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5GAA hosts C-V2X connected vehicle demo in Berlin

Green Car Congress

5GAA members including BMW Group, Daimler, Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer Institutes FOKUS and ESK, Ford, Huawei, Jaguar Land Rover, Nokia, Qualcomm and Vodafone, demonstrated C-V2X Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) and Vehicle-to- Network (V2N) applications.

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

Cars That Think

Among the customers for its motors and electric drive trains are Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Jaguar Land Rover. To learn more about the I 2 SM and ZF’s vision of the future of EV traction motors, Spectrum reached out to Otmar Scharrer , ZF’s Senior Vice President, R&D, of Electrified Powertrain Technology. Otmar Scharrer on.

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European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

Green Car Congress

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) outlined the industry’s proposal for a pathway to future CO 2 reductions: a 20% CO 2 reduction for passenger cars by 2030, compared to 2021. The European Commission will reveal its proposal on CO 2 targets for cars post-2021 later this year.

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[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

Drive Electric

By a margin of five to one, Kiwis say they are concerned about climate change and want the government to help people convert to less polluting vehicles. If New Zealand wants to have an electric future – we need regulation that enables that future. So, let’s take it,’ said Mr. Gilbert.

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Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Having already adjusted its road tax system to penalise the heaviest polluters and introduced congestion charges; the Government created a vehicle scrappage scheme earlier this year meant to help more motorists make green choices while boosting the automotive sector. Now it seems that its efforts have been rewarded.

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Electric Car Watch #13: The OLA Electric Car Concept Revealed

Plug In India

Are we looking at a future where we won’t have to handlebars? Bhavish Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Ola said "At Ola we are building the future of mobility and continue to attract the best global talent across disciplines. OLA Electric has hired Jaguar Land Rover veteran Wayne Burgess as its head of vehicle design.

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

Cars That Think

Deciding that the future of transportation, and therefore their survival, will be based on EVs, many of the top auto companies have promised to end production of their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035, if not earlier. Additional vehicle elements are also simplified.