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Honda ZR-V Launch Date in India 2026 – Expected Price, Features & Latest Updates

Looking for the Honda ZR-V launch date in India? Explore the expected launch timeline, price, specifications, features, mileage, and latest

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GM Tops List for Commonly-Sued Vehicle Manufacturers in California Lemon Law Claims

California lemon law attorneys, Wirtz Law San Diego, CA, January 27, 2023 (Law Firm Newswire) General Motors faces one lawsuit under California’s lemon law for every 78 vehicles it sells in the state, according to the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG). In collaboration with the Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS) Foundation and Frontier Group, CALPIRG examined more…

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Highway Boondoggles 4

Highway Boondoggles 4 updates @uspirg ‏@frontiergroup list of EXPENSIVE hwy projects that won't help congestion

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America’s infrastructure is in rough shape. Many of our roads, bridges and transit systems are aging and in need of repair.

Yet, year after year, state and local governments propose billions of dollars’ worth of new and expanded highways that often do little to reduce congestion or address real transportation challenges, while diverting…

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Electric Buses: Clean Transportation for Healthier Neighborhoods and Cleaner Air

Switching to all-electric buses - the tech is here and the time is now - report from @uspirg @frontiergroup @EnvAm

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Executive Summary: Electric Buses: Clean Transportation for Healthier Neighborhoods and Cleaner Air

Buses play a key role in in our nation’s transportation system, carrying millions of children daily to and from school and moving millions of Americans each day around our cities. Buses reduce the number of individual cars on our roads, make our…

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Indonesia’s BeliMobilGue raises $3.7M to let consumers sell their cars quickly and easily

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Indonesia’s BeliMobilGue raises $3.7M to let consumers sell their cars quickly and easily

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A new startup in Indonesia wants to car owners in Southeast Asia’s country sell their vehicle with more security and reliability.

BeliMobilGue — meaning ‘Buy My Car’ — was quietly started last year as a joint venture from Berlin-based Frontier Car Group and Intudo Ventures. It acts as a middleman between Indonesia’s car dealers and consumers who want to part with their vehicle.

The startup has big plans for 2018 after it raised $3.7 million this week. The investment — which is described as a pre-Series A deal — was led by Indonesia’s Intudo Ventures with participation from angel investors that include Michaelangelo Moran, one of the co-founders of Uber Go-Jek.

Rolf Monteiro, BeliMobilGue CEO and co-founder, told TechCrunch that he expects the Series A round itself to be completed in the first half of this year. He declined to provide details on its likely size.

Dutch-born Monteiro, who previously led LivingSocial in Indonesia among other ventures, explained that the process of selling a car in world’s fourth largest country is not easy. Unlike Western markets, car sales and ownership is not logged. The owner’s manual is proof of ownership, and it is common for would-be sellers to worry about having it stolen when they arrange to meet a prospective buyer. Selling direct to a dealer eliminates that concern and, since there are plenty of dealerships, supply is more constant than in the retailer space.

“We’re trying to remove as many headaches as possible for the private seller, so don’t have to go down the consumer-to-consumer route,” Monteiro explained. “We transact the car to our network of private buyers, which includes dealers, showrooms and corporates who are looking to trade or own vehicles.”

Monteiro admits that a private sale might get a seller more cash, but he’s convinced that a safer option has value for many. Added to that, BeliMobilGue’s network means it can sell a car faster, he argued.

For its buyers, the company offers guarantees based on a 300-point inspection of each vehicle. Buyers can also spend an hour inspecting a vehicle before agreeing to buy it. If a deal is agreed, BeliMobilGue takes an undisclosed portion.

Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest economy and a huge market in its own right with a population of over 260 million people. Jakarta is the center of the national auto market, representing nearly 60 percent of all vehicles in the country and, by extension of that, its where the key dealerships are.

BeliMobilGue’s current focus is the Greater Jakarta area — which, by some estimates, houses as many as 30 million people — with plans to expand to other parts of the country later this year. The startup currently has 17 locations, used primary for inspection, with plans to triple that figure in 2018.

“In Jakarta alone, there are 170,000 cars being transacted per month, we want to know how they are being sold,” Monteiro said. “It’s important to dominate Jakarta first [before expanding.] Just one percent of the city’s auto market would be $10 million in GMV per month.”

Monteiro added that the company has “done its homework” on the wider Southeast Asia region, but he believes it is essential to “be sure the quality of service and customer experience well above par” before looking to new markets. That means no expansion in 2018.

There is also no plan to go direct to consumers either. That’s a question Monteiro said he fields a lot, particularly during first meetings with dealers. He reasoned that reaching the consumer audience requires budgets and focus that BeliMobilGue isn’t interested in, plus there are added hassles. Dealers and auto professions are a more willing audience that his company knows where to find.

E-commerce in Southeast Asia is tipped to grow to $88.1 billion by 2025 with Indonesia the largest single contributing country. So it isn’t surprising that there’s plenty of competition in the auto sales space. iCar Asia, Rocket Internet venture Carmudi and Carro are some of the other companies trying to make it easier to sell a vehicle in Indonesia.

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Renewables on the Rise

#Renewables on the Rise across the USA - @frontiergroup @EnvAm report

ENVIRONMENT AMERICA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER FRONTIER GROUP A Decade of Progress Toward a Clean Energy Future Executive Summary Clean energy is sweeping across America, and is poised for further dramatic growth in the years ahead. Wind turbines and solar panels were novelties 10 years ago; today, they are everyday parts of America’s energy landscape. Energy-saving LED light bulbs cost $40…

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50 Steps Toward Carbon-Free Transportation: Rethinking U.S. Transportation Policy to Fight Global Warming

Practical steps the U.S. can take to eliminate #carbon pollution by 2050 - @frontiergroup report

FRONTIER GROUP Written by Tony Dutzik, Frontier Group Executive Summary America and the world must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases immediately and dramatically if we are to prevent the worst impacts of global warming. If the world is to meet the promises of the Paris Climate Agreement, and limit global warming to no more than 2°C, the United States will have to virtually eliminate carbon…

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Natural Gas and Global Warming: A Review of Evidence Finds that Methane Leaks Undercut the Climate Benefits of Natural Gas

Collaboratie report shows #NaturalGas makes #ClimateChange worse @EnvAm @frontiergroup @ToxicsAction

ENVIRONMENT AMERICA TOXICS ACTION CENTER FRONTIER GROUP Natural gas has been touted as a “bridge fuel” that can help the United States and the world reduce emissions of global warming pollutants during the transition to truly clean sources of energy. The “bridge fuel” argument, however, hinges on a critical assumption: that the climate impacts of natural gas are modest. In recent years, a number…

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