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Autopromotec 2019: Electric And Electronic Vehicles In The Repair Shop – Are We Ready?

The number of hybrid and electric cars in circulation is steadily growing, together with cars equipped with driving assistance systems (ADAS). This poses a new challenge that will revolutionize repair shops.

Chinese Carmaker BYD To Produce EVs In Changzhou National Hi-Tech District

According to BYD, this move will help the automaker meet increasing demand from the EV market and expand its production capacity of pure electric passenger vehicles.

Bosch To Cooperate In Large-Scale Production Of Fuel Cells For Trucks And Cars

By 2030, the share of electric vehicles worldwide powered by fuel cells will be as high as 20 percent.

Jaguar I-PACE A Triple Winner In Road To The World Car Awards

The I-PACE received honors as the overall 2019 World Car of the Year, the 2019 World Green Car and the 2019 World Car Design of the Year.

Renault Celebrates 200,000 Electric Vehicle Sales Across Europe

Renault is No. 1 in electric vehicle sales in Europe for the fourth consecutive year.

Sono Motors Announces Bosch As Partner For Car Connectivity 

The Sono Sion features integrated car-, ride- and power-sharing and will be able to charge itself thanks to solar integration.

UK Survey Finds Only 5 Percent Of EV Drivers Would Ever Go Back To A Conventional Car

After eight years and 380 episodes, Robert Llewellyn host of “Fully Charged” – the World’s No.1 Clean Energy & Electric Vehicle channel – has received more than 7,700 responses to its first audience survey.

Fully Charged: Bosch Is Putting Electric Vans On The Road

Bosch says the technology offers huge market potential as three-fourths of Germany’s commercial vehicles are vans.

McLaren Automotive To Launch 19 New Cars As Part Of $1.6B Plan To Go 100 Percent Hybrid By 2025

Having launched the world’s first-ever petrol-electric hybrid-hyper car five years ago with the iconic McLaren P1TM, McLaren now plan to unveil its successor as part of the Track25 plan.

CTEK Acquires Chargestorm AB In Move To Enter The Electrical Vehicle Charging Market

Chargestorm is Scandinavia’s largest producer of electric vehicle charging solutions, and the acquisition by CTEK will take Chargestorm products to a worldwide audience.

Nissan LEAF Named 2018 World Green Car

The Nissan LEAF won the overall World Car of the Year title in 2011, while the Nissan GT-R won the 2009 World Performance Car award.

Volvo XC60 Named 2018 World Car Of The Year

The Volvo XC60 was chosen from an initial entry list of 34 vehicles from all over the world.