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European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

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of total new car sales. The latest generation of diesel vehicles is a very effective lever to achieve climate goals in the near future, because they emit 15-20% less CO 2 than equivalent petrol vehicles. —ACEA President, Dieter Zetsche. —Dieter Zetsche.

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A third of Aussies back 2030 ICE ban claims Polestar survey

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A survey commissioned by the electric vehicle maker Polestar has found 34 per cent of Australian drivers support a ban on petrol and diesel cars by 2030. The government will issue a discussion paper on emissions strategy for auto industry comment and response this month. The European Union recently signed up to a 2035 ICE ban.

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Tesla Model Y strengthens its position in Sweden

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of all passenger auto sales! Petrol-only vehicles, and HEVs, were essentially flat YoY, and diesels were down by over a third. Petrol-only vehicles, and HEVs, were essentially flat YoY, and diesels were down by over a third. Petrol share looks set to regularly slide under 20% in Q3 or Q4 this year. comprised 41.6%

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in Sweden

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All of the overall auto market’s 9% YoY volume growth came from growth in plugins, leaving combined plugless vehicles with a volume drop, albeit with some shift in weighting from diesel to petrol. The BMW i4 saw its highest volume yet (458 units), and climbed to 7th. of the market (from 14.0% 4, and the Kia EV6 took third.

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EVs dominated the UK car market in December

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The UK’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 39.4% share of new sales in December, a new record, up from 33.2% Overall auto volumes were up 18% year on year in December, but still down compared to pre-2020 norms. In terms of volumes , December saw BEVs grow 1.53x from a year ago, to 42,284 sales. year on year.

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The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

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To accelerate EV uptake, the Zero Emission Transportation Association , a lobbying group formed by Tesla, Lucid and Rivian along with some EV charging suppliers, asserts that sales of new internal combustion vehicles must be banned by 2030 and diesel trucks by 2035. So the value of the credit means little to the less well-off.

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Domestic Tesla Model Y dominates the German EV market

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Germany, Europe’s single largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.5% share of sales in February 2023, a drop from 24.9% Overall auto volume was 206,210 units, up by some 3% YoY, but still some 18% down from pre-2020 seasonal norms. BEVs grew volume by 14.7%, and Petrols by 8.9%. year on year.

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