Groupe Renault has participated in an unprecedented study conducted by the European Climate Foundation and the Fondation pour la Nature et pour l’Homme on the environmental impacts of electric vehicles over their entire life cycle, with other experts: Avere-France, Ademe, Cler, Climate Action Network France, WWF, battery manufacturer Saft and RTE. New French study reveals… Continue reading “The electric vehicle in the ecological transition in France” (Study of European Climate Foundation and the Fondation pour la Nature et pour l’Homme), in collaboration with Groupe Renault
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South Korea To Standardize CCS/Combo Fast Charge Standard
53 mins ago by Mark Kane World Map of Charging System Standards (source: CharIn) South Korea, despite initial engagement in the CHAdeMO fast charging standard several years ago, is now making a switch to the CCS Combo standard used in North American – Combo 1. Chevrolet Bolt EV CCS Combo 1 inlet It was already… Continue reading South Korea To Standardize CCS/Combo Fast Charge Standard
“Towards Better Capitalism” – a World Economic Session with Carlos Ghosn in Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland – Every year in January, Davos in Switzerland is the place to be for thought leaders, heads of states, CEOs, entrepreneurs and other actors from the civil society. The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting is the occasion to discuss the challenges that our globalized society is facing: climate change, natural resources, economic stability,… Continue reading “Towards Better Capitalism” – a World Economic Session with Carlos Ghosn in Davos
The dealers of Renault won 700,000 euros on average in 2017, with a return of 1.7%
Posted 1/24/2018 12:16:12 PM The financial RCI granted loans in Spain for about 1,000 million euros in 2017 MADRID, 24 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) – The network of dealerships of the French automobile consortium Renault in Spain closed last year with an average return on turnover of between 1.65% and 1.7%, as announced by the general… Continue reading The dealers of Renault won 700,000 euros on average in 2017, with a return of 1.7%
Nissan and Shikoku Electric join forces to promote electric cars
Buyers of new Nissan LEAF in Japan’s Shikoku region to earn points toward electricity bill YOKOHAMA, Japan (Jan. 24, 2018) – Buyers of the new Nissan LEAF in a region of western Japan will earn points that they can use to help pay their utility bills, as part of a partnership to promote electric cars.… Continue reading Nissan and Shikoku Electric join forces to promote electric cars
South Korean Government Changes Standards for Payment of Subsidy for Electric Vehicles
Ministry of Environment (ME) has decided to change standards for payment of government subsidy for electric vehicles to ‘first-come-first-served based on registration and release date of cars’ this year. Its standards changed for the first time when they were based on submission of documents for purchase since 2013. It has decided to change standards in… Continue reading South Korean Government Changes Standards for Payment of Subsidy for Electric Vehicles
Aston Martin hit by Daimler steering-column recall
PARIS (Reuters) – Aston Martin has become the latest carmaker to be caught up in a major recall of faulty Daimler (DAIGn.DE) steering-column components that can cause unintended airbag deployments. The British sports car maker is recalling all 3,873 DB11 coupes built since late 2015, when production of the flagship model began, sources with knowledge… Continue reading Aston Martin hit by Daimler steering-column recall
22 Jan 2018 Driveline Major programme wins power GKN to £2bn eDrive order book
Significant contract wins strengthen GKN’s leadership position in eDrive Sales forecast to grow from £33 million in 2017 to £500 million by 2022 Company introducing next-generation electric driveline technologies and rapidly bringing full systems capability to the market R&D spend in 2017 totals £36 million making £123 million over the past six years and securing… Continue reading 22 Jan 2018
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Toyota in Valenciennes: the CE confirms the details of the investment
It had been a long time since we had seen such an investment in cars in France. Toyota will invest 400 million euros in its Onnaing plant, near Valenciennes, to allow the site to host the new platform of the manufacturer (the “New Global Platform Architecture”) and a new vehicle in addition to the Yaris.… Continue reading Toyota in Valenciennes: the CE confirms the details of the investment
Top Automotive Industry News for Week of January 15 – January 21, 2017
Here is the most important news associated with the automotive industry identified by the SEA for the week January 15, 2018 – January 21, 2018. We hope it helps you stay up to speed on the key developments in our industry: -AEA Membership News- Save The Date! The next AEA Members Reception will be held… Continue reading Top Automotive Industry News for Week of January 15 – January 21, 2017