• Honda collaborates with Vattenfall

    • October 25, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Honda has announced a collaboration with Vattenfall, an European energy supplier, to provide a flexible electricity tariff specifically tailored for electric vehicle (EV) owners in Europe. In a letter of intent signed on 23 October 2019, the two companies confirmed their intentions to jointly develop and market a flexible electricity tariff that will allow EVs to be charged [...]
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  • Dave Flockhart – Chief Operating Officer, BETAG Innovation

    • October 24, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Dave Flockhart – Chief Operating Officer, BETAG Innovation
    Dave Flockhart is BETAG Innovation’s Chief Operating Officer. Dave has a detailed understanding of the North American collision repair industry and for the past eight years has been responsible for BETAG’s drive to deliver effective technical training and advanced equipment in the USA and Canada. As BETAG continues to focus on improving the knowledge, skills [...]
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  • India’s scrappage unlikely to produce desired results

    • October 24, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Following the news that India has issued draft guidelines for setting up authorized vehicle scrapping facilities across the country; Animesh Kumar, director of automotive consulting at GlobalData, a research and consulting company, offers his view: “The draft guidelines released by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) will certainly be beneficial and help in [...]
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  • IBIS Turkey: Solutions for Success

    • October 24, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    The sixth edition of IBIS Turkey yet again raised the bar on Wednesday, with more delegates than ever drawn to Istanbul’s Wyndham Grand Levent hotel by a top-class line-up of speakers and quality content delivered under the theme ‘Solutions for Success’. IBIS Turkey has long-established itself as the annual event in the region’s collision repair industry where key decision [...]
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  • Spain gets the electric treatment

    • October 23, 2019
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    In conjunction with CEPSA, IONITY has launched its first high-power charging station in Spain. Located in Pallejá (Barcelona), the new site is equipped with four high power charging points each with a capacity of 350 kW. These chargers are compatible with the European standard Combined Charging System (CCS) and reduce charging times for current and [...]
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