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Analysis: How UK grid will cope with an EV revolution by 2030

It has been clear for a while now that electric vehicles are coming. If the sales charts and chatter on social media weren’t clues enough, the UK government’s announcement of a 2030 ban on the sale of new ICE cars is the future writ large in bold font. But as Brits start to buy more… Continue reading Analysis: How UK grid will cope with an EV revolution by 2030

German Manager Magazin: New car registrations January: Electric boom in the German car market continues – KBA Numbers000612

Of the 169,754 newly registered cars in January 2021, 62,371 cars, and thus 36.7 percent, had alternative drives, counted by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). More than a third of all new cars registered in January are therefore purely battery-electric, with plug-in or normal hybrid, and have a fuel cell, hydrogen or gas tanks… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: New car registrations January: Electric boom in the German car market continues – KBA Numbers000612

Exclusive: Wuhan, recovering from virus, weighs policies to help hometown automaker Dongfeng

By Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s Wuhan city is considering steps to support its biggest local automaker Dongfeng Motor Corp, according to a draft policy document reviewed by Reuters, as the epicentre of China’s novel coronavirus outbreak tries to revive its economy. The potential measures include subsidies for new car buyers,… Continue reading Exclusive: Wuhan, recovering from virus, weighs policies to help hometown automaker Dongfeng

Good neighbours: an EV charging solution for owners with no driveway

“It’s all about the Charlottes,” says Joel Teague, CEO of Co Charger, a new company that claims to have the answer to that rather large elephant in the EV room: how to charge your car at home when you don’t have a charger, never mind a driveway. According to Co Charger, at least 40% of… Continue reading Good neighbours: an EV charging solution for owners with no driveway

China guides its self-driving startups into the fast lane

HONG KONG/ PALO ALTO, U.S. — When AutoX said in December that it had become the first Chinese company to test fully self-driving vehicles on open roads in the country, the result took a back seat to the fact that the test took place at all. The boast of 4-year-old Auto X about its test… Continue reading China guides its self-driving startups into the fast lane

European steel users call on Commission to terminate safeguard measures on 30 June 2021

Brussels, 26 February 2021 – In response to today’s announcement by the European Commission that it will review the safeguard measures on steel, in place since 2018, a coalition of downstream users of steel is urging the Commission not to extend the measures beyond their expiry date this June. While the COVID-19 pandemic has severely… Continue reading European steel users call on Commission to terminate safeguard measures on 30 June 2021

@Nissan: 2021/02/26 Nissan’s 100% electric motor-driven e-POWER technology reaches global milestone …000241

2021/02/26 YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan today announced a breakthrough in engine efficiency, reaching 50% thermal efficiency with its in-development, next generation e-POWER system. Nissan’s e-POWER system utilizes an on-board gasoline engine to provide electrical energy to the e-powertrain battery pack. Nissan’s latest approach to engine development has raised the bar to world-leading levels, accelerating past… Continue reading @Nissan: 2021/02/26 Nissan’s 100% electric motor-driven e-POWER technology reaches global milestone …000241

Tesla shuts down Model 3 production line for 2 weeks amid chip shortage

Tesla is shutting down a Model 3 production line at Fremont factory for 2 weeks amid an industry-wide microchip shortage. According to a new report from Bloomberg, Tesla has informed employees from a Model 3 production line at Fremont factory that their line is being shut down until March 7: “Workers on a Model 3… Continue reading Tesla shuts down Model 3 production line for 2 weeks amid chip shortage

UK-Japan trade deal settled nerves for Japanese firms: Honda exec

Britain and Japan formally signed a trade agreement in October, marking Britain’s first big post-Brexit deal on trade. LONDON: Britain’s trade deal with Japan settled the nerves of a lot of Japanese businesses in the United Kingdom and gives them confidence about their future prospects there, a senior Honda executive said on Tuesday. Japan, the… Continue reading UK-Japan trade deal settled nerves for Japanese firms: Honda exec