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EPA Trends on EVs and PHEVs; beginning of a “measurable and meaningful impact” on new vehicle fuel economy and emissions

Green Car Congress

The agency’s reasoning was that since alternative fuel vehicle production has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternative fuel vehicles was negligible. Fuel economy average for the US fleet, per the Trends report, is 24.1 Click to enlarge.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

Setec Powerr

At present, many countries or regions such as the European Union, China, Japan and South Korea have proposed a “schedule for banning the sale” of fuel vehicles. Under the pressure of policies, car companies represented by Audi and Volvo have also released plans to stop production of fuel vehicles.

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