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Despite labor dispute, Tesla takes the crown in sales in Sweden, Norway

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Photo by Lukas Kloeppel on Pexels.com It’s no surprise that Norway is leading the world in EV adoption, but 2023 saw the country reach new heights with electric vehicles taking a record 82% market share, and Tesla with a whopping 20% market share. Norwegians have enjoyed considerable incentives in transitioning to electric vehicles.

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Canada looks to Norway for lessons in how to manage the transition to EVs – Charged EVs

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Norway is the world’s undisputed EV capital—roughly a quarter of all cars on its roads are now EVs, and the country is on track to end the sale of gas and diesel cars by 2025. Norway started down the electrification path over a decade ago, beginning with several policies meant to encourage consumers to buy EVs.

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U.S. pace of EV adoption rivals rate of California: analysis

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Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) are gaining traction in auto markets across the world, and new data shows that U.S. As new car sales bans loom in some areas, early BEV adoption data from the California auto market seems promising — and some think the rest of the country could be right behind the state. If the U.S.

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Polestar 7 to replace Polestar 2 in EV line-up to avoid Volkswagen Golf-like fate

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A new Polestar electric car is destined to replace the Polestar 2 , the EV that started it all. Unveiled in 2019, the Polestar 2 put the brand on a new path toward becoming an all-electric automaker. The Polestar 2 is the brand’s first fully electric vehicle after the Polestar 1, a hybrid with up to 78 miles of electric range.

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Toyota’s greenwashing AI ‘eco-copilot’ is fake, but the prank makes a real point

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“Toyota” announced a new eco-conscious AI copilot at the DC Auto Show yesterday, which promises to reduce environmental impact by up to 10% – but it turns out the whole thing was a prank, and the prank makes a real point about Toyota’s tendency towards greenwashing. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Volkswagen delivered 394,000 EVs in 2023, accounting for less than 9% of total sales

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The Volkswagen brand handed over 394K EVs in 2023 The Volkswagen brand announced fully electric vehicle sales grew by 21.1% Its largest markets included China, Germany, the US, the UK, Sweden, France, Norway, and Belgium. 4 electric SUVs were handed over (+84.2% share of the US auto market. 2023 VW ID.4

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

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195, Bright will be building cars that “do more with less&# , a philosophy MacCready was famous for (and the title of a wonderful biography on him). Think Tank’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key. How can you quickly improve the performance of the battery in an electric car? I’m still not convinced.

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