World NM: Germany: Why car owners are reluctant to go electric 18.06.2021001325

Germany’s long-established car industry is embarking on a historic transformation to try and shrink its carbon footprint. As part of its plan to reach climate neutrality by 2045, the government wants to phase out combustion engine vehicles — a major emitter of greenhouse gases — and replace them with lower-emission alternatives, like electric cars. Still,… Continue reading World NM: Germany: Why car owners are reluctant to go electric 18.06.2021001325

World NM: Not the end of the assembly line: American start-up pulls Dutch car factory back from the brink001324

Canoo handout VDL Nedcar in Born is going to build electric cars for new American car maker Canoo from next year. The order, which will run until 2028, comes a year before the end of the contract with BMW for which Nedcar builds Minis and BMWs. The new contract is ‘fantastic news for our workers… Continue reading World NM: Not the end of the assembly line: American start-up pulls Dutch car factory back from the brink001324

World NM: The Pandemic will accelerate the digitization of the Indian automotive industry: Auto Experts at OLX Auto Talk 3.0 – ThePrint001323

Auto industry experts from MG Motor, OLX, Eplane & AdvantEdge unequivocally opined that the pandemic has been a watershed moment for the Indian automotive industry and in particular the second wave will lead to a delay in consumer demand for cars and mobility solutions thereby leading to a pent up demand for the same in… Continue reading World NM: The Pandemic will accelerate the digitization of the Indian automotive industry: Auto Experts at OLX Auto Talk 3.0 – ThePrint001323

World NM: Cinema and restaurant at Crown Casino among new exposure sites listed in Victoria001322

The screening of Cruella in Cinema 7 at Village Cinemas Crown on June 12 between 7:30pm and 10:30pm has been listed as a Tier 1 exposure site. The foyer and snack bar area of the cinema complex has been listed as a Tier 2 site. The Speedway Automotive and Quick Stop Food Store in Kent… Continue reading World NM: Cinema and restaurant at Crown Casino among new exposure sites listed in Victoria001322

World NM: All-electric Rimac Nevera pushes the hypercar envelope001321

Croatian Rimac Automobili has been well known in the recent past for creating all-electric hypercars, the performance of which have easily overtaken the current crop of internal combustion engined hypercar. The profile of the bonnet, the shape of the pillars and the design of the diffusers, splitters and radiators have all been intensively analysed and… Continue reading World NM: All-electric Rimac Nevera pushes the hypercar envelope001321

World NM: Chip shortages lower auto sales001318

May figure down 3% year-on-year to 2.13m vehicles, the first decline since April 2020 The ministry is also encouraging insurance companies to roll out insurance services that can boost local automakers’ confidence in using indigenously-produced chips, so as to help ease chip shortages. The China Passenger Car Association was even more optimistic about the full-year… Continue reading World NM: Chip shortages lower auto sales001318

World NM: Hydrogen vehicles to play key green role001316

As China aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, more opportunities will emerge in the hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle sector. In its report on energy saving and new energy vehicles, the China Society of Automotive Engineers projected there will be about 1 million fuel cell vehicles in operation across China by 2035, along with some 5,000… Continue reading World NM: Hydrogen vehicles to play key green role001316

World NM: 250 community EV charging stations by year-end in Kerala001313

Electric battery-operated vehicles have not taken off as anticipated by the government though Kerala has hopped onto the electric vehicle (EV) bandwagon to embrace environment-friendly mobility. Choosing a plan of ₹855 will allow a motorist to charge up to 91 units that will enable travel up to 1,500 km for three-wheelers and 900 km for… Continue reading World NM: 250 community EV charging stations by year-end in Kerala001313