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Roland Berger “Automotive Disruption Radar” focused on MADE: mobility, autonomy, digitalization, electrification

Green Car Congress

The first edition of the Radar finds that autonomous driving and electric cars enjoy widespread acceptance among the global customer base. As many as 46% of consumers worldwide would not buy a car again if they had self-driving taxis, otherwise known as robocabs, at their disposal at lower cost. Source: Roland Berger.

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Electric Car Watch #5: BYD's Blade Battery & World leader

Plug In India

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ Continuing our electric car watch, where we will talk about EV plans of major car brands, take a look at their EV vision, and go over their technology platforms. We talk about their game changing blade battery and their incredible sales of electric cars.

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

The Truth About Cars

& "There's a lot of discussions right now around the end of the combustion engine," Meschke said in Singapore. "I Despite Europe having adopted battery electric vehicles far more quickly than North America, the market is still confronting a lot of the same problems. I think it could be delayed."

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Porsche CFO says Europe may delay its ICE ban

Baua Electric

On the heels of unveiling the long-awaited all-electric Porsche Macan SUV, the company’s chief financial officer Lutz Meschke delivered what could be some dreary news, if it happens: He said that Europe’s plan to ban ICE vehicles by 2035 may get pushed back due to a slowing EV demand, reports Automotive News Europe. Get started here.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

This article was written more than 10 years ago, when the forecasts were we would have personal and public robotaxis galore. The technology has gotten better and many of the elements of self-driving cars are already embedded into our current automobiles. Recent news of accidents are a reminder that these things take time. Think of a.

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Berkeley Lab study forecasts China energy use will peak within 20 years; 356 million private cars by 2050

Green Car Congress

Both LBNL and ERI’s 2050 scenarios show that China will likely surpass Portugal’s current level of per capita GDP, but its GDP will still remain below more developed countries like Singapore, US, and Japan. Urban private car ownership is expected to increase to more than 356 million by 2050, with 30% of these being electric cars under CIS.

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What does 2023 have in store for electric vehicles?

Blink Charging

Beyond Cars and Trucks. While electric cars receive the lion’s share of media coverage, there are other vehicles being developed, introduced, and shipped in 2023. . There are electric boats, airplanes, and personalized electric flying machines in the works. EV Charging Infrastructure.

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