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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry. The scale of China’s automobile production and sales in the world, is expected to continue to grow.

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ColognE-Mobil 2-Year EV Field Trial to Launch in January; 25 Ford BEVs

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Alexander Schmidt, city planning and urban design. Acceptance of studies and development of business and financing models. Jürgen Ziegler, Interactive Systems / Interaction Design. Customer acceptance and financing models for electric vehicles. Dr. Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, general business and automotive industry I; Prof.

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Toyota launches e-Palette autonomous electric concept and mobility system

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At CES in Las Vegas, Toyota Motor introduced the autonomous electric e-Palette Concept Vehicle, which is designed to meet the demands of future multi-mode transportation and business applications. It is a fully-automated, next generation battery electric vehicle (BEV) designed to be scalable and customizable for a range of MaaS businesses.

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SGL Group and BMW Group Establish Carbon Fiber-Joint Venture; BMW Will Use Output in the Megacity Vehicle

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This joint venture with the BMW Group is a milestone for the use of carbon fibers on an industrial scale in the automobile industry. This joint venture is designed to be a classic win-win situation. The SGL Group is moving into the automobile business with us as a strong partner. Robert Koehler, CEO of SGL Group.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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Vehicle and electrical appliance suppliers, manufacturers and retailers must prepare for significant energy consumption increases in the developing world, and adjust product design and development strategies accordingly.

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Potsdam/TUB/BMW report says cap-and-trade instrument for road transport fuels combined with vehicle efficiency metrics is the most promising policy approach to reduce transport GHG

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The study, written by scientists of the Technical University Berlin (TUB) and PIK, was commissioned and financed by the BMW Group. Some failures can be alleviated by better design, e.g. switching to energy-based efficiency measures for fuel efficiency standards. The current regulations are effective and efficient, the report finds.

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German OEMs to upgrade emissions control on 5.3M Euro 5 and 6 diesels, contribute to €500M Sustainable Mobility fund

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The Federal and state governments also expect the manufacturers to use self-financed competitive measures to provide incentives for the change of pre-Euro-5 diesel vehicles to vehicles with the latest exhaust gas aftertreatment or electric vehicles.

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