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Stellantis CEO: Speeding Up EV Transition Is “Beyond The Limits” Of What Auto Industry Can Sustain

CleanTechnica EVs

By Johnna Crider and Zachary Shahan In an interview at the Reuters Next conference, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said that the costs of speeding up the transition to EVs are “beyond the limits” of what the auto industry can sustain.

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ETAutoTS: Software, sustainability, cybersecurity to define the future of auto industry – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Rajendra Petkar, President & CTO, Tata Motors Bengaluru: The future of the automotive industry will be defined by technology and software along with sustainability , industry’s top voices said at the Day 1 of the 5th edition of ETAuto Tech Summit concluded on Thursday.

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China to Encourage Consolidation in Auto Industry; Push to Increase Market Share of Domestic Automakers

Green Car Congress

China’s central government plans to implement a new policy in the first half of this year to encourage auto industry consolidation and further the development of Chinese-brand passenger vehicles, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said at a recent news conference.

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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends

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The auto industry in principle is not opposed to the introduction of such mid-level blends (i.e., The industry also has suggested that rather than make incremental changes to the amount of ethanol blended with gasoline to increase ethanol consumption, a better investment would be to expand the E85 infrastructure. Earlier post.)

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Big Oil To 'Lose Control Of Auto Industry': Energy Conference

Green Car Reports

It's not uncommon for media commenters to look at electric-car sales numbers, only to conclude that the segment is teetering on the brink of death. Electric cars will never become mainstream, they argue, because of fickle consumers who base their-car purchases on what the price of gas happens to be the moment they walk into a dealership.

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GlobalData: Global automakers earmark nearly US$600B for EVs over next decade

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With all OEMs taking the same path, it is unlikely that any long-term sustainable competitive advantage will be conferred and that visibility over the billions of dollars of planned xEV investment is a price of market participation. Automakers need to be tech-efficient to combat technology rivals invading the auto industry.

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VW Diesel Scandal Erodes Trust In Germany, Auto Industry Too

Green Car Reports

Environmental Protection Agency at a press conference in September. The revelation that Volkswagen used "defeat device" software to cheat on U.S. emissions tests shook the public's confidence in one of the world's largest carmakers. Volkswagen hasn't done much to rebuild its reputation since its cheating was first revealed by the U.S.