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Comment on China NEV retail in Jun 1-25 at 500,000, up 15% from same period last month, CPCA data show by Cam J Haulman

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Well organized presentation of the EV car statistics as well the breakdown of NEVs YOY and MOM. I’d really enjoy seeing tough percentages of manufacturers/auto companies sales for this same period. There’s innovation along with wonderful quality being manufactured by the China auto industry.

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IHS: average age of light vehicles in US rises slightly in 2015 to 11.5 years; length of new vehicle ownership hits record high

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million (2.1%) since last year and the highest annual increase the auto industry has seen in the US since IHS began tracking VIO growth. New vehicle registrations also outpaced scrappage by more than 42%—the highest rate seen since the statistic has been tracked, according to the analysis. percent of the fleet.

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Clemson research: vehicle direction, not driver biometrics, best way to detect drowsiness

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US statistics reveal drowsy drivers are five times more likely to be involved in an accident, or a near-crash incident, than alert drivers. The idea of utilizing GPS to detect a vehicle’s deviations and signaling almost immediate warnings to drivers has real practical safety applications to the auto industry.

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Consumer Federation analysis of polling data and tech pricing finds consumer demands aligned with proposed MY 2017-2025 CAFE and GHG regulations for light-duty vehicles

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The CFA report examines historical and current day mileage and pricing data as well as new polling data to determine what consumers want and need, whether or not the auto industry can deliver on those needs, and whether or not fuel economy improvements will be cost prohibitive. Poll Results.

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CRC study finds that fuel systems in some modern vehicles fail with E15 use

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AVFL-15a) by the Coordinating Research Council , a non-profit organization created and supported by the petroleum and auto industries, has found that some fuel systems in modern vehicles survive testing in mid-blend ethanol fuels, while others will experience complete failures that would prevent operation.

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Tesla’s Autopilot probe worries Morgan Stanley with ‘reputational risks’

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While Autopilot vehicles from Tesla were involved in accidents on a significantly less-frequent occasion than the national average based on NHTSA statistics, Tesla vehicles involved in accidents seem to catch more media attention than any other instance on the road. However, this is not the instance for every driver.

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Toyota and Lexus roll-out low-cost automated braking safety packages on RAV4 Hybrid and RX crossover

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Both debuts will mark the arrival of new, multi-feature, integrated safety packages, each anchored by automated pre-collision braking and offered at a price below comparable systems across the auto industry. The systems are intended to address commonly occurring crash types according to traffic accident statistical analyses.

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