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FCA presents Fiat 500 M15 (methanol); to be sold in Israel

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The product will be marketed in Israel by MCA—the official Israeli importer of FCA Group. Earlier this year, Israel’s Ministry of Transport issued an M15 standard , making Israel the first country in the world to issue a national standard for methanol flex fuel vehicles that also comply with the EU’s Euro 6 regulation.

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Electric powertrain company IRP Systems raises $17M in Series B

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Israel-based IRP Systems , a provider of electric powertrain products, raised $17 million in Series B funding. The company developed and perfected systems designed to meet the stringent standards of the aerospace industry. The company has customers in Asia Pacific, the EU and Israel and has headquarters in Ness Ziona, Israel.

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US House members introduce Open Fuel Standard Act

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A bipartisan group of House members led by Congressmen John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) and including Eliot Engel (D, New York-17), Steve Israel (D, New York-2) and Roscoe Bartlett (R-Maryland-6) introduced the technology-neutral Open Fuel Standard (OFS) Act (HR 1687).

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New Open Fuel Standard Act would set minimum requirement for non-petroleum fuel capability in new automobiles

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Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-27) introduced the Open Fuel Standard Act ( H.R. Steve Israel (D-NY-03), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA-13), Tom Cole (R-OK-04), Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) and Del. The bill also features original co-sponsors Reps.

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Tesla cuts prices once again, but not in the United States

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Tesla has cut prices once again in several markets, including Germany, France, Israel, and Singapore, as it is scaling up and improving the production capacity of its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built at Gigafactory Berlin. It is now priced at €50,990 ($56,239.93)The Germany just was one of several markets that received price cuts.

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EVR Motors signs fourth commercial agreement in India and establishes Indian manufacturing facility

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Israel-based EVR Motors has signed an agreement with RSB Group, one of India’s Tier-1 automotive suppliers. Compared to standard motors, EVR’s electric motors are 30%-50% lighter and smaller, cost significantly less and can be tailored to user requirements.

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Shell chooses Driivz’s EV charging and smart energy management platform for European buildout

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Israel-based Driivz announced that Shell has selected the Driivz EV charging and smart energy management platform to help accelerate the build out of new charging locations in more than 10 European countries, supporting Shell’s ambition to operate more than 500,000 charge points globally by 2025 and 2,500,000 by 2030.

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