Electric Mobility

Reuters

Feb 19, 2022, 11:07 PM

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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  PTI | Feb 19, 2022

  EV Charging Stations Expand 2.5 Times In 9 Mega Cities: Report

  An additional 678 public EV charging stations were installed between October 2021 and January 2022 in nine Indian cities. About 940 of India's 1,640 public EV chargers are located in these cities.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  Back In The Black, Renault Looks To Tap Into Electric Boom

  In a presentation to investors, Renault said a "pure electric entity" could be focused on France and be open to partnerships, while a separate one for the combustion engine and hybrid cars could be focused outside France and do the same.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  Volta Trucks Raises $260 Million To Fund Electric Vehicle Launch

  Prototypes of the Volta Zero, a 16-tonne fully-electric truck, will be delivered to customers in mid-2022, with series production due to start in late 2022.

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  car&bike Team | Feb 18, 2022

  Hero Electric Hardens Stand On Brand Dispute With Hero MotoCorp

  The Delhi High Court has referred the dispute between Hero Electric and Hero MotoCorp for arbitration. The matter relates to the use of the 'Hero' brand name for EVs.

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