(Associated Press)
Electric forecast
A global analyst recently predicted electric vehicles (plug-in and battery powered) would make up 20 percent of the global auto market by 2030. HIS Global Insight forecasts an 8.6 percent market share for plug-in hybrids and 9.9 percent for battery electric. Batteries and a power grid, the firm says, are the two stumbling blocks going forward.
--NWautos staff
BMW partnership
BMW and Peugeot Citroen will extend their existing partnership to work towards meeting Europe's 2014 emissions limits. The companies plan to build a new version of their four-cylinder gasoline engine, as well as look for other systems and components on which to cooperate.
--Wheelbase Communications
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