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Auto parts suppliers in the future

Source: http://wardsauto.com/engines/top-100-auto-suppliers-could-suffer-electrification-shift?NL=WAW-04&Issue=WAW-04_20170731_WAW-04_95&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_3&utm_rid=CPENT000000095975&utm_campaign=13218&utm_medium=email&elq2=866055de6cf44d68878ed6633b34bf3f

. . . some automotive suppliers are being forced to make strategic moves as a result of this huge disruption that potentially will impact the industry.

For example, the SchaefflerGroup supplies 40 to 50 bearings for internal-combustion engines and transmissions. Battery EVs would need only a handful.

“The fact of the matter is that the disruption, whether it happens 10 or 20...

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Model 3 has 310 mile range

Source: Tesla’s Model 3 Arrives With a Surprise 310-Mile Range - Bloomberg

Three hundred ten.

That’s the electric range of a $44,000 version of Tesla’s Model 3, unveiled in its final form Friday night. It’s a jaw-dropping new benchmark for cheap range in an electric car, and it’s just one of several surprises Tesla had in store as it handed over the keys to the first 30 customers.
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Well if no one else will post it.

Bob Wilson

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Good news for Jetta TDI

Source: Volkswagen Gets Diesel Fix Approval in US | TheDetroitBureau.com

“Volkswagen is pleased that it has received regulatory approval to offer affected customers in the United States an approved emissions modification (AEM) for approximately 326,000 Generation One 2.0-liter TDI vehicles with automatic and manual transmissions,” the company announced today.
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With the approval, the automaker can offer owners an option: fix the car or sell it back to VW. According to VW, it submitted test data and technical information showing the modification works without negatively affecting vehicle reliability or durability.

As part of the deal, Volkswagen is required to explain how and why the modification works and what difference owners may experience in their car’s performance, reliability and durability as a result so they can decide to fix or sell.

This will have...

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