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Talegaon plant workers likely to drop legal options, Hyundai close to GM plant acquisition | Autocar Professional

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First, to challenge the Pune Industrial Court’s decision to close GM’s Talegaon facility and secondly, the Maharashtra government’s decision to grant Hyundai Motors the NOC to go ahead with the transfer. The General Motors workers union had filed two writ petitions in the Mumbai High Court. Ryu met Fadnavis last week.

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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The study, which provides a joint industry analysis of how different types of batteries are used in different automotive applications, concludes that lead-based batteries will by necessity remain the most wide-spread energy storage system in automotive applications for the foreseeable future. Nickel-metal hydride batteries. Resources.

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Provisional agreement reached on European CO2 standards for heavy-duty trucks; 30% lower by 2030

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With the first-ever EU emission standards for trucks agreed, we are completing the legal framework to reach the European target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030. The European Parliament and Council have reached an ambitious and balanced agreement.

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Mercedes-Benz to begin equipping top models with CO2 air conditioning systems starting in 2017; adapting other models for R1234yf

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These completely newly developed systems are based on the DIN specifications defined by the automotive standards committee of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). The R1234yf refrigerant has different flammability properties than the R134a refrigerant used in the industry to date. Earlier post.).

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WLTP and RDE tests for measuring emissions come into force in EU tomorrow

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A Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on WLTP was developed and finally adopted by UNECE’s World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations in March 2014, at the request of policy makers, the automobile industry and consumers. However, GTRs require incorporation into national or regional legal frameworks before they can be applied.

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Automakers whine about €15B fine they knew they’d risk for pushing gas cars

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If an automaker fails to meet this legal target, which was established in 2017 , it may have to pay a fine of €95 per gram of CO2 per car. At issue are Europe’s 2025 CO2 targets, and a penalty calculated based on fleet average CO2 emissions per automaker. By 2025, automakers are supposed sell vehicles with average emissions of 93.6g/km

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Car and two-wheeler OEMs recall 5.67 million vehicles in India | Autocar Professional

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The two-wheeler industry clocked total wholesales of nearly 18 million units. 317,531 vehicles recalled between January-April 2024 Between January and end-April 2024, a total of 317,531 vehicles have been voluntarily recalled by their manufacturers – 300,725 two-wheelers and 16,806 cars and SUVs. million units. million units in FY19.

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