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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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RE-TROFIT: To extend significantly the life of vehicles. The entity will thus offer a turnkey service for the sales network: optimized transport of vehicles, supply of spare parts (Re-Cycle Center), renovation, storage, production of photos and videos and their online availability.

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Tesla Quick Service Centers should improve the quality of their after-sales service

Setec Powerr

The last major new feature within the service department is Tesla Storefronts to serve customer sales. Once they tell customers they have immediate servicing from knowledgeable Tesla service shop they’re quite right or they only work with Tesla. Tesla Quick Service Centers accept over $900K. It makes much worse for Tesla.

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Toyota continues prepare the market for fuel cell vehicle in 2015

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Re-emphasizing the general technology points that have emerged over the past few months at different events while adding a bit more detail, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Product General Manager of the Product Planning Group, said at the Geneva show that Toyota’s current fuel cell (FC) system features an output power density of 3.0

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Why the UAW is all set to hit primary US automakers this life

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” These days, UAW employees who had been rented later 2007 don’t obtain defined-benefit pensions. “It also protects the company’s future ability to continue to compete globally in an industry that is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles,” Stewart wrote. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? COULD A STRIKE HURT THE U.S.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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As one of the GM employees at the event told me, “ We can make each car great, we don’t have to worry about cannibalizing sales from a sister vehicle. ”. As part of the culling, GM has the option to re-badge vehicles from the non-core brands, such as the Pontiac G8, Opel Insignia and Saturn Vue. Focus on fuel economy. Earlier post.).

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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e-Golf customers can drive the vehicle confidently, knowing Volkswagen is addressing the vehicle’s environmental impacts through many stages of its lifecycle from production, distribution and charging. These stands developed from the heavy harvests of the 1950 and 1960s, and have been since re-entered after 1988. Click to enlarge.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

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The Tesla Roadster can go 244 miles on a charge, but recharging it takes hours. Spotlight on Innovations Learn about the latest energy-sector advancements that are poised to impact our future. By Kevin Bullis Audio » Listen - Flash Listen - MP3 Subscribe to podcast What is this? Add to Reddit Add to Facebook Slashdot It!