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France launches new climate plan; Euro 7 lead; targeting ending the sale of vehicles emitting GHGs by 2040

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Nicolas Hulot, France’s new minister responsible for environment and energy, presented the country’s new climate plan at a press conference at the Ministry. Among the many actions outlined in the plan is the targeting of ending the sale of cars emitting greenhouse gases (“ gaz à effet de serre ”) by 2040.

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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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Estimates put the electric-drive share of new vehicle sales at between 7 - 10% by 2030. The 1 Gigaton Coalition is supported by UN Environment and the Norwegian Government. Fuel efficiency measures could potentially reduce emissions by 0.88 GtCO 2 /year (heavy-duty vehicles) and by 2.0 GtCO 2 /year (light duty vehicles) by 2030.

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Tesla Supplier LG Energy Solution tempers 2024 revenue expectations

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The South Korean battery supplier and Tesla CEO Elon Musk appear to share similar concerns about high interest rates affecting electric vehicle car sales. It explained that global economic uncertainties might affect electric vehicle car sales. “I am worried about the high interest rate environment that we’re in.

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Renault in advanced talks with partners to recycle batteries, says executive – ET Auto

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. “In Europe, there is currently… nobody who can claim to recycle used batteries in a closed-loop to reproduce nickel, cobalt and lithium to make new batteries,” said Jean-Philippe Bahuaud, chief executive of ‘ The Future Is Neutral ‘ (TFIN), Renault’s environment unit. billion euros (USD 2.49

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Anderman: Li-ion capacity far outstripping demand as automakers focus more on hybrids, less on full EVs

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Anderman is founder and chairman of the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC); the 13 th annual conference is scheduled for February 2013 in Pasadena, California. The report notes that despite heavy subsidies by governments and automakers, 2012 EV sales are coming short of meeting many automakers’ sales and production plans.

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Toyota???s Carter: we???re on the cusp of the automotive hydrogen age

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Morgan Auto Conference in New York, Bob Carter, Toyota Motor Sales (USA) Senior Vice President, Automotive Operations said that the company in spending an average of more than $1 million an hour this year on R&D. In his talk at the 2014 J.P.

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Audi Chairman says 5 key innovation areas will determine the future of mobility; e-tron master plan calls for 6-figure sales by 2020 with an e-tron in every segment

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to the Annual Press Conference 2012 in Ingolstadt, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG, said that the company believes that five key innovation areas will determine the shape of future mobility: design; lightweight construction; connected vehicles; mobility services; and electric mobility. In his speech.

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