Remove Auto Industry Remove Global Remove Petrol Remove SUV
article thumbnail

It’s a green light for electric vehicles! Aussie CO2 standard tough on Toyota, SUVs and utes

EV Central

Previewed in an Impact Analysis published on Sunday (February 4), the newly renamed National Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), will impose tough CO2 emissions limit on passenger vehicles, SUVs, utes and vans that ramp up around 12 per cent per year from 2025 to 2029 under the government’s preferred model.

CO2 90
article thumbnail

A third of Aussies back 2030 ICE ban claims Polestar survey

EV Central

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. Polestar 3 large SUV with camouflage. “A

article thumbnail

Nissan: we will comply with 2035 Aussie ICE ban

EV Central

The lack of direction in electrification in Australia has directly impacted the availability of the new Nissan Ariya mid-size SUV here. Globally, Nissan has committed billions to EV development , but here its sales volume is driven by diesel utes and petrol SUVs. Paterson and Nissan Australia are in a difficult position.

Nissan 105
article thumbnail

China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

EV Central

JAC will roll out right-hand drive SUVs the same year, while passenger cars will follow after that. The future of JAC is EV,” declared Jason Pecotic, the managing director of BLK Auto. The next vehicle they are working on is SUV. It also has an SUV sibling, the R1S, that spins off the same platform. 2023 JAC JS6 SUV.

article thumbnail

Hatchbacks not giving up territorial rights so easily | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

In those days, India revolved around the pulse of small cars, an automotive ethos that endured for decades, reigning supreme until 2017-18, after which tides started turning in the favour of SUVs (sports utility vehicles). What’s more, in March 2024, for the first time, the top two vehicles sold were SUVs—Tata Punch and Hyundai Creta.

Suzuki 52
article thumbnail

The EV Transition Explained: How to Meet Sales Targets?

Cars That Think

Greenpeace , agrees, and argues that sales of all diesel and petrol vehicles, including hybrids must end by 2030. There is also a push to make those who own SUVs pay a steep annual registration fee to discourage their ownership, as is happening in Washington, D.C. Thereafter, the percentages go up by 10 percentage points each year.

Sale 80
article thumbnail

CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

Green Car Congress

SpeedStart and TIGERS technologies are aimed not only at the C-segment car platform represented by the Ford Focus, but also are relevant from the B-segment to the largest passenger car and rapidly growing SUV platforms. There is a continual drive within the auto industry for low carbon vehicle technologies. SpeedStart.

Congress 236