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1. It’s the law: Electric cars must make noise after September 2019
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s long awaited “Quiet Car” rule will require all electric vehicles to make noise, so pedestrians can better hear and avoid them.
Read the article below at CNET:
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/its-the-law-electric-cars-must-make-noise-after-september-2019/
2. Electric car charge point use doubles in Scotland
Electric vehicle drivers appeared to favor rapid charge points, with many standard charge points not used at all.
Read the article below at BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-37930907
3. China’s electric cars are chasing Volkswagen
The emissions scandal will speed a shift in technology and alter the balance power.
Read the article at FT:
https://www.ft.com/content/f5a250e6-a4d5-11e6-8898-79a99e2a4de6
4. BMW wants to ramp up sales of electric cars to 100,000 in 2017
The company is also increasing the battery range of its i3 city vehicle by 50% this year. The i3, BMW’s only fully-battery powered car, sold 25,000 units last year.
Read the article at CityAM:
http://www.cityam.com/253564/bmw-wants-ramp-up-sales-electric-cars-100000-2017
5. Electric car maker Tesla eyes UK base after making first European foray
- Elon Musk: “We are likely to establish a Tesla engineering group in Britain at some point in the future.”Read the article at the telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/08/electric-car-maker-tesla-comes-to-europe-as-it-snaps-up-german-f/
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