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Nissan opts against making Ariya EV in UK due to Brexit

December 17, 2020 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

As the no-deal Brexit is looming large, Nissan decided against assigning the Sunderland plant to make the new Ariya model. All hopes to increase if not secure production in Britain with the new electric car are dashed as the company appears to have changed plans. When Nissan presented the Ariya this summer, they had still […]

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European Union drafts ambition for 30 million electric cars by 2030

December 7, 2020 Bridie Schmidt Syndicated Comments Off

EU plans target for 30 million electric cars on roads by 2030, and zero emissions ships and planes by 2035, as part of a broad strategy to cut emissions.
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Plug-in cars reach 9.9% EU marketshare this Q3/2020

November 5, 2020 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

The share of plug-in cars that is all-electric passenger cars and plug-in hybrids has reached a record high in Europe – due to Corona. Almost every tenth new car registered in the EU in the third quarter was electric to an extent. The data comes from the European manufacturers’ association ACEA. They claim that exactly […]

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Honda joins CO2 pool of Tesla and FCA in Europe

November 2, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Honda has joined the CO2 pool of Tesla and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in the EU, according to an official document from the European Commission. The Honda e registrations appear insufficient to reduce Honda’s overall fleet emissions. Schmidt Automotive Research first broke the story. According to the document, only around 1,000 units of the Honda […]

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VW CEO says diesel too cheap for more ambitious clean transport targets

September 22, 2020 Soren Amelang Syndicated Comments Off

VW boss Diess says diesel must become more expensive to allow for faster transition of car industry to comply with climate targets proposed by EU.
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CO2 pooling: VW merges fleets with SAIC and Ford

September 20, 2020 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

The Chinese automotive group SAIC has joined the Volkswagen Group’s CO2 pool in the EU with its brands MG Motor and SAIC Motors Europe. This is according to an official document of the European Commission. The so-called CO2 pooling is a controversial method of avoiding fines in view of the increasingly strict carbon emission fleet […]

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Wolong & ZF officially launch joint venture

March 11, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

ZF Friedrichshafen and the Wolong Electric Group have officially sealed the foundation of their joint venture, which was agreed upon in November. The objective of “Wolong ZF Automotive E-Motors Co Ltd.” is the development and production of electric motors and components. As agreed in the announcement in fall 2019, ZF Friedrichshafen holds 26 per cent […]

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Coronavirus cancels F1 and Formula E races, could make EU miss CO2 target

February 17, 2020 Jonathan M. Gitlin Syndicated Comments Off

Sporting events and trade shows are cancelled or postponed as a result of contagion.

VW boss Herbert Diess gets frank about CO2

January 28, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess has called for “binding expansion plans for each individual member state” with a view to establishing a European charging network for electric cars. He also called for a European phase-out plan for coal and a clear CO2 price for all sectors. A price of 100 euros per tonne of CO2 […]

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New details on Tesla Gigafactory 4 near Berlin

November 18, 2019 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

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According to German media, Tesla plans to invest up to four billion euros to build Gigafactory 4 close to Berlin. The Grünheide site is to produce up to 150,000 electric cars a year once opened. The four billion euros must be taken as a whole, though, meaning Tesla is planning to build in stages. How […]

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