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Audi increases upfront expenditure for electric mobility; €12B by 2024

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—Alexander Seitz, Board of Management Member for Finance, China and Legal Affairs at Audi AG. “. Audi intends to achieve about 40% of its worldwide unit sales with all-electric and hybridized automobiles by then. The cross-brand architectures will enable high Group synergies to be utilized in the future.

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Daimler takes minority stake in Sila Nanotechnologies; next-generation lithium-ion battery materials

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The investment forms part of Sila Nano’s $170-million Series E financing, which was led by Daimler. With the latest round of financing secured, Sila Nano has begun ramping up production volume and plans to supply its first commercial customers in consumer electronics within the next year.

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Valeo acquires electric supercharger business from Controlled Power

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When coupled with an energy recovery system, electric superchargers can be used to create a cost-competitive hybrid solution that can deliver fuel savings of up to 20% in the standard European driving cycle, Valeo said. Highly efficient at low engine revolutions, electric superchargers make it possible to downsize engines. Earlier post.).

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California ARB approves ACC II rule; 100% of LDVs to be PHEVS, ZEV by 2035; LEV IV emissions requirements

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The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). It does not impact existing vehicles on the road today, which will still be legal to own and drive.

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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life

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Narrow your electric car search Make a charging plan Know your range Maximize EV incentives Test drive Consider leasing vs. financing Get safe pickup or delivery. First, start by narrowing the criteria for your EV search from the nearly 50 electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the market. Consider leasing vs. financing.

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IEA report finds “avoid, shift and improve” policies for urban transport could deliver up to $70T in savings through 2050

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clean diesel trucks and hybrid and plug-in electric cars). Barriers include policy and market failures; lack of access to financing; and other barriers such as political resistance, administrative and legal barriers, public opposition, physical constraints, and institutional, capacity and jurisdictional issues.

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EU Industry Ministers Call for Harmonized EV Charging and Safety Standards by Mid-2011

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Stressed the need to focus on research excellence in order to ensure that alternative powertrains receive targeted research financing, including innovative energy storage and conversion technologies, such as batteries, fuel cells and the necessary respective infrastructure.

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