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Delaware adopting California’s ZEV regulations

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In states already in the program, the automobile industry has successfully met the required percentage. Electric vehicles also tend to have lower maintenance costs than gasoline cars, which also reduces ownership costs. Each year, manufacturers must meet a ZEV credit amount that is based on average annual sales.

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CATL starts construction of Li-ion factory in Germany; 14 GWh by 2022

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CATL has developed partnerships with a number of European companies in the automobile industry including BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, Volvo, and Bosch. Germany is home to a strong automotive industry and several of CATL’s key customers. —Matthias Zentgraf, Co-president Europe CATL. —Matthias Zentgraf.

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LichtBlick begins installing home combined heat and power plants powered by VW 2.0L EcoBlue gas engine

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Partnership with LichtBlick is in line with our component strategy, which is to develop future-oriented business areas closely related to the automobile industry. l gas engines used have proved themselves in millions of our Touran and Caddy models. —Prof.

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UQM Technologies to Supply EV Propulsion Systems to Coda Automotive

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The Coda electric sedan will be fully built and tested, including the UQM power-train and Lishen-Coda battery system, on an existing large-scale assembly line operated by Coda’s manufacturing and assembly partner, HaFei Automobile Industry Group Co. headquartered in Harbin, China.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk confirms increased investment, R&D efforts in China

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An Operations Specialist/Lab Expert An R&D Operations Specialist/Expert Prototype Shop A Test Equipment/Maintenance Technician A Program Manager for R&D process and tooling development 2 R&D Engineers for the Interior trim team. Currently, the R&D Center has opened the positions listed below.

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Toyota launches e-Palette autonomous electric concept and mobility system

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The automobile industry is clearly amidst its most dramatic period of change as technologies like electrification, connected and automated driving are making significant progress. Toyota remains committed to making ever better cars.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

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Low Maintenance Costs. It has fewer parts that would need constant maintenance and replacement. Car dealerships will advise you on the frequency of maintenance needed at the time of purchase. With more users gearing towards purchasing electric vehicles, a surge in demand has drastically hit the electric automobile industry.