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Global demand for EVs to surge to 54% of new car sales by 2040

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar13 Jul 2017

Tumbling battery prices mean EVs will not just have lower lifetime costs, but will also be cheaper than ICE cars by 2025-29. By 2040, EVs will be displacing 8 million barrels of transport fuel per day, says new BNEF study.

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New Audi A8 will not go electric


By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar13 Jul 2017

The new Audi A8 line-up will feature a plug-in hybrid variant, but an all-electric model is off the cards

Tata Technologies opens new European Innovation and Development Centre in Warwick

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar12 Jul 2017

Along with back office and sales support for Tata Technologies European operations, the £20 million new facility will ...

BorgWarner’s compact wastegate turbo boosts Honda’s new 1.0-litre petrol engine

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar12 Jul 2017

BorgWarner’s most compact turbocharger for 1.0-litre engines boosts performance, improves fuel efficiency and reduces ...

Suzuki launches new Swift Hybrid in Japan

By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar12 Jul 2017

The hybrid system installed on the new versions combines a Motor Generator Unit (MGU) to an Auto Gear Shift (AGS).

Seat sells 246,500 units in H1 2017, up 13.7%

By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar12 Jul 2017

Seat concludes the first half of 2017 with the best commercial result since 2001. The brand’s global sales grew by 13....

Daimler Buses joins CleverShuttle for on-demand mobility

By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar12 Jul 2017

Daimler Buses cooperates in the development of innovative solutions for "on-demand services" for transport association...

Seat Cupra models could be electrified

By Jim Holder, Autocar UK calendar12 Jul 2017

Hybridisation or full electrification of future Cupra performance models is being debated; UK boss pushes potential of...

Porsche sells 126,497 units in H1 2017,up 7%

By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar11 Jul 2017

Porsche sees an upwards trend in the January-June 2017 period, selling 126,497 vehicles worldwide.

Tata and Ashok Leyland among top competitors in Africa’s CV market: Frost & Sullivan report

By Nilesh Wadhwa calendar11 Jul 2017

As per African Commercial Vehicles Market, Forecast to 2025 the market is expected to grow from 317,533 units in 2016 ...