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Groupe Renault changes China strategy: light commercial vehicles and electric passenger cars

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Groupe Renault is setting a new strategy for China, based on Electric Vehicles (EV) and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV). JMEV was created in 2015. Groupe Renault is leading the LCV market in Europe in terms of sales volumes for light commercial vehicles, as well as sales of electric light commercial vehicles.

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Distances traveled on the road and in the air: 1970-2015

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The present analysis examines the changes in passenger-distance traveled in both of these two transportation modes during a 45-year period from 1970 to 2015. From 1970 to 2015, the average passenger-distance traveled in airplanes per person increased by 291%, from 511 miles to 2,000 miles.

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DOE: US Light-duty electric vehicle miles traveled reached 13.7 billion miles in 2020

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Between 2015 and 2020, the eVMT of all plug-in electric vehicles more than quadrupled. Total US Light-Duty Annual eMVT, 2012-2020. Gohlke, David, and Zhou, Yan, Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010 – 2020 , June 2021. Note: eVMT for 2011 was too small to appear on graph. Source: DOE.

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US new light-duty diesel sales dropped slightly in 2016 to 280,000 units from 300,000 in 2015

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smaller than the some 300,000 added to the US vehicle parc in 2015, but still demonstrated resilience in a market that had 25% fewer model choices available. The 2016 increase in diesel registrations was due to the expanding popularity and increasing number of choices in the light-duty pickup market, DTF said.

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Market share of plug-in vehicles in China has more than quadrupled from 2015 to 2019

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From 2015 to 2019, the market share of plug-in vehicles in China more than quadrupled, reaching 5.1% Market share of new plug-in light-duty vehicles by country/regions (China, Europe, and United States) from 2015 to 2019. in 2019, according to figures presented by the US DOE. in 2018, and then dropped to 1.9%

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 For the APAC region in 2015, IHS forecasts that China’s economic growth will decelerate further, to 6.5% However, IHS Automotive analysts still expect light vehicle sales in China to grow by 7% in 2015 to 25.2 million, an increase of 2.4%

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Used Car of the Day: 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350

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This 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350 appears bone stock and ready for your commute. liter V6, dual-zone climate control, panoramic sunroof, LED lighted running boards, seven-speed automatic transmission, Harmon Kardon audio, Bluetooth, 19-inch wheels, and power liftgate. The seller says its been well maintained and the mileage is 70,800.

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