter the US.

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Ford and Volkswagen expand global collaboration to include EVs, invest in Argo AI

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The car-maker is planning to use this platform to build approximately 15 million cars for the Volkswagen Group alone in the next decade. Ford expects to deliver more than 600,000 European vehicles using the MEB architecture over six years, with a second all-new Ford model for European customers under discussion.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. The government assisted the shift by giving sugar companies subsidized loans to build ethanol plants, as well as guaranteeing prices for their ethanol products.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

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As a comparison , in 2011, there were only two battery electric and 29 hybrid electric vehicle models offered for sale in the US. Think of the efforts needed to make building the controlled explosions in an internal combustion engine safe, powerful and free from pollution," he says. Additional vehicle elements are also simplified.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car. operations are small - about 20 people work in a sales and marketing outpost in Elk Grove Village, Ill.,

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