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EVs Claim Nearly One-Third of Norway’s Car Market
Sales of pure-electric cars in Norway captured 31% of the country’s entire passenger vehicle market last year, says the Norwegian Road Federation (NRF).
Toyota Affiliates Plan Autonomous-Car Tech Venture
Four Toyota Motor Corp. suppliers are teaming up to form J-Quad Dynamics Inc., which will develop software and provide engineering services related to automated driving and vehicle motion control.
Daimler Renames Fuel Cell Unit
Daimler AG has renamed its fuel cell development business as Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH.
VW to Test Mobile EV Charging Station
Volkswagen AG has developed a mobile charging station with capacity to replenish 15 electric vehicles.
New Hyundai Fuel Cell Vehicle Arrives in the U.S.
A customer in California took delivery last week of Hyundai Motor Co.’s fuel cell-powered Nexo crossover, marking the first sale of the all-new model in the U.S.
Germany Okays Diesel Retrofits to Avoid Bans
Germany’s transport ministry has cleared the way for owners of older diesels to retrofit their cars and avoid city bans on such vehicles.
The SOLO EV Is Really Being Built
From the point of view of structural engineering and assembly, electric vehicles are a whole lot simpler than those with internal combustion engines, which probably goes a long way to explain why there are so many startups showing EVs.
SK Innovation to Hike Battery Capacity Tenfold
South Korean battery maker SK Innovation Co., which supplies batteries for electrified vehicles to BAIC, Daimler and Volkswagen, says it will boost its output capacity more than tenfold by 2022.
VW Spending to Fix Diesel Cheating Tops €27 Billion
Volkswagen Group has spent more than €27 billion ($30.8 billion) in the past four years to remedy 11 million diesels it had rigged worldwide to evade emission standards worldwide.
BASF Touts Lidar-Friendly Coatings
Chemical giant BASF SE says it has developed a coating technology to help lidar sensors in autonomous cars better detect nearby dark-colored vehicles.