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Feb 20, 2022, 5:33 AM

Delhi Govt Replacing Its Old Diesel And Petrol Vehicles With Electric Ones

After the launch of the Electric Vehicle Policy in August 2020, various departments and autonomous bodies of the Delhi government have started replacing old petrol and diesel vehicles in their fleets with electric vehicles.

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  Reuters | Feb 20, 2022

  Thailand Approves Incentives To Promote EV Shift

  The package for 2022-2025 is in line with a zero-emission vehicle policy plus a goal to ensure 30 per cent of Thailand's total auto production are EVs by 2030.

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  Reuters | Feb 20, 2022

  GM Extends EV Bolt Production Halt But Plans To Soon Resume Sales

  GM said it planned to resume production of the Bolt at its Orion Township, Michigan plant the week of April 4.

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  Reuters | Feb 20, 2022

  Alphabet's Waymo, CH Robinson To Test Automated Trucks In Texas

  The development of autonomous long-haul trucks will provide welcome relief to fleets that struggled with hauling capacity restraints and chronic driver shortages even before the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the situation.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  Foreign Automakers See Their Chance In Japan With Electric Vehicles

  While overall car sales in Japan dipped 3.2 per cent last year, sales of foreign models rose 1.7 per cent. Imports of battery EVs jumped almost three times to a record 8,610 vehicles, according to the Japan Automobile Importers Association.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  Ford, Volvo Join Redwood In EV Battery Recycling Push In California

  The automakers will join battery recycling startup Redwood Materials in developing processes, starting in California, to collect end-of-life batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles and recover the materials for use in new batteries.

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  Reuters | Feb 20, 2022

  Volkswagen CEO Sees Widespread Autonomous Driving Within 25 Years

  Diess also said Volkswagen was pursuing further partnerships to increase its self-sufficiency in software and adding such features as brand-specific voice assistants to its cars.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  EV Startups Hunt For An Edge As Big Automakers Roll Out Vans And Trucks

  Spurred on by looming bans on combustion engines in China and Europe, major automakers are striving to bring their commercial electric vehicles (EV) to market fast and ensure they don't get caught out again by another Tesla.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  China NEV Sales Drop 18.6% In January After Subsidy Cut

  China has ambitious goals in promoting NEVs as part of efforts to curb air pollution and believes the industry has matured enough to be driven by demand rather than subsidies.

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