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Volkswagen committing $7.1B to boost product line-up, R&D, manufacturing in North America; targeting 55% BEV sales by 2030

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Currently, more than 90% of Volkswagen’s vehicle portfolio for North America is assembled in North America, including the Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs in Chattanooga, TN, as well as Tiguan, Taos and Jetta in Puebla, Mexico. Volkswagen aims to strengthen these capabilities in its pivot to electric mobility.

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Fraunhofer ISI/ICCT analysis of PHEV data finds real-world CO2 emissions 2-4x higher than official values

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A new analysis of the real-world usage of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shows a large deviation between on-road CO 2 emissions and fuel efficiency and the official vehicle type-approval values. —“Real-World Usage Of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles”.

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Tesla Supercharger Network opening one new stall every hour

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As per the automaker, the installations of Supercharger stalls will continue to ramp in North America. To accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy, we are making it as easy as possible for drivers to own and charge an electric vehicle (EV). “To This, in a way, has held back the adoption of EVs in North America.

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China’s EV market is going global. Can US/Canada balance protectionism with reducing emissions?

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and Quebec have a higher adoption rate because of charging infrastructure, government subsidies and policies to encourage EV adoption. Clairman says provinces like B.C. Read the full article.

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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding

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(“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, unveiled the Xcelsior CHARGE H2—ts fuel cell-electric heavy-duty transit bus—and announced that both the forty-foot and sixty-foot model have successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (Altoona Testing).

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BMW Connected North America makes its world debut at Microsoft Build 2016; powered by Azure

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The first version—called BMW Connected North America—is now available at the Apple App Store to BMW ConnectedDrive customers in the US for iOS devices. Nearby authorized BMW centers, convenient fueling and charging stations as well as parking locations are available with one click. Open Mobility Cloud.

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EV charger reliability gains will take more than a Tesla connector

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Nearly every EV brand in North America is adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector and gaining access to the automaker’s Supercharger network. Most automakers selling plug-in vehicles in North America followed after that.