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Tesla sold one out of every 8 cars in California in 2023, 21.4% EV share

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California hit a new record last year with 21.4% The data was released yesterday by the California New Car Dealer’s Association (CNCDA) in their quarterly Auto Outlook. The data was released yesterday by the California New Car Dealer’s Association (CNCDA) in their quarterly Auto Outlook.

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8-state alliance releases action plan to put 3.3M ZEVs on their roads by 2025

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The partner states are California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. Since the MOU signing, state regulators, the auto industry and infrastructure developers and other stakeholders have shared information and best practices to help move this effort forward. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen & Audi to pay >$14.7B in US to settle 2.0L diesel emissions case; $2B of that to promote ZEVs

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The class settlement creates a funding pool of up to $10.033 billion for affected consumers; companion settlements with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) call for an additional $4.7 California’’s share represents one-quarter of the total national mitigation funding of $4.7

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SoCal Edison white paper shares data about PEV usage and charging

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Southern California Edison (SCE) released a white paper summarizing learnings from its Electric Vehicle (EV) readiness program. Because California leads the nation in EV adoption, other utilities and stakeholders in the auto industry may find the information from the white paper useful, SCE suggested. Click to enlarge.

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ICCT study assesses EV promotion and uptake in top 25 metropolitan areas in US

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Cities and regions are leading on electric vehicles in diverse ways, varying their emphasis according to local conditions and needs—from investment in charging infrastructure and outreach (Portland) to consumer incentives and carpool lane access (Atlanta) to a broad array of many electric vehicle promotion actions (California cities).

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

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After cruising through Southern California I came away appreciating what $127,300 gets you, which is a lot. It is too involved to go into here, so make sure your Mercedes-Benz dealer sales representative walks you through it completely. The term luxury is tossed around pretty loosely in the auto industry. The standard.

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GM and Chrysler Submit Updated Restructuring Plans; Up to $18.6B More Needed; Outlines for Product Plans

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The plans, updated in the context of a worsening sales outlook for the entire auto industry, outline a need for up to an additional $16.6 GM’s dealer count is also projected to be further reduced, from 6,246 in 2008 to 4,700 by 2012, and to 4,100 by 2014.

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