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US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

Green Car Congress

The diesel share of new US vehicle sales in 2018 exceeded that of hybrid vehicles, which came in at almost 2% of total sales, as well as the sales of plug-in electric vehicles (plug-in hybrids and full-battery-electric vehicles combined), which also came in at around 2% of total sales. Chevrolet Silverado heavy-duty pickup.

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What Part Do EVs Play in the Federal Net-Zero Emissions Target?

Clean Fleet Report

Electric Vehicles Are a Key Climate Change Tool The U.S. Are electric vehicles (EVs) the answer to the automobile industry’s role? In 2016, nearly 200 countries ratified the Paris Agreement, an international treaty to reduce emissions and slow global warming. Most of the world’s vehicles run on gasoline, requiring fossil fuels.